Bachelor of Midwifery
at Western Sydney University, New South Wales.
A three-year full-time midwifery degree at Parramatta, accredited by ANMAC. Midwifery practice experience is based at a home hospital throughout the course, and graduates can apply for registration as a midwife with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.
Lowest selection rank
The lowest selection rank (LSR) is the lowest ATAR plus adjustment factors (equity, subject and regional bonuses) that received an offer to the WSU Bachelor of Midwifery for that intake. Universities publish it in their admissions student profiles. Only intakes with a published figure are listed.
| Intake | Lowest selection rank | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 80.20 | uac.edu.au |
A lowest selection rank describes a past intake, not a guaranteed entry score. Check the current entry requirements on the official course page before you apply through UAC.
Prerequisite Year 12 subjects
No formal Year 12 subject prerequisites; assumed knowledge may still apply.
What you will study
The program covers evidence-based midwifery, midwifery knowledge and skills, primary health care and woman-centred care. Students learn to provide care in partnership with women and their families through pregnancy, labour, birth and the postnatal period. Midwifery Practice Experience (MPE) is integrated throughout the three years at an allocated home hospital, alongside experience in other midwifery-related community settings.
Placement and industry experience
Midwifery Practice Experience is completed at a home hospital across all three years, supplemented by experience in community midwifery settings. Students follow women through pregnancy, labour and birth under supervision. Placements require NSW Health compliance checks, which must be met in first year.
Career outcomes
- Graduates work as registered midwives in western Sydney maternity services including Westmead, Nepean and Blacktown, plus rural NSW Local Health Districts.
- First-year jobs typically include hospital midwifery graduate programs, continuity-of-care midwifery group practice and roles in women's health and community midwifery clinics.
- Many alumni progress to midwifery group practice leadership, lactation consultancy or nurse practitioner study.
Professional accreditation
- Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC)
- Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia approved program
Typical first jobs
- Registered Midwife in NSW Health maternity units (acute, birthing, postnatal)
- Midwifery Group Practice (MGP) caseload midwife
- Community midwife in early-parenting and home-visit services
- Rural and remote midwife in regional NSW maternity services
- Midwife in private maternity hospitals
- Specialty midwife in birth centres and homebirth practice (with experience)
Graduate starting salary
$72,000 - $80,000 per year
Source: health.nsw.gov.au. Last reviewed 2026-05-21.
After graduation
The degree is accredited by the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC) and approved by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia, so graduates can register as midwives. Most start in NSW Health graduate midwifery programs, and later options include continuity-of-care models, lactation consulting and postgraduate study.
Is this the right degree for you?
You probably thrive here if
- Students passionate about woman-centred care across pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period
- Those willing to work shift hours including on-call for births
- People with strong people skills and clinical resilience
- Students comfortable with the Continuity of Care commitment to 20 women
- Those happy to manage clinical placements alongside academic study
It is probably not for you if
- Students unable to commit to the unpredictable schedule of birth attendance
- Those uncomfortable with high-stakes clinical scenarios and emotional content
- Anyone unwilling to do shift work and on-call placements
Careers this leads to
Australian career pathways that name this Bachelor of Midwifery as an entry route. Each page shows uni, TAFE and apprenticeship alternatives.
Related courses at WSU
Sources
Course details are summarised by ExamExplained, not copied from the university. Confirm course content and selection ranks on the Western Sydney University website and on UAC before applying.