A/ProfAllison Cummins

Reaccreditation of the Graduate Diploma in Midwifery. This is a pre-registration midwifery degree program which meets the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC) standards. This course is designed to meet the graduate needs of registered nurses wishing to gain registration to practise in the area of midwifery. It provides a broad theoretical and clinical study in midwifery, and includes a discussion of professional, sociopolitical and ethico-legal issues related to the family, and research skills that enhance midwifery practice and interpersonal processes. Students undertake concurrent employment as a midwifery student in an accredited midwifery unit.

Reaccreditation with the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC). This is an undergraduate pre-registration Bachelor degree. This course incorporates midwifery theory, science and clinical practice in a range of health facilities. Graduates of the course are competent midwives who have the skills, knowledge and confidence to practise midwifery according to the international definition of the role and scope of practice of the midwife.