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Nicola Sturgeon, the Scottish First Minister, made the announcement.
She also promised protection for student midwife and nurse bursaries, free tuition fees, and additional help for the most needy midwifery and nursing students.
Mary Ross Davie, RCM Director for Scotland, said: "This is good news for Scotland's maternity services and for those looking to become midwives.
"The additional financial help will go a long way also towards supporting those from less financially well off backgrounds to enter midwifery."
There will be an extra £3 million to help up to 1000 midwifery and nursing students with dependants.
The number of government-funded university places for those starting midwifery and nursing training will increase by 4.7% in 2017-18, bringing the total intake to 3360 places.
The Dependants Allowance is also due to increase by £1,000 per year, with the current limit £2,640 for a spouse or cohabiting partner and the same amount for the first child where there is no dependent husband or wife.
She continued: "A historically high birthrate plus increasingly complex births mean that our maternity services have to work very hard to maintain good standards of care as demands on the service increase.
"The Scottish government are recognising this, and the need to ensure we have enough new midwives coming into the profession to make up for the large numbers who could retire in the relatively near future.
"It is critical that Scotland at the very least maintains its midwifery numbers to ensure the continuation of high quality care across the country."
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Number Of Student Midwives In Scotland To Increase
The number of student midwives in training in Scotland next year is set to increase.Nicola Sturgeon, the Scottish First Minister, made the announcement.
She also promised protection for student midwife and nurse bursaries, free tuition fees, and additional help for the most needy midwifery and nursing students.
Mary Ross Davie, RCM Director for Scotland, said: "This is good news for Scotland's maternity services and for those looking to become midwives.
"The additional financial help will go a long way also towards supporting those from less financially well off backgrounds to enter midwifery."
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There will be an extra £3 million to help up to 1000 midwifery and nursing students with dependants.
The number of government-funded university places for those starting midwifery and nursing training will increase by 4.7% in 2017-18, bringing the total intake to 3360 places.
The Dependants Allowance is also due to increase by £1,000 per year, with the current limit £2,640 for a spouse or cohabiting partner and the same amount for the first child where there is no dependent husband or wife.
She continued: "A historically high birthrate plus increasingly complex births mean that our maternity services have to work very hard to maintain good standards of care as demands on the service increase.
"The Scottish government are recognising this, and the need to ensure we have enough new midwives coming into the profession to make up for the large numbers who could retire in the relatively near future.
"It is critical that Scotland at the very least maintains its midwifery numbers to ensure the continuation of high quality care across the country."
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