Some universities also offer a 18-month full-time program for qualified registered adult nurses leading to a bachelor 's degree in midwifery or an equivalent qualification ( Bachelor of Science ( BSc ) ( Hons ) Midwifery , Bachelor of Midwifery ( BMid ) ( Hons ) , Graduate Diploma in Midwifery ( Grad Dip Mid ) or Postgraduate Diploma in Midwifery ( PG Dip Mid ) ) .Midwifery training consists of classroom-based learning provided by select universitiesMidwifery Universities in the UK in conjunction with hospital- and community-based training placements at NHS Trusts .
Qualified registered adult nurses who want to become midwives can take an 18-month full-time shortened program .