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Health

Midwife

Midwives care for women through pregnancy and birth, deliver babies and look after mothers and newborns in the first weeks.

At a glance

Pay

On the government's pay scale for midwives, the first grade (MW 1) started at J$2,795,163 a year from 1 April 2024. Pay scales change, so check the current one.

Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Midwives Salary Scales 2022-2025 (Health Professional Category, Midwifery Series HPC/MW), checked Oct 2026

Years of study

UTech's BSc in Midwifery is four years of full-time study.

University of Technology, Jamaica, Bachelor of Science in Midwifery (Direct Entry) (course of study), checked Oct 2026

Jobs

High: the Ministry of Health and Wellness names midwifery among its workforce shortages

Ministry of Health and Wellness, Press release: Health Ministry rolls out expanded Healthcare Workforce Strategy (12 May 2026), checked Oct 2026

The path

  1. Your CSEC subjects and where to study

    BSc Midwifery (Direct Entry)

    University of Technology, Jamaica

    You need: 5 CSEC passes (grade III or better), including English A and Mathematics and 3 CSEC passes (grade II or better) and (CSEC Biology (grade III or better) or CSEC Human and Social Biology (grade III or better))

    University of Technology, Jamaica, Bachelor of Science in Midwifery (Direct Entry) (course of study), checked Oct 2026

  2. Your licence

    After the degree you sit the Nursing Council of Jamaica licensing exam. Passing it is what lets you practise as a Registered Midwife (RM).

    University of Technology, Jamaica, Bachelor of Science in Midwifery (Direct Entry) (course of study), checked Oct 2026

  3. Your first job

    The job UTech's BSc in Midwifery leads to is Midwife.

    University of Technology, Jamaica, Bachelor of Science in Midwifery (Direct Entry) (course of study), checked Oct 2026

    A public hospital advert for a midwife asked for a BSc in Midwifery, or a BSc in Nursing with a Certificate or Diploma in Midwifery, plus registration with the Nursing Council of Jamaica.

    North-East Regional Health Authority, Job advert: Registered Midwife (HPC/MW 1), Annotto Bay, Port Antonio and St. Ann's Bay Regional Hospital (March 2024), checked Oct 2026

    In that hospital post, the midwife reports to the ward manager and cares for patients before, during and after the birth of a baby.

    North-East Regional Health Authority, Job advert: Registered Midwife (HPC/MW 1), Annotto Bay, Port Antonio and St. Ann's Bay Regional Hospital (March 2024), checked Oct 2026

    There is a second way in: become a Registered Nurse first. UTech's Certificate in Midwifery takes registered nurses who work in a health facility, and afterwards they apply to sit the Nursing Council of Jamaica midwifery exam.

    University of Technology, Jamaica, Certificate in Midwifery (course of study), checked Oct 2026

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