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<p>Data from the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) in the following
table. shows the number of students accepted onto midwifery courses over the last
three full academic years.</p><p> </p><p>Midwifery student acceptances</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td
colspan="4"><p>Midwifery</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Academic year</p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>2018-19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number
of acceptances</p></td><td><p>2,395</p></td><td><p>2,600</p></td><td><p>2,680</p></td></tr><tr><td
colspan="4"><p>Source: UCAS end of cycle data, 2018</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>
</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The following table shows the number of midwives
who graduated in England in 2016-17. Data for 2018-19 is not yet available.</p><p>
</p><p>Midwifery graduates</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Midwifery</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Academic
year</p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>2017-18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number
of graduates</p></td><td><p>2,162</p></td><td><p>2,091</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Source:
Health Education England (HEE) analysis of Higher Education Statistics Agency Student
Record</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>In 2016/17 HEE commissioned 2,605 midwifery
places of which 2,602 were filled. Following the removal of the bursary in 2017 midwifery
places are no longer directly commissioned by HEE. Places are filled via the normal
university application process with the Department making funding available for the
provision of their clinical placements while studying.</p><p> </p>
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