Midwifery - Mantova
In-person programme
Midwifery - Mantova
Course sheet
A.Y. 2026/2027
Bachelor
L/SNT1 - Nursing and midwifery
Il Corso di Laurea in Ostetricia, appartenente alla Classe delle Lauree delle Professioni Sanitarie Infermieristiche e Scienze Ostetriche ha durata triennale e prevede test di ammissione con accesso a numero programmato.
Come indicato dal D.M. Ministero della sanità 14 settembre 1994, n. 740 e successive modifiche ed integrazioni, l'ostetrica/o è un professionista sanitario che assiste e consiglia la donna nel periodo della gravidanza, durante il parto e nel puerperio, conduce e porta a termine parti fisiologici con propria responsabilità e presta assistenza al neonato e in ginecologia. L'assistenza ostetrica alla donna e al processo riproduttivo è di natura tecnica, preventiva, curativa, palliativa, riabilitativa, nonché relazionale ed educativa.
Il CdL in Ostetricia dell'Università degli Studi di Milano ha ricevuto la nomina da parte del Comitato Italiano per l'UNICEF come "Corso di Laurea Amico dell'Allattamento". Questo riconoscimento ha valenza triennale (2021-2024).
Come indicato dal D.M. Ministero della sanità 14 settembre 1994, n. 740 e successive modifiche ed integrazioni, l'ostetrica/o è un professionista sanitario che assiste e consiglia la donna nel periodo della gravidanza, durante il parto e nel puerperio, conduce e porta a termine parti fisiologici con propria responsabilità e presta assistenza al neonato e in ginecologia. L'assistenza ostetrica alla donna e al processo riproduttivo è di natura tecnica, preventiva, curativa, palliativa, riabilitativa, nonché relazionale ed educativa.
Il CdL in Ostetricia dell'Università degli Studi di Milano ha ricevuto la nomina da parte del Comitato Italiano per l'UNICEF come "Corso di Laurea Amico dell'Allattamento". Questo riconoscimento ha valenza triennale (2021-2024).
L'ostetrica/o svolge la sua attività professionale in strutture sanitarie pubbliche o private, in regime di dipendenza o libero-professionale; contribuisce alla formazione del proprio profilo e del personale di supporto e concorre direttamente alla formazione continua e alla ricerca.
The Bachelor's Degree programme in Midwifery provides students, in Year III, with the possibility of an international internship or traineeship, which will include pre-professional experience, and the opportunity to write their thesis.
Currently, the Universities of Brussels and Antwerp have been identified as our European partners.
Currently, the Universities of Brussels and Antwerp have been identified as our European partners.
Attendance of all educational activities is mandatory.
The Interdepartmental Academic Boards have the option to sign and certify student attendance for students with absences at or below 25%.
Clinical Practice Supervisors may only sign to certify the student has met the attendance requirements for their clinical training when such training constitutes 100% of the time required for the programme.
The Interdepartmental Academic Boards have the option to sign and certify student attendance for students with absences at or below 25%.
Clinical Practice Supervisors may only sign to certify the student has met the attendance requirements for their clinical training when such training constitutes 100% of the time required for the programme.
Enrolment
Admission into the programme is capped, at a national level, pursuant to Law no. 264 of 2 August 1999.
To be admitted into the degree programme, a candidate must have an Italian secondary-school diploma or a similar diploma obtained overseas and deemed equivalent.
The number of students who may be admitted is set each year pursuant to a decree of the Ministry of Universities and Research (MUR), based on findings provided by the university in terms of available instructional, classroom, and clinical resources (human and otherwise), as well as the demand for the type of professionals contemplated for this Class as determined by the Region of Lombardy, and the Ministry of Health.
At the pre-admission stage, candidates must note their preference on the Course Sections (Milan or Mantova) into which they would like to be placed. Higher-ranked students (following the admission test) will be given first consideration for their desired location.
The admission test is given in accordance with directives and timetables established from year to year by the MUR.
