Graduate Diploma of Midwifery

This 18-month postgraduate program provides the ideal educational environment for Registered Nurses who wish to become midwives.

The full-time program combines theory, research and professional practice so that you can embark on a career in midwifery with confidence.

Woman-centred care is the basis of this program, which reflects contemporary national and international best practice.

You will benefit from small class sizes, a focus on pastoral care from staff and professional practice experiences in a variety of quality midwifery settings.The next intake for Graduate Diploma of Midwifery will be Semester One 2021.

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• Foundations of Midwifery
• Midwifery in Complex Situations
• Midwifery Emergencies
• Woman-centred Care
• Midwifery in Primary Health Care
• Legal and Professional Frameworks in Midwifery
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Health: Women and Babies
• Evidence-based Practice
• The Professional Midwife
• Midwives as Professional Partners
• Becoming a Midwife
• Ethical Issues in Professional Life

Full details of the program requirements are contained in the Program Regulations.

The following entry requirements apply to this program:

• A bachelor degree in nursing or the equivalent and registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia
• Registered nurses who do not have a level 7 AQF qualification in nursing may be admitted with an alternative mode of entry assessment and recent clinical nursing experience.