Upon completion of the training, the student should be able to:

• To prevent, inform, and educate in the fields of obstetrics, gynecology, and pediatrics.
• Screening for situations of medical, psychological and social risk during pregnancy (mother and child).
• Refer patients to appropriate levels of care (mother and child).
• Participate in the monitoring and management of risk situations during pregnancy, labour, delivery and postpartum (mother and child).
• Supporting couples in the area of ​​childbirth and parenthood preparation.
• Participate in the organization of teamwork.
• Participate in the evaluation of medical activity and professional practices.
• Participate in research programs.

Educational goals : 

In light of national public health challenges, as well as regional specificities with more unfavorable perinatal indicators, this training program aims to prepare future professionals with a level of competence suited to their future practice. The Advanced Training Diploma in Midwifery Sciences (DFASMa) is based on the midwifery competency framework to provide students with the necessary foundations for building their future professional identity. The educational objectives of the program are to prepare students to be:

• A future professional whose skills are in line with the expected requirements,
• A future professional recognized and valued for their skills,
• A future professional capable of maintaining a level of professionalism appropriate to the user,
• A future professional trained in clinical medical reasoning and research,
• A future reflective professional, capable of analyzing their own actions and thoughts in order to develop them, improve them, and above all, learn from them.

The apprenticeship is based on a work-study training system. The student is at the heart of the process, which optimizes their learning and professional development. It contributes to building the skills of the future professional.

This training system allows for the emergence and production of meaning. and therefore requires the student to confront their knowledge with action. They adopt a reflective stance in order to conduct reflection during and about the action.

During their internship, the learner also becomes aware of their limitations and gaps in knowledge, identifies areas for further work, and returns to the training center seeking additional certainty or theoretical knowledge. The practical experience is thus subject to a training-oriented approach.

This process enables the student to transfer knowledge. They will be able to address new situations to integrate new skills, or to apply what they have learned in previous situations. Gradually, the student develops their clinical judgment.

"Learning is a process that results in a relatively permanent change in the way a student thinks, feels, and acts."

Training opportunities:

The Advanced Training Diploma in Midwifery Sciences (DFASMa) aims at acquiring the scientific knowledge essential to mastering the knowledge and skills necessary to practice the profession of midwife, complementing and deepening those acquired during the previous cycle.

Upon graduation, the new professional can practice in public or private hospitals, in private practice, or in the community sector. The awarding of the Doctor of Midwifery Diploma (State Diploma in Midwifery), effective from 2029, was implemented through the reform of studies in accordance with Law No. 2023-29 of January 25, 2023, aimed at developing midwifery training, and the decree of July 3, 2024, relating to the creation of the 03rd^rd study cycle.

Career opportunities and further study options are detailed in the training regulations and are also taught to future professionals during their studies. The professional order regularly conducts studies on professional integration, and the results are shared with all midwives and students.

The Midwifery training program at the University of Reunion trains future professionals in the Indian Ocean region and aims in particular to retain future professionals for the significant needs of Mayotte but also of the entire national territory.

This training is an integral part of the courses offered within a health sciences faculty. It complements the medical curriculum and provides training for one of the four existing medical professions. This training enables the development of future midwives who will practice in the region. in an insular contextRegional and Indian Ocean population specificities are taken into account to best adapt the curriculum to the needs of the territory. Future midwives benefit from specific instruction and internships in various facilities throughout the region. Internships are also possible nationally to allow for a diversity of patient care experiences.

Total hours worked: 1441 hours

4th year of Midwifery – Semester 7: 

• Teaching Unit (UE) – Obstetrics
• EU – Gynecology
• EU – Pediatrics
• EU – Public Health
• EU – Research Methodology
• EU – Clinical monitoring of prenatal, perinatal and postnatal care

4th year of Midwifery – Semester 8: 

• EU – Obstetrics
• EU – Pediatrics
• EU – Humanities and Social Sciences / Law
• EU – Pharmacology
• EU – Health Service
• EU – Clinical follow-up before, during and after

5th year of Midwifery – Semester 9: 

• EU – Obstetrics
• EU – Gynecology
• EU – Pediatrics
• EU – Humanities and Social Sciences / Law
• EU – Research Methodology
• EU – Personalized Pathway

5th year of Midwifery – Semester 10: 

• EU – Obstetrics/Gynecology; Humanities and Social Sciences / Law and Legislation
• EU – Memory
• EU – Pediatrics
• EU – Clinical: prenatal, perinatal and postnatal follow-up

The foundation of the pedagogy in the second cycle is the acquisition of the essential scientific knowledge for mastering the skills and knowledge necessary to practice midwifery, and it deepens the knowledge acquired during the previous cycle. This knowledge base includes fundamental and biomedical sciences, human and social sciences, public health, and all the disciplines necessary for the practice of midwifery, as defined in Article L. 4151-1 of the Public Health Code.

The course includes:

A common core curriculum enabling the acquisition of skills and knowledge for:

• communicate ;
• detect and prevent;
• to establish a diagnosis;
• to design a therapeutic proposal;
• to carry out and coordinate appropriate care;
• to provide first aid;
• to understand public health objectives;
• apply the legal, ethical and deontological rules and principles related to the future professional practice;
• working as a team around the patient;
• to base one's professional practice on scientific foundations.

A personalized learning path during which the student can choose:

• to deepen or complete one's knowledge in a field of midwifery and perinatal health;
• to deepen or supplement one's knowledge with a view to pursuing a research career, within the framework of a research pathway,

Students following a research track complete a minimum four-week internship in a research structure.

This personalized learning path includes freely chosen course units from among the programs offered at the university. These units should ideally be a continuation of those freely chosen during the first cycle of studies. Standardized pathways may be offered by institutions providing midwifery training.

Registration fees are set annually by the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Space and are available on our institution's website: Register at the University of Reunion

You must have validated the DFGSMa first cycle of the training leading to the Doctor of Midwifery diploma (State Diploma of Midwife)

Certificate of validation of the Diploma of General Training in Midwifery Sciences.

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

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During the training, on average more than 95% complete their second cycle and obtain their State Diploma in Midwifery

Doctorate

After successfully completing the entire training program leading to the State Diploma in Midwifery, new professionals have several career options. Once qualified, candidates can work in public or private hospitals, private practices, or maternal and child health services.