The Higher Diploma in Midwifery is an 18-month full-time add-on course for Registered General Nurses who wish to become midwives. 

 

The programme is delivered in partnership with Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Drogheda and will provide students with the knowledge and skills required to carry out their duties as a midwife in accordance with the definition of a midwife adapted from the International Confederation of Midwives’ (ICM 2011) definition and adopted by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI).

 

The programme is suited to Registered General Nurses with NMBI who:

• Wish to care for women and families in a holistic manner before, during and after pregnancy
• Have an interest in health and wellbeing, particularly women’s health and wellbeing.
• Have an interest in specialised neonatal care and care of healthy newborn infants.