Community Midwifery
This is a 2 years, 4 semesters Community Midwifery programme, approved by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN). It is designed to train students on practical community midwifery skills and gives them the knowledge and clinical experience they need to become a Licensed Community Midwife (LCM). Licensed Community Midwife (LCM) provides support, care and advice before, during and after pregnancy, labour and postpartum (after birth) period AT COMMUNITY LEVEL; this care includes preventative measures, the promotion of normal birth, the detection of complications in mother and child, the accessing of medical care or other appropriate assistance and the carrying out of emergency measures. A licensed Community Midwife (LCM) also conducts births and provides care for the newborn and the infant under the supervision of a registered Midwife or Registered Nurse. They also provide family planning and preconception care as well as conduct prenatal exams and order tests.
The programme is run by the College of Nursing Science Abeokuta only. Only female indigenes of Ogun State and residents in their community are eligible for admission. Students studying Community Midwifery will be sponsored and bonded by the Ogun State Local Government Service Commission. Upon successful graduation, registered community midwives will be required to work with pay for 2 years in their respective communities.
Licensed Community Midwives can only work in Primary Healthcare Institutions (Primary Health Care, Comprehensive Health Care). Licensed Community Midwives who wish to further their education to become Registered Midwives shall be admitted for a two-year programme in a School/College of Midwifery provided the pre-requisite O-level papers of 5 credits in English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics are met.
Admission Requirements
- Candidates must possess at least four (4) credits at not more than two (2) sittings including English Language, Biology and two science subjects in WAEC, NECO and/or NABTEB. A combination of WAEC/WAEC, NECO/NECO, WAEC/NECO is acceptable. NABTEB cannot be combined with WAEC, NECO or another NABTEB. If a candidate will use NABTEB, he/she must have all the required 4 credits in it.
- Candidate must possess a Letter of Identification of Residence signed and stamped Village Head, Ward Head, District Head and Local Government Chairman
- Qualified candidates will be required to write an Entrance Exam to be conducted by the College. The Entrance Exam usually covers English Language, Biology and Civil Education.
- Candidates successful at the Entrance Exam will be invited for an interview to be conducted by the College.
- Candidates successful at the interview will be offered provisional admission into the Community Midwifery programme at the College Satellite Campus.
- Candidates admitted into the Community Midwifery Programme will undergo intensive training/lectures in Basic Sciences, Nursing and Midwifery Courses for six months. Thereafter an Introductory Examination for the First Semester will be conducted by the College Satellite Campus.
- Only successful students in the Introductory Exam will be Indexed by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria and unsuccessful students will be withdrawn.
NOTE
- Applicants for COMMUNITY MIDWIFERY must possess a minimum of 4 credits at not more than two (2) sittings including English Language, Biology and any two of Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics.
- The applicant for Community Midwifery MUST be a female Indigene of Ogun State and a resident of her community in Ogun State.
- A combination of WAEC/WAEC, NECO/NECO, WAEC/NECO is acceptable. NABTEB cannot be combined with WAEC or NECO or another NABTEB. If a candidate will use NABTEB, she must have all the required 4 credits in it.