助产士与妇女一起在怀孕，分娩以及婴儿出生后的前六个星期提供护理。助产士具有广泛的知识和技能，能够安全，适当地支持妇女及其家庭。我们的三年制学位课程由新西兰助产士理事会认可，采用混合授课技术，使您能够在自己的社区中学习和工作。您可以在自己的地区（包括基督城，尼尔森/马尔伯勒，西海岸和南坎特伯雷）居住，获得实践经验，面对面的教程和在线学习。所有站点均由助产士讲师提供支持，他们将为您提供个性化支持，组织教程并协调当地助产士实践经验。全年在克赖斯特彻奇（Christchurch）都开设必修课，要求所有学生参加。
Learn how to confidently nurture pregnant women through one of life's most meaningful events.<br>Midwives work with women to provide care in pregnancy, childbirth and up to the first six weeks of a baby's life.<br>Recognised by the Midwifery Council of New Zealand, our three-year degree uses blended delivery techniques to enable you to study and work in Christchurch, Nelson/Marlborough, the West Coast or South Canterbury. All sites are supported by a midwifery lecturer wholl provide individual support, organise face-to-face tutorials, facilitate your online studies and coordinate local practice experience for you in your own region. The degree is made up of theory and practice undertaken over 45 weeks each year and includes compulsory block weeks in Christchurch.<br>Topics covered include midwifery practice skills, nutrition, lactation and bioscience foundations. Youll learn about Mori health, integrated midwifery practice and rural midwifery practice to allow you to adapt to the wide range of needs and circumstances encountered in midwifery. Youll also follow at least 25 women throughout their midwifery care and facilitate 40 births in a variety of maternity settings.<br><br>By the time you graduate, youll possess a good understanding of how to assess the social, psychological, physical, emotional, spiritual and cultural needs of each woman and her family, enabling you to support them through the childbirth experience.