Meg Collins

I’ve always been passionate about health, in particular supporting women with their health, and have been curious about pregnancy and birth since I was young.

In high school, I attended UTS Information Day for Midwifery, and it was through this experience that I got to understand more about midwifery as a degree and career. I fell in love with the idea of it! By the time I was finishing high school and it came to choosing uni preferences, I knew that studying a Bachelor of Midwifery was my ultimate goal.

What led me to choose UTS was the amazing laboratory facilities on campus that I was able to experience at the Information Day, as well as the great feedback I received from current students about the course. The subjects and study program appealed to me as well, particularly the continuity of care aspects of the degree, as I was excited by the prospect of experiencing that model of care during my training.

Since studying midwifery, my passion for ensuring all birthing people have access to great care throughout their journey to parenthood has only grown and I hope to work towards that in my practice as a midwife.

One of the major highlights for me from my studies so far is a recent continuity of care experience I had. I was called in to attend the birth of one of the women who I had followed through her pregnancy, so we had known each other for a few months, and in this time, we had many great discussions about preparing her to welcome her first baby. It was an amazing experience to be able to support her through her labour and birth and to work in a partnership alongside her. We also have the opportunity for postnatal contact, so I was able to continue to support her in her early days as a new mum.

Studying midwifery has absolutely changed me. I began studying midwifery with very little knowledge of pregnancy, birth, or the transition to parenthood, but being able to work alongside and support women and their partners as they become parents has been such an amazing experience.

Studying midwifery has not only changed my view of these processes, but helped me to become more empathetic, informed, and a better support for women during their journey.

In the future, I hope to be able to practice as a midwife in a continuity of care setting, as I am passionate about women being able to access care with a primary midwife throughout their pregnancy, birth, and postnatal period.

As midwifery students at UTS, we are fortunate enough to have at least ten continuity of care experiences as part of our degree, and it is such a privilege to build that relationship and provide that model of care.

I would encourage anyone thinking about midwifery as a degree to reach out and ask lots of questions! Midwifery is an amazing course; it is so different from other courses on offer, I would recommend doing lots of research and immersing yourself in the space to get a better idea of what it entails.

Learn more about Midwifery at UTS