Doing a nursing degree whilst pregnant?

(Original post by Tracey1995)Can I say to you that providing you are healthy still after qualifying then everything will be okay for you to have a baby okay,

I wouldn't delay your course as best to go with it now and then have a baby afterwards.

I see older woman in mid 40's giving birth without any problems on many occasions but you'll be monitored by your community midwife closely if you wait till you are nearly 40 as you need to be two years qualified as a nurse to get all the benefits of pay / holiday protection etc with NHS.
The oldest woman I attended to for her birth was 50 as she got into a relationship with a very young lad and she was fine.
Every woman body deals with pregnancy differently ok and as said providing you are very healthy still then you should have a normal birth ok.

Last thing you want to do is start your degree and go if to have a baby and having to possibly wait a year or two to start all over again and do you want to go through all this process of interviews etc at universities again .

Most people only adopt because they unable to conceive and therefore go down this route. Nothing to do with age related ok.
And I am a qualified midwife and I can say that you should be able to have a good healthy baby in three years time or get pregnant about last 3 months before you sit your final exams and qualify as a good nurse as then you can delay any possible job you may had been offered .


Thankyou for the reply i really appreciate it coming from someone who knows, ive booked in for the fertility MOT. I know your right i think ii will do this as i really dont want to delay my studies and hopefully the professional check will give me that added reassurance.

Is your partner willing to take on much of the childcare at home (outside of daycare, like evenings and weekends) so that you can study and do placements, essentially them becoming the primary caregiver? Would you be happy with such an arrangement, taking minimal time out for the pregnancy and returning to work/study soon after?

You could delay starting for a year or two perhaps so you can help deal with the very early childcare if not. Not sure about being able to take time off once you've started, whether that would delay your graduation or affect your grades. I've read the nhs bursary will give extra if you have children too if that helps.

I’m pregnant, I’m at uni studying nursing. My partner is not going to be the full care giver once the baby is born as he works full time too. I literally will be working full time no more than 37.5 hours per week. If qualified nurses can work these hours with a baby and still be a good mother to their child , why can’t a student nurse? Also my nursing course also gives flexibility to appointments and maternity leave! So there is no reason why you cannot get pregnant while doing a nursing degree! I don’t know where u got your information from!

I’m pregnant, I’m at uni studying nursing. My partner is not going to be the full care giver once the baby is born as he works full time too. I literally will be working full time no more than 37.5 hours per week. If qualified nurses can work these hours with a baby and still be a good mother to their child , why can’t a student nurse? Also my nursing course also gives flexibility to appointments and maternity leave! So there is no reason why you cannot get pregnant while doing a nursing degree! I don’t know where u got your information from!

Hi how did you get on? I’ve just found out unexpectedly that I am expecting (baby number 4) and will be 20 weeks when my course starts. I’m really struggling with what to do I’ve done an access course this year which I started when my baby was 4 months old and I’ve just completed that. I’m so confused whether to speak to uni and delay or start my course take time off and rejoin in the next cohort. X

I'm in the same situation and really don't know what to do either did you decide??X