NEXT PROTEST - MAY 5th 4:30pm in Parliament Square LONDON

I’m a final-year student midwife, a mum of four, and I’ve worked for years to get here.

Becoming a midwife has always been my goal - but now, just months before qualifying, I’m facing the very real possibility of having no job.

When I started my degree, I was told there would be a job, within the trust I trained in, at the end. That guarantee has now been taken away due to lack of funding.

Over the past three years, I will have completed more than 2,300 hours on placement - working long days, nights, weekends, and on-call. I’ve cared for women and babies in busy, often understaffed maternity units. I’ve seen wards close and staff stretched thin, with agency staff brought in to fill the gaps.

There is clearly a need for midwives. But newly qualified midwives like me are being turned away.

I’m also graduating with significant debt - because in England, student midwives are expected to fund their own training, leaving us all with £40,000+ of debt. I’m not alone. Thousands of student and newly qualified midwives across England are facing the same reality.

That’s why I helped found Fund Future Midwives UK - a student-led campaign calling for change.

Our main ask is simple:

Guaranteed job opportunities for all newly qualified midwives

We also want to see:

Funded tuition / Debt cancellation after 2 years of working in the NHS

Fair, realistic bursaries that reflect the demands of training

This isn’t just about us.
It’s about safe maternity care.

We are trained, we are ready, and we want to work.
Please support us.

We have held a number of successful protests across England. 
We are organising further peaceful static protests on International Day of the Midwife to raise awareness:

📍 London - 5 May 

PLEASE COME ALONG and join us!!

If we don’t support future midwives now, who will care for families tomorrow?

Please contact us at:
Email: fffmuk.com

Insta: fundfuturemidwivesuk

🙌 Who We Are
We are a passionate, student-led team working voluntarily to raise awareness, organise events, and push for meaningful change.

Campaign Team
Safia Saad – Founder & Campaign Lead
Nicola Attridge – Campaign Advisor
Kell McDermott – Social Media Manager
Rosanna Wiseman – Communications Officer

Sophie Saddington

Madison Chilcott
Emily Bates
Kerrie Leveridge
Alix Morrison