Midwifery (Hons) University of Malta

Overview

To name a few, these competencies include; to provide sound family planning information and advice, diagnose pregnancies and monitor normal pregnancies to carry out examinations necessary for the monitoring of the development of normal pregnancies, prescribe or advise on the examinations necessary for the earliest possible diagnosis of pregnancies at rick, and to care for the new-born infant while taking the necessary initiatives where immediate resuscitation is needed. Participating in the Erasmus+ mobility programme is encouraged.

Career opportunities

• On successfully completing this Midwifery (Hons) course from University of Malta , you will be eligible to be registered by the Nursing and Midwifery Council and eligible to be licensed by the President of Malta to practice the profession of Midwife. 

• As a midwife, you will be a responsible and accountable professional who works in a partnership with women and their families, giving the necessary support, care education and advice during preconception, pregnancy, labour and the postpartum period.

•  You may practice in any setting including the home, community, Health Centres, Hospitals, Clinics, and Birth Centres. Midwives abide by the Midwives Code of Practice (NMC, 2005) and the Maltese Code of Ethics for Nurses and Midwives (1997). 

• You may also opt to become a midwifery practitioner or further your studies and aims for an academic or research/managerial career in midwifery.

• You may also further your studies locally by reading for a Master Degree in Midwifery and/or PhD Midwifery.