Ooooh Kelly is a smartie pants, haha

I totally agreee with seeing it non medicalised first. And I gather it would then be less full on and a lot more welcoming to ease into. I was hoping that having attended births would make you more favourable, how about having given birth?

I think doula training would be a great accompaniement to the degree either way. I could be wrong, but seeing as midwife = with woman, wouldn't doula training be a positive step?
I had such good Mids for Alexander's birth, they were so supportive & I can only see Doula training as a positive component to add to care like this. KWIM?

I wish i could do Rhea's course but my only option is really CBI or Optimum Birth so I guess I should get researching.

Emma why don't you give the Uni's enrolment department a call. Or the Health Sciences faculty - they'd be able to tell you the average fpor first year students and whether or not it is offered on a part time basis. I think anyway.