Submitted on Friday 6th February 2026
Rejected on Monday 16th March 2026
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
The vaginal and C/S birth numbers required by the NMC for student midwives
We would like the requirements to change according to the increase of caesarean section births accounting to almost 50% of births. Student midwives provide intense care and support during a caesarean section and currently these births are not included in our required numbers.
Many of us, nationally, are experiencing difficulty in gaining the required numbers to graduate. When the caesarean birth rate is so high, this means less opportunity for vaginal births of which some are instrumental deliveries, which students cannot count. We are having to work extra hours to attempt to reach these numbers including over allocated annual leave or study time. We feel the numbers required should be 30 vaginal births and 20 caesarean sections.
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This is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament, but the Nursing and Midwifery Council. You may wish to contact them directly about this issue.
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