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Community Midwife (CMW)
Two-year diploma for women who want to provide safe births in their community.
Overview
Community midwives provide care before, during and after childbirth, in hospitals and in the community, and refer complications in time.
Scope
- Community midwife
- Labour room and maternity staff
- Maternal health programmes
Hospitals & primary care
- Public and private hospitals and maternity units
- BHUs and Rural Health Centres
- Mother and newborn care facilities
Maternal & family health
- Community mother-child health programmes
- Reproductive and family health services
- Private midwifery practice, where the rules allow
Community & development
- NGOs and development programmes
- Maternal and child health outreach
- Health education and awareness programmes
Curriculum
Scheme of studies
Classroom teaching with supervised clinical training in hospital maternity units and the community in both years. Annual exams by the Sindh Nursing Examination Board.
First year: foundations of midwifery
| Obstetrics / Obstetrical Nursing IPregnancy, antenatal care, normal labour and delivery, postpartum care and common obstetric conditions. |
| Clinical Practice IHospital maternity care: antenatal, labour and delivery, postnatal and newborn areas. |
Second year: advanced midwifery and continuity of care
| Obstetrics / Obstetrical Nursing IIComplicated pregnancy and labour, obstetric emergencies, postpartum complications and timely referral. |
| Clinical Practice IIAdvanced hospital and community midwifery care under supervision, newborn care and health education. |
Fee structure
Please contact the admission office for the current fee structure.
Eligibility
- Matric (Arts or Science) with at least 40% marks
- Age 14 to 40 years · female candidates only
Who teaches you
Teaching is led by qualified nursing and health-science faculty in these roles:
- Programme Coordinator
- Lecturer / Instructor – Midwifery
- Obstetrics & Obstetrical Nursing
- Clinical Instructor – Midwifery
- Maternal & Newborn Health
- Community Health
- Clinical Supervisor
Download prospectus (PDF)
Community Midwife (CMW)PDF
Admissions 2026–27 are open
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