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Maternity Support Worker Training
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Summary

Price
£15 inc VAT
Study method
Online, On Demand 
Course format
4 Videos (with subtitles and transcripts) and 17 PDFs
Duration
4.6 hours · Self-paced
Qualification
No formal qualification
CPD
10 CPD hours / points
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Certificates
  • Reed Courses Certificate of Completion - Free
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  • Tutor is available to students
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Overview

Every birth begins a new story, supported by people who help mothers, babies and families feel informed, reassured and respected. With 585,396 live births recorded across England and Wales in 2026, maternity services continue to offer meaningful career pathways.

Why Prefer Maternity Support Worker Training course?

  • Earn CPD-Accredited Certificates – After Completion!
  • Instant Access – Start Learning Right Away
  • 24/7 Expert Tutor Support – Help When You Need It
  • Budget-Friendly – High Quality, Low Cost
  • Learn at Your Own Pace – Anytime, Anywhere
  • Lifetime Access – Revisit the Course Anytime, Forever

★★★ Course Overview ★★★

Maternity Support Worker Training introduces maternity care, maternity support and reproductive anatomy and physiology through accessible theoretical study, providing a strong foundation for anyone interested in becoming a maternity support worker or support worker within care settings.

Learners explore antenatal care, antenatal screening, intrapartum care and postnatal care while examining the changing needs of mothers and babies. Coverage includes the healthy newborn, infant feeding, newborn infection, third-stage care and perinatal mental health.

The Maternity Support Worker Training course also introduces the importance of mental health, pain management and compassionate communication when supporting mothers throughout pregnancy, labour, birth and recovery.

This Maternity Support Worker Training course also develops awareness of healthy pregnancy, professional terminology, communication, empathy, comfort and family support. It suits aspiring maternity support workers, care staff and those interested in related pathways such as neonatal nursing or working as a family support worker.

Take the next step in your career in maternity care today and begin your journey toward becoming a confident and compassionate support professional.

Learning Outcomes

  • Explain maternity care roles, terminology, abbreviations, and support principles.
  • Describe reproductive anatomy, physiology, pregnancy, and newborn development.
  • Outline antenatal screening, labour support, and intrapartum care stages.
  • Identify postnatal needs, feeding principles, and newborn infection concerns.
  • Recognise perinatal mental health needs and healthy pregnancy factors.
  • Summarise communication, empathy, comfort, and third-stage care principles.

Certificates

CPD

10 CPD hours / points
Accredited by CPD Quality Standards

Curriculum

This course contains

Format: 4 Videos (with subtitles and transcripts) and 17 PDFs

Duration: 4h and 39m

Course media

Description

This Maternity Support Worker Training Course has several modules; each module is easy to understand and delivers to-the-point content. If you need any help with any module or have any questions while studying the course, your designated tutor will provide you with continuous assistance so that you can complete each lesson in the Maternity Support Worker Training Course successfully and swiftly.

Course Curriculum of Maternity Support Worker Training :

Here is the curriculum breakdown of the Foot Health Practitioner course:

  • Module 01 : Introduction to Maternity Care
  • Module 02 : Terminology and Abbreviations for Maternity Care Assistant
  • Module 03 : Reproductive Anatomy & Physiology
  • Module 04 : Antenatal Care and Screening
  • Module 05 : Support in Labour – Intrapartum Care
  • Module 06 : Postnatal Care
  • Module 07 : Nurture and Nature – The Healthy Newborn
  • Module 08 : Infant Feeding
  • Module 09 : Newborn Infection
  • Module 10 : Care During the Third Stage of Labour
  • Module 11 : Perinatal Mental Health
  • Module 12 : Supporting a Healthy Pregnancy
  • Module 13 : Effective Communication
  • Module 14 : Empathy and Comfort Skills

Process of Evaluation

After studying the Maternity Support Worker Training course, your skills, and knowledge will be tested with an MCQ exam or assignment. You have to get a score of 60% to pass the test and get your certificate.

Certificate of Achievement

After completing the Maternity Support Worker Training Course, you can order your CPD Accredited Digitalb Certificate for £8.99. Also, you can get the CPD Accredited Hard Copy Certificate for £15.99.

Who is this course for?

  • Individuals aspiring to maternity support worker roles who want a theoretical introduction to pregnancy, labour support, birth, postnatal care and newborn wellbeing.
  • Existing healthcare assistants or support workers seeking broader knowledge of maternity terminology, maternity abbreviations, antenatal screening, infant feeding and infection awareness.
  • Learners considering further study in midwifery, neonatal care or maternal healthcare who need a foundation in reproductive anatomy, physiology and care pathways.
  • Care staff interested in perinatal mental health, effective communication, empathy and comfort skills when supporting mothers, babies and families.
  • Parents, carers or community-support learners wishing to understand healthy pregnancy, the third stage of labour, newborn wellbeing and feeding principles.

Requirements

You will not need any prior background or expertise to enrol in this Foot Health Practitioner course.

Career path

This course will assist you in getting your desired job in the relevant field, including:

  • Maternity Support Worker - £25K to £31K/year.
  • Midwife - £32K to £48K/year.
  • Healthcare Assistant - £25K to £27K/year.
  • Children’s Nurse - £32K to £48K/year.
  • Health Visitor - £40K to £57K/year.

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CPD stands for Continuing Professional Development. If you work in certain professions or for certain companies, your employer may require you to complete a number of CPD hours or points, per year. You can find a range of CPD courses on Reed Courses, many of which can be completed online.

A regulated qualification is delivered by a learning institution which is regulated by a government body. In England, the government body which regulates courses is Ofqual. Ofqual regulated qualifications sit on the Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF), which can help students understand how different qualifications in different fields compare to each other. The framework also helps students to understand what qualifications they need to progress towards a higher learning goal, such as a university degree or equivalent higher education award.

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