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Midwifery Nurses

Midwifery nurses deliver, or assist in the delivery of babies, provide antenatal and postnatal care and advise parents on baby care. They work with other healthcare professionals and advise on and teach midwifery practice.

Wages

New workers
AVERAGE
Experienced
£14,073
£32,692
£51,269

New workers start around £14,073. Normal pay is £32,692 per year.
Highly experienced workers can earn up to £51,269.

Available jobs

In the past year there were 48,929 vacancies for this type of job

6.32%

Projected job growth over the next 8 years

Related courses

People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.

What they do most days?

  • Delivers lectures and other forms of training in midwifery practice.

  • Plans and manages midwifery care services.

  • Supervises more junior staff and directs the work of the midwifery unit.

  • Advises on baby care, exercise, diet and family planning issues.

  • Monitors recovery of mother in postnatal period and supervises the nursing of premature and other babies requiring special attention.

  • Delivers babies in normal births and assists doctors with difficult deliveries.

  • Monitors condition and progress of patient and baby throughout pregnancy.

Hard Skills

Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Midwifery

  • Postpartum Care

  • Prenatal Development

  • Nursing

  • Obstetrics And Gynaecology

  • Intrapartum

  • Auditing

  • Postnatal Care

  • Clinical Practices

  • Risk Management

Soft Skills

Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Communication

  • Management

  • Leadership

  • Research

  • Teaching

  • Planning

  • Mentorship

  • Advocacy

  • Interpersonal Communications

  • Teamwork

How do I get a job like this?

People in these types of job started their career paths after studying courses like the ones below.

Routes to this career

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Midwifery with Leadership

University of Leicester

MSci · 4 Years · Full-time · Leicester · 22/09/2025

Tariff points: 128/144

Midwifery

Coventry University

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Coventry · 09/2025

Tariff points: 128/128

Midwifery

Teesside University

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Middlesbrough · 12/01/2026

Tariff points: 120/128

Midwifery

De Montfort University

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Leicester · 09/2025

Tariff points: 120/120

Midwifery (Shortened Course)

University of Central Lancashire

BSc (Hons) · 20 Months · Full-time · Preston · 15/09/2025

Tariff points: N/A

Midwifery Studies

University of Huddersfield

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Huddersfield · 22/09/2025

Tariff points: 128/128

Midwifery (September)

Birmingham City University

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Birmingham · 09/2025

Tariff points: 128/128

Midwifery

University of Worcester

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Worcester · 09/2025

Tariff points: 120/120

Midwifery Practice

University of Sunderland

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Sunderland · 15/09/2025

Tariff points: 112/128

Midwifery

Bristol, University of the West of England

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Bristol · 05/01/2026

Tariff points: 120/120

Midwifery

Cardiff University

BMid (Hon) · 3 Years · Full-time · Cardiff · 15/09/2025

Tariff points: N/A

Midwifery

University of Northampton

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Northampton · 15/09/2025

Tariff points: N/A

Midwifery (MSc)

University of the West of Scotland

MS · 3 Years · Full-time · Hamilton · 08/09/2025

Tariff points: N/A

Midwifery

Liverpool John Moores University

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Liverpool · 09/2025

Tariff points: 128/136

Midwifery

University of Cumbria

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Lancaster · 15/09/2025

Tariff points: 120/128

Midwifery

University of Derby

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Derby · 09/2025

Tariff points: 128/128

Midwifery

Robert Gordon University

BSc · 3 Years · Full-time · Aberdeen · 08/09/2025

Tariff points: 102/112

Midwifery (Pre-Registration)

University of Plymouth

MS · 3 Years · Blended learning (full-time) · Plymouth · 08/09/2025

Tariff points: N/A

Midwifery

Anglia Ruskin University

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Chelmsford · 15/09/2025

Tariff points: 120/120

Midwifery

Edinburgh Napier University

BMid · 3 Years · Full-time · Edinburgh · 08/09/2025

Tariff points: N/A

Midwifery

Sheffield Hallam University

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Sheffield · 22/09/2025

Tariff points: 128/128

Midwifery

University of Hertfordshire

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Hatfield · 09/2025

Tariff points: 120/128

Midwifery

University of Winchester

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Winchester · 01/2026

Tariff points: 120/128

Midwifery

University of East Anglia UEA

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Norwich · 15/09/2025

Tariff points: N/A

Midwifery

Buckinghamshire New University

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Aylesbury · 09/2025

Tariff points: 112/136

Midwifery

University of Manchester

BMid (Hon) · 3 Years · Full-time · Manchester · 22/09/2025

Tariff points: N/A

Midwifery

University of Leeds

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Leeds · 24/09/2025

Tariff points: 128/174

Midwifery Practice

London South Bank University

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · London · 09/2025

Tariff points: 120/128

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