It will generally be given in the month of September. The date will be set pursuant to a decree of MUR.
Additional learning requirements (OFA)
Students who answer less than 50% of the Biology and Chemistry questions on the admission test will be required to finish a set of Additional learning requirements (OFA). These prerequisites may be met through specifically assigned remedial work. Any failure to complete the OFA will make it impossible for the student to sit the exam in Applied biology.
Timely notice of the various courses will be posted to: https://ostetricia.cdl.unimi.it/it
To be admitted into the degree programme, a candidate must have an Italian secondary-school diploma or a similar diploma obtained overseas and deemed equivalent.
The number of students who may be admitted is set each year pursuant to a decree of the Ministry of Universities and Research (MUR), based on findings provided by the university in terms of available instructional, classroom, and clinical resources (human and otherwise), as well as the demand for the type of professionals contemplated for this Class as determined by the Region of Lombardy, and the Ministry of Health.
At the pre-admission stage, candidates must note their preference on the Course Sections (Milan or Mantova) into which they would like to be placed. Higher-ranked students (following the admission test) will be given first consideration for their desired location.
The admission test is given in accordance with directives and timetables established from year to year by the MUR.
It will generally be given in the month of September. The date will be set pursuant to a decree of MUR.
Additional learning requirements (OFA)
Students who answer less than 50% of the Biology and Chemistry questions on the admission test will be required to finish a set of Additional learning requirements (OFA). These prerequisites may be met through specifically assigned remedial work. Any failure to complete the OFA will make it impossible for the student to sit the exam in Applied biology.
Timely notice of the various courses will be posted to: https://ostetricia.cdl.unimi.it/it
Call for applications
The call for applications is being finalized. Please refer to the call, once it is available, for admission test dates and contents, and how to register.
Application for admission: application deadlines will be published shortly.
The call for applications is being finalized
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Programme description and courses list
year
| Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Clinical Placements (1st year) | 15 | 450 | Italian | MEDS-24/C |
| Human Anatomy and Physiology | 10 | 150 | Italian | BIOS-06/A BIOS-12/A MEDS-02/A MEDS-21/A |
| - Anatomy of the genital organs and embryology | 2 | 30 | MEDS-21/A | |
| - Experimental medicine and pathophysiology | 2 | 30 | MEDS-02/A | |
| - Human anatomy | 3 | 45 | BIOS-12/A | |
| - Physiology | 3 | 45 | BIOS-06/A | |
First semester
| Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Midwifery 1 | 4 | 60 | Italian | MEDS-24/C |
| The Basics of Life Journey | 6 | 90 | Italian | BIOS-07/A BIOS-09/A BIOS-10/A MEDS-01/A MEDS-22/A PHYS-06/A |
| - Applied physics | 1 | 15 | PHYS-06/A | |
| - Biochemistry | 1 | 15 | BIOS-07/A | |
| - Clinical biochemistry and molecular biology | 1 | 15 | BIOS-09/A | |
| - Diagnostic imaging | 1 | 15 | MEDS-22/A | |
| - Experimental biology | 1 | 15 | BIOS-10/A | |
| - Medical genetics | 1 | 15 | MEDS-01/A | |
| The Knowledge and Being in the Professions for the Birth | 4 | 60 | Italian | MEDS-02/C MEDS-24/C PSIC-01/A SDEA-01/A |
| - Demology, ethnology and anthropology | 1 | 15 | SDEA-01/A | |
| - General psychology | 1 | 15 | PSIC-01/A | |
| - Medical history | 1 | 15 | MEDS-02/C | |
| - Midwifery | 1 | 15 | MEDS-24/C | |
Second semester
| Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| In Defense of Life Journey | 4 | 60 | Italian | MEDS-02/B MEDS-03/A MEDS-24/B |
| - Clinical biochemistry and molecular biology | 1 | 15 | MEDS-03/A | |
| - Clinical pathology | 2 | 30 | MEDS-02/B | |
| - Hygiene and public health | 1 | 15 | MEDS-24/B | |
| Midwifery 2 | 5 | 75 | Italian | BIOS-11/A MEDS-24/C |
| - Midwifery | 4 | 60 | MEDS-24/C | |
| - Pharmacology | 1 | 15 | BIOS-11/A | |
Open sessions
There are no specific sessions for these activities.
| Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| English Assessment B1 (2 ECTS) | 2 | 0 | English | NN |
Study plan rules
- Lo studente, al primo anno, deve altresì maturare 2 CFU in attività formative a scelta
be activated by the A.Y. 2027/2028
year
| Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Clinical Placements (2nd year) | 27 | 810 | Italian | MEDS-24/C NN |
| - Midwifery | 23 | 690 | MEDS-24/C | |
| - Other activities | 4 | 120 | NN | |
| The Woman Between Puberty, Fertility and Menopause | 8 | 120 | Italian | BIOS-11/A MEDS-01/A MEDS-21/A MEDS-24/C PSIC-04/B |
| - Farmacologia | 1 | 15 | BIOS-11/A | |
| - Genetica medica | 1 | 15 | MEDS-01/A | |
| - Ginecologia e ostetricia | 4 | 60 | MEDS-21/A | |
| - Psicologia clinica | 1 | 15 | PSIC-04/B | |
| - Scienze infermieristiche ostetrico-ginecologiche | 1 | 15 | MEDS-24/C | |
First semester
| Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| La donna e la gravidanza | 6 | 90 | Italian | MEDS-24/C |
| Women and Delivery | 9 | 120 | Italian | MEDS-20/A MEDS-24/C |
| - Pediatria generale e specialistica | 1 | 15 | MEDS-20/A | |
| - Scienze infermieristiche ostetrico-ginecologiche | 8 | 105 | MEDS-24/C | |
Second semester
| Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Scientific and Informatic Training | 4 | 60 | Italian | INFO-01/A MEDS-24/A MEDS-24/C |
| - Informatica | 1 | 15 | INFO-01/A | |
| - Scienze infermieristiche ostetrico-ginecologiche | 2 | 30 | MEDS-24/C | |
| - Statistica medica | 1 | 15 | MEDS-24/A | |
| The New Mother and Parenting | 5 | 75 | Italian | MEDS-20/A MEDS-24/B MEDS-24/C |
| - General and subspecialty paediatrics | 1 | 15 | MEDS-20/A | |
| - Hygiene and public health | 1 | 15 | MEDS-24/B | |
| - Midwifery | 3 | 45 | MEDS-24/C | |
Study plan rules
- Lo studente, al secondo anno, deve altresì maturare 2 CFU in attività formative a scelta
be activated by the A.Y. 2028/2029
year
| Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Clinical Placements (3rd year) | 26 | 780 | Italian | MEDS-24/C NN |
| - Lab | 3 | 90 | NN | |
| - Midwifery | 23 | 690 | MEDS-24/C | |
| The Pathology in Labour, Birth and Puerperium | 9 | 120 | Italian | MEDS-20/A MEDS-21/A MEDS-23/A MEDS-24/C |
| - Anaesthesiology | 1 | 15 | MEDS-23/A | |
| - General and subspecialty paediatrics | 2 | 30 | MEDS-20/A | |
| - Midwifery | 3 | 30 | MEDS-24/C | |
| - Nursing sciences: general, clinical and paediatric | 1 | 15 | MEDS-24/C | |
| - Obstetrics and gynaecology | 2 | 30 | MEDS-21/A | |
First semester
| Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| The Pathology in Gynecology: from Prevention to Diagnosis and Treatment | 5 | 75 | Italian | MEDS-08/A MEDS-21/A MEDS-24/C |
| - Endocrinologia | 1 | 15 | MEDS-08/A | |
| - Ginecologia e ostetrica | 2 | 30 | MEDS-21/A | |
| - Scienze infermieristiche ostetrico-ginecologiche | 2 | 30 | MEDS-24/C | |
| The Pathology in Labour, Birth and Puerperium | 6 | 90 | Italian | BIOS-09/A BIOS-11/A MEDS-20/A MEDS-21/A MEDS-24/C |
| - Clinical biochemistry and molecular biology | 1 | 15 | BIOS-09/A | |
| - General and subspecialty paediatrics | 1 | 15 | MEDS-20/A | |
| - Midwifery | 1 | 15 | MEDS-24/C | |
| - Obstetrics and gynaecology | 2 | 30 | MEDS-21/A | |
| - Pharmacology | 1 | 15 | BIOS-11/A | |
Second semester
| Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Best Midwifery Practice | 3 | 45 | Italian | ECON-06/A MEDS-24/C MEDS-25/B |
