Free Level 7 Midwifery Course

Understand what happens in a maternity unit, from first appointment to first feed!

What actually happens between a positive test and a baby in your arms? NHS England records more than half a million births in English hospitals every year, and behind each one sit months of appointments, checks and conversations most people never see. Our free midwifery course walks you through all of it. You will understand pregnancy, labour and the weeks afterwards the way maternity staff do.

You will cover antenatal care, the three stages of labour, newborn care and feeding. And the harder subjects are here too, like complications and high-risk labour.

Why Choose Our Free Midwifery Course?

Our free training is great because you can study in a way that suits you. For example:

1. Flexible self-paced study
2. Written by maternity professionals
3. Clinical terms explained simply
4. Instant marks and feedback
5. 24/7 learner support
6. Nothing to pay for the lessons

What You Will Learn from Our Programme

Our midwifery course online follows a pregnancy from before conception to the newborn weeks:

1. Understand preconception care and sexual health.
2. Follow antenatal appointments and the advice given at each one.
3. Learn the small problems that make pregnancy uncomfortable.
4. Know why social support matters as much as clinical care.
5. Identify the warning signs when a pregnancy goes wrong.
6. Learn all three stages of normal labour in order.
7. Understand pain relief, both drug-free and medical.
8. Care for a newborn in the first hour after birth.
9. Follow what happens when labour turns into an emergency.
10. Support recovery, contraception, breastfeeding and bottle feeding.

What Makes Our Programme Different

Our course follows a full maternity journey rather than skimming it. Pain relief gets two lessons, one drug-free and one medical. Feeding gets two as well. So it works for anybody already near a maternity ward or anyone thinking seriously about the job.

Entry Requirements

Nothing formal needed to start. You will manage with:

1. Everyday English reading
2. A computer, tablet or phone
3. Age 16 or above
4. An interest in women's health

Lifetime Certificate Validity

Read that line again. Yes, you have seen it right! Your certificate holds good for life, with nothing to renew. The high-quality version costs just £5 when you finish, and a hardcopy costs a little more.

Who Is This UK Course for?

Maternity support workers and healthcare assistants get the most from this. So do doulas and breastfeeding helpers, who work beside midwives without being registered. Some learners are checking midwifery entry requirements first. They want to know what the job is really like before giving it three years. And parents often take it to understand their own care better.

Career Paths

Our course builds knowledge for supporting roles such as:

1. Maternity Support Worker
2. Healthcare Assistant on a maternity ward
3. Doula or Birth Partner
4. Breastfeeding Peer Supporter
5. Nursery Nurse in neonatal services

Registered midwifery jobs work differently. Only people on the Nursing and Midwifery Council register can call themselves a midwife. That means an approved midwifery degree first. So take this course as your starting point, then look at the degree route when you are ready.

What Is the Free Midwifery Course Overview

Our course maps the whole maternity journey. You will study pre-conception, antenatal care and the problems pregnancy can bring. Then all three stages of labour, pain relief, newborn care and emergencies. Postnatal care, contraception and feeding come last. Tests run at 60% to pass. So if you work near maternity care, start here.

Learn What Really Happens on a Maternity Ward!

Half a million births a year, and most of the work goes unseen. Enrol in our free midwifery course now and find out what it takes!