wanting to become a midwife... where to start?

[~breeze~]

Hi everyone, I'm finally thinking of taking the leap & starting on my way to my dream career of a midwife. I've wanted to do it for years but due to not only having babies ofmy own the past few years but being told again & again I would be no good in the job because I'd get "too attatched & blame myself if something went wrong" I've decided to follow my heart.

DD starts school next year & I'll have DS in daycare for at least 2 days a week & XPIL have offered to have hima day for me ontop if needed & I thought I could start looking into it. I know it may be a bit late to start anything next year but I can start the following year if needed.

So I'm wondering what do I need to study in NSW to start on my way to becoming a midwife. How long approx until I can start working as a midwife from when I start the studying? Someone mentioned I have to do RN before I can study midwifery... is that right?

Sorry for all the questions. I know there are a few midwives on BB so I look forward to your responses

TIA

[Lulu]

Check this thread - there is a post from Emmy83 that's chock full of info
http://forums.bellybelly.com.au/foru...eakin-acu.html

[Turkish Delight]

No advice, but yaaaaaaaaaay for you hun.

Hope you fulfill your dreams

[Trillian]

I'm in the process of starting a double degree (Bachelor of Arts and then Bachelor of Education) but because I have been out of school and the workforce for so long I have to do a single subject over summer to prove to them that I have an aptitude for study etc before I can be considered for an undergrad degree so that's something you may have to take into consideration too. Also, you need to look into whether you want to do it full or part time - obviously part time will take you longer to complete and some courses cannot be done on a part time caseload (full time is about 35hrs per week - 8 subjects per year) I ultimately want to be a primary school teacher, but because the Bachelor of Education (primary) can't be done part time, which is the only way I can do it, I have to first do the bachelor of arts and then I can do a postgrad bachelor of education that can be done part time.

It would be a good idea to work out which uni you want to study at and call them for a chat about it.