In this module you will examine the role of the midwife in providing woman and birthing person centred care within a multidisciplinary, organisational and policy context. Your module is structured around domain 5 of the NMC Standards of Proficiency for Midwives: Promoting excellence: the midwife as colleague, scholar and leader. Midwives as educators of the self and others: - The midwife as practice assessor and supervisor, revalidation and professional development. - Reflective practice and supporting skills for positive birth. - Midwifery skills for qualification. - Midwives as colleagues and team members. - Contemporary Scottish, UK and International policy initiatives and legislation for pregnancy and the early years. - Autonomous midwifery supporting all births with interprofessional and interagency working relationships.Midwives as leaders: - Professional, legal and ethical agendas for contemporary midwifery practice and public well-being from national and international perspectives. - Midwifery leadership and change management theories – overcoming barriers to change in midwifery.Midwives, organisations and management: - Developing and delivering client centred maternity services through a quality improvement framework. - Midwifery, risk management and clinical governance in the maternity services.Midwives working with women and birthing people: - Respecting client self-advocacy and agency within the health care relationship.