PROGRAM LEVEL
The Nurse-Midwifery Program educates students to become competent midwives and leaders with a clinical focus on the reproductive and primary healthcare needs of women and neonates. It is designed to prepare highly competent midwives in accordance with the standards established by the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) to provide prenatal care, labour and delivery management, postpartum care, well-woman gynecologic care, and primary health care to essentially normal, healthy women and to care for normal newborns.
The postgraduate diploma in Midwifery Program is based on a theoretical foundation in the health sciences of women and newborn care as well as clinical preparation, which focuses on knowledge, judgment and skills that incorporate appropriate medical consultation, collaborative management or referral.
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
DETAILED STUDY PLAN
View Study Plan of Postgraduate Diploma in Midwifery (PDF, 0.5 MB , 10 Pages)
PROGRAM OBJECTIVES
- Practice efficiently in various health care settings with diverse populations within a legal and ethical framework.
- Deliver advanced prenatal, intranatal, and postnatal care for healthy women and newborns and refer the high-risk conditions.
- Apply practical communication skills in collaborative roles between women, families, and communities within multidisciplinary teams.
- Adapt lifelong independent learning skills and competencies.
- Integrate evidence-based practice and critical thinking skills in decision-making.
- Contribute to the midwifery profession’s advancement through active participation in institutional and national health policy development.
PROGRAM INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES
a) Provide a safe, holistic, cost-effective, and high-quality maternity care within the ethical and legal principles in all aspects of midwifery care.
b) Construct effective communication skill with professional team members, women, family, and communities.
c) Incorporate critical thinking, reflective analytical and research skills in providing evidence-based maternity care for women and their families.
d) Engage in independent, lifelong learning and continuous professional development activities.
e) Apply comprehensive nursing process approach for women and their families within the midwifery scope of practice.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
- Candidates wishing to apply to the program must have the following:
- Hold a BSc degree in Nursing approved from the University of Bahrain or any other equivalent universities.
- Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) equal to or above 2.67 out of 4.0 or its equivalent in other systems. Applicants who have a CGPA from 2.33 up to 2.66 could apply for the Postgraduate Diploma in Midwifery program after passing three remedial courses according to University of Bahrain postgraduate policy.
- Pass the personal interview at the department level.
- Submit two recommendation letters.
- Minimum one year of clinical experience, while being active on duty.
- Hold a valid nursing license from the concerned responsible authorities e.g., National Health Regulatory Authority (NHRA), Saudi Commission for Health Specialties (SCFHS), Oman Medical Specialty Board (OMSB)… etc.
- English language competency with score of 475 in TOFEL or 5.5 in IELTS.
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
- Pass all courses shown in the curriculum plan with a minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA), 3.0 out of 4.0 according to University of Bahrain postgraduate policy.
- Fulfil the requirements of the consolidation of midwifery practice and complete all the required competencies international confederation of Midwives standards of Midwifery education.
