Should I Do an Overseas Midwifery Placement?

by Joe Jamieson

Now is your window of opportunity to take yourself on that ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ midwifery placement overseas. You get to travel to a beautiful, exciting destination and brighten your prospects as a future midwife on an overseas midwifery placement with Work the World.

Is an overseas midwifery placement for you?

The short answer is yes — if you’re on or have completed a midwifery degree, you’re eligible.

You should seriously consider an overseas midwifery placement if:

Your midwifery degree has a mandatory ‘elective’ module
Your midwifery degree has an optional ‘elective’ or ‘overseas’ module
Your university states that your placement has to be observation-only
Your midwifery degree does not offer an overseas placement option
You want to undertake a midwifery placement in your own time

If you think the above points cover every scenario, you’re right. And that’s the point — whatever your reasons for travelling, you will get a tailored overseas placement based on your goals and interests.

Remember: Your English-speaking placement supervisors will sign off your hours if you're undertaking a placement for course credit. You will also get an official, signed completion letter from us when your placement is done.

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Have your own transformational overseas experience

Undertake an overseas placement with us and become a stronger, more capable midwife. Your experience with us will give you incredible confidence going into the rest of your studies and into your midwifery career — you’ll be able to handle anything the job can throw at you.

Perspective-shifting practices you might see on your overseas placement include:

Episiotomies being performed for every birth
Lack of privacy for women on the wards
Different cultural attitudes towards childbirth
No pain relief available to labouring women

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Grow together on once-in-a-lifetime weekend trips

On a Work the World placement, you will live in a private house with other healthcare students from around the world. But it’s on your weekend trips when friends truly become family.

Here are a handful of experiences you can enjoy together:

Relaxing on palm-lined, white-sand beaches
Getting close to elephants, lions and giraffes on safari
Swimming with curious sea turtles on warm tropical reefs
Hiking (or paragliding!) through the Himalayas
Spending a weekend hopping between paradise islands

You’ll form strong bonds and by the end of the trip, you’ll have some of the best friends you’ll make in your life.

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Let’s make your dream trip a reality

In life, we regret the chances we don’t take more than the ones we do. So act now and secure your space on the trip of a lifetime. Enquire below to talk to one of our experts who will help bring your overseas placement to life.