Midwifery

Our midwifery qualifications will fully immerse you in this incredible life event, providing or extending your midwifery knowledge and skills to develop professional practices for your career in health and maternity. 

You will gain real experience. Our practical way of learning enables you to go on to become confident midwives in your field, providing informed support and guidance and anticipating any risks. 

Our Midwifery programmes are taught via blended delivery in various locations across New Zealand. Blended delivery is a combination of online lectures, face-to-face tutorials, practice experiences and intensive block courses. This provides you with the flexibility to fit your studies around your life. 

We have a lot of support available to help you succeed in your studies. This includes weekly tutorial groups (hui ākonga), support from local kaiako (staff members), student advisors, and local midwives. We also have a national programme, Te Ara ō Hine — Tapu Ora, to support our learners who whakapapa Māori or Pasifika. We provide resources to help you study and complete your midwifery qualification, so that Māori and Pasifika babies can be born into Māori and Pasifika hands.  

Discover our School of Midwifery

Get a taste of what it’s like to study this field at Otago Polytechnic: 

• See all qualifications offered 
• Find information about how we support our ākonga (learners)
• Learn about our Te Ara ō Hine — Tapu Ora programme to support our learners who whakapapa Māori or Pasifika
• Meet your lecturers and find out what makes them leaders in their field 
• Hear about our latest news and events 
• Learn first-hand what it’s like to study with us from real students and graduates 
• Read about our postgraduate research and projects 

School of Midwifery