Level 3 Diploma in Maternity Support
The Level 3 Diploma in Maternity Support offered by OXQUAL develops practical supportive-care knowledge for assisting mothers, newborns and maternity-care teams within authorised healthcare-support roles. The programme covers antenatal support, labour assistance, newborn care, co...
About this qualification
The Level 3 Diploma in Maternity Support offered by OXQUAL develops practical supportive-care knowledge for assisting mothers, newborns and maternity-care teams within authorised healthcare-support roles. The programme covers antenatal support, labour assistance, newborn care, communication, safeguarding, infection prevention and documentation.
Career-focused
Develop relevant skills and knowledge that can support your next professional step.
What you'll cover
Key topics covered in this OXQUAL programme include:
- Maternity Support Fundamentals
- Role of Maternity Support Workers
- Pregnancy and Maternal Health
- Antenatal Support
- Maternal Nutrition Awareness
- Pregnancy Monitoring Support
- Labour and Delivery Support
- Supporting Midwifery Teams
- Immediate Post-Delivery Support
- Newborn Care
- Safe Infant Handling
- Infant Feeding Support
- Breastfeeding Support Awareness
- Communication and Emotional Support
- Confidentiality
- Safeguarding Mothers and Infants
- Infection Prevention
- PPE
- Maternity Documentation
- Multidisciplinary Teamwork
- Emergency Response Awareness
Who it's designed for
This OXQUAL programme is suitable for:
- Maternity Support Workers
- Healthcare Assistants
- Midwifery Support Staff
- Maternal and Child Health Support Personnel
- Community-Care Workers
What you'll gain
Successful completion of this OXQUAL programme can help learners to:
- Develop maternity-support competence.
- Strengthen maternal-care awareness.
- Improve newborn-support skills.
- Develop safeguarding knowledge.
- Improve maternity documentation.
- Strengthen teamwork with maternity-care professionals.
How this qualification is assessed
The assessment pattern for this OXQUAL programme is outlined below.
- Assessment Type: Written examination, practical maternity-support project and viva.
- Format: Multiple-choice questions, applied case studies, hands-on maternity-support project and oral defence.
- Total Questions: 80 theory questions plus 1 practical project and 1 viva.
- Passing Score: 70%.
- Duration: 6–8 weeks (120–150 hours total).
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