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Sarah Taylor follows a new intake of student midwives at King's College London.

Sarah Taylor follows the highs and lows of a new intake of student midwives at King's College London. From 2014.

It's one of the most popular degree courses in the country. 

If you've managed to secure a place at King's College London to study midwifery, you've beaten 17 other applicants to secure the place.

In September 2014, Sarah Taylor followed the latest intake of BSc Midwifery students. Less than half of them are straight from school, some arrive on the course having already studied something completely different. 

Other members have finally got a place to study midwifery after doing their time as Health Care Assistants and studying via the access course route.

It's a really diverse student group and of the 99 student midwives, just one is male. The students share their stories of what motivated them to apply for the course, how hard it was to get on and how they are coping with the first term. 

It's an intense student experience - 12 hour shifts in hospital alongside lots of lectures to help them get up to speed with everything they need to know to support women in labour.

Presented and produced by Sarah Taylor.
 
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2014.

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