MSc Midwifery pre-arrival information
We are delighted to welcome you to the MSc in Midwifery. On this page, you'll find a list of important dates and resources to prepare you for the course. This page will be updated with the latest information as it is made available.
Introductory information
Clinical placement planner 2024
If you have trouble accessing these files, or require them in a different format, please contact Debbie Proctor (Programme Support Team Leader) by email on d.proctor@sheffield.ac.uk.
Course schedule
A schedule for the first week of the MSc Midwifery programme (Monday 16th September - Friday 20th September) can be found below. For directions to buildings and rooms, see our interactive campus map.
- Monday 16th September
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Location: SR A84, Richard Roberts building
Morning:
- Welcome to the programme – midwives of 2027!
- Ice breakers
- Departmental welcome – meet the team
- Introduction to the Midwifery programme and CoC, google form for x5 ranking placement areas
Afternoon:
- Treasure Hunt orientation event
- Tuesday 17th September
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Location: SR11, The Wave
10am: Introduction to online services - BlackBoard, Google site and Clinicalskills.net Please bring your laptops to this session
11am: Library services
1pm: 301 services
3pm: Personal safety (mandatory session required before clinical placement)
- Wednesday 18th September
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Location: SR11, The Wave
Morning:
- Dyslexia talk and DDSS video
- Coffee and cake with second year students
Afternoon:
- RMC talk
- Introduction to Public Health
- Thursday 19th September
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Location: SR11, The Wave
All day (self-directed learning):
- Clinical Skills.net
- Waste management
- Venepuncture
- Injection technique sc/IM
- PR medication
- Friday 20th September
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Location: SR11, The Wave
Morning:
- Uniform measurement
- Student registrations
Afternoon (self-directed study):
- Clinicalskills.net
- Register for elfH accounts
- Online Fire Safety
- Watch waste management and sharp safety pre-recorded sessions.
Suggested reading
The resources below are not required reading, but may be useful if you'd like to familiarise yourself with the course content and the wider context surrounding midwifery.
- MBRRACE-UK (Mothers and Babies: Reducing Risk through Audits and Confidential Enquiries across the UK)
'MBRRACE-UK' is a collaboration appointed by the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP) to run the national Maternal, Newborn and Infant clinical Outcome Review Programme (MNI-CORP), which conducts surveillance and investigates the causes of maternal deaths, stillbirths and infant deaths across England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Island, Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man. - Mayes' Midwifery
Mayes’ Midwifery is a core text for student midwives in the UK. The text covers all the main aspects of midwifery in detail, including the various stages of pregnancy, possible complexities around childbirth, and psychological and social considerations related to women’s health. It provides the most recent evidence along with detailed anatomy and physiology information, and how these translate into practice. - Myles Textbook for Midwives
Written by midwives for midwives, Myles Textbook for Midwives has been the seminal textbook of midwifery for over 60 years. It offers comprehensive coverage of topics fundamental to 21st midwifery practice. - Midwifery in the media
To get yourself acquainted with the context surrounding midwifery practice in the UK, you may wish to review the latest news in local and national media, as well as on the Nursing and Midwifery Council's website.