postgraduate midwifery programmes
Otago Polytechnic provides three postgraduate midwifery programmes:
- Postgraduate Certificate in Midwifery Practice
- Postgraduate Diploma in Midwifery
- Master of Midwifery
These programmes have been designed with practising midwives in mind and at postgraduate certificate and diploma level they comprise mainly of courses with a strong clinical focus. Each programme leads to the next so you can start of slowly, choosing relevant courses as you go.
The diagram below shows how the programmes link to each other.

To make postgraduate study accessible to midwives we have designed courses to be completed online over seven week blocks. That way you can complete the qualification in short 'bite size' chunks. Complete four courses and you will obtain the Postgraduate Certificate in Midwifery Practice.
Courses available in 2012:
| 20 February - 13 April | Preceptorship for Midwives |
| 20 February - 22 June |
Evidence Informed Practice |
| 7 May - 22 June | Hypertension in Pregnancy |
| 23 July - 7 September |
Nutrition for the Childbearing Woman |
| 23 July - 9 November | Leadership and Change in Midwifery Practice |
| 24 September - 9 November | Sexually Transmitted and other Infections of the Reproductive Tract in Pregnancy |
Masters Students Only |
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| 20 February - 22 June | Knowledge and Theory in Midwifery |
| 23 July - 9 November | Research Methods in Midwifery Practice |
For more information contact us using the 'contact us' tab at the bottom of the page or return to the Otago Polytechnic website to enrol.
You can download a poster about these courses here.
To enrol in these courses please contact the Otago Polytechnic School of Midwifery on the Freephone: 0800 762786





