Hi - welcome to the site - you'll love it here - everyone is so friendly, I've picked up loads of tips already!!
Midwifery is very competitive to get into so taking plenty of time to prepare can only be a good thing! Not everyone doing midwifery has any hands on experience, a lot of our ladies here were fresh from college/6th form so didn't have any previous care experience - the right attitude, passion for midwifery and determination are qualities they will be looking for! That said, if you can get some experience then that will look fab on your personal statement when you apply! You could look into helping out with classes with organisations such as La Leche League or NCT or you could see if your local maternity unit will accept volunteers (some will but some are stricter), any kind of caring looks good on your CV so you could do some work in a residential home if you wanted to...
Good luck!
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Karen
Currently doing access course part-time Yay! I'm on my way now