| - Business administration and Management | 1 | 15 | ECON-06/A | |
| - Midwifery | 1 | 15 | MEDS-24/C | |
| - Occupational medicine | 1 | 15 | MEDS-25/B | |
| Professional Empowerment | 4 | 60 | Italian | GIUR-05/A MEDS-24/C MEDS-25/A |
| - Forensic medicine | 2 | 30 | MEDS-25/A | |
| - Midwifery | 1 | 15 | MEDS-24/C | |
| - Public law | 1 | 15 | GIUR-05/A | |
| Professional Training | 5 | 75 | Italian | MEDS-24/C PAED-01/A PSIC-01/A |
| - General psychology | 1 | 15 | PSIC-01/A | |
| - Midwifery | 2 | 30 | MEDS-24/C | |
| - Theories and science of education and social education | 2 | 30 | PAED-01/A | |
Conclusive activities
There are no specific sessions for these activities.
| Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Original Dissertation | 7 | 0 | Italian | NN |
Study plan rules
- Lo studente, al terzo anno, deve altresì maturare 2 CFU in attività formative a scelta
Prescribed foundation courses
| Learning activity | Prescribed foundation courses |
|---|---|
| Clinical Placements (1st year) | Midwifery 2 (compulsory) |
| La Donna E La Gravidanza | Human Anatomy and Physiology (compulsory) |
| Midwifery 2 | Midwifery 1 (compulsory) |
| The New Mother and Parenting | Human Anatomy and Physiology (compulsory) |
| The Pathology in Gynecology: from Prevention to Diagnosis and Treatment | In Defense of Life Journey (compulsory) |
| The Pathology in Labour, Birth and Puerperium | In Defense of Life Journey (compulsory), La Donna E La Gravidanza (compulsory), The Basics of Life Journey (compulsory), Women and Delivery (compulsory) |
| Women and Delivery | Human Anatomy and Physiology (compulsory) |
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Mantova
Course locations
Lectures and seminars are held at affiliated teaching clinics and hospitals. For the Milan Section: Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico and for the Mantova Section, Ospedale Carlo Poma.
Clinical internships for the Milan Section are offered through the Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco.
The Mantova Section's clinical internship takes place through the Ospedale Carlo Poma di Mantova and the Ospedali di Asola e Pieve di Coriano.
Clinical internships for the Milan Section are offered through the Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco.
The Mantova Section's clinical internship takes place through the Ospedale Carlo Poma di Mantova and the Ospedali di Asola e Pieve di Coriano.
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Reference structures
For students enrolled in Bachelor's, Master's and single-cycle degree programmes, tuition fees are to be paid in two instalments:
- the amount of the first instalment is the same for all students and is due upon enrolment
- the amount of the second instalment varies according to each student's ISEE University value and the degree programme in which they are enrolled
- for international students with income and assets abroad, the second instalment varies according to their country of origin.
Education incentive programmes and other benefits
The University offers scholarships, cafeterias, subsidised accommodation and other forms of financial support to students meeting specific economic and merit requirements.
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A.Y. 2026/2027
Midwifery - Mantova-Enrolled from Academic Year 2026/27 [DDTof1 2027]