Ellen Kitson-Reynolds is a Principal Teaching Fellow and Midwifery Programme Lead at the University of Southampton, UK. She is also a Post-doctoral Clinical Academic Midwife and Professional Midwifery Advocate linked to the Princess Anne Hospital, Southampton. Kate Ashforth is a clinical midwife working in a midwifery led pathway team for the University Hospitals Southampton NHS Foundation Trust.

• 1.Introduction 2.Case load held practice and the national and international political/professional context 3.Evidence base on case load held practice and outcomes 4.Practicalities – student experiences of case load held 5.Considerations for practice supervisors, practice assessors and academic assessors 6.The emotional aspects of continuity of carer 7.Case load held experience lifelong learning and professional development 8.Final project and Quality monitoring 9.Transition from student to newly qualified midwife 10.Resources

Ellen Kitson-Reynolds is a Principal Teaching Fellow and Midwifery Programme Lead at the University of Southampton, UK. She is also a Post-doctoral Clinical Academic Midwife and Professional Midwifery Advocate linked to the Princess Anne Hospital, Southampton. Kate Ashforth is a clinical midwife working in a midwifery led pathway team for the University Hospitals Southampton NHS Foundation Trust.

• 1.Introduction 2.Case load held practice and the national and international political/professional context 3.Evidence base on case load held practice and outcomes 4.Practicalities – student experiences of case load held 5.Considerations for practice supervisors, practice assessors and academic assessors 6.The emotional aspects of continuity of carer 7.Case load held experience lifelong learning and professional development 8.Final project and Quality monitoring 9.Transition from student to newly qualified midwife 10.Resources

Ellen Kitson-Reynolds is a Principal Teaching Fellow and Midwifery Programme Lead at the University of Southampton, UK. She is also a Post-doctoral Clinical Academic Midwife and Professional Midwifery Advocate linked to the Princess Anne Hospital, Southampton. Kate Ashforth is a clinical midwife working in a midwifery led pathway team for the University Hospitals Southampton NHS Foundation Trust.

• 1.Introduction 2.Case load held practice and the national and international political/professional context 3.Evidence base on case load held practice and outcomes 4.Practicalities – student experiences of case load held 5.Considerations for practice supervisors, practice assessors and academic assessors 6.The emotional aspects of continuity of carer 7.Case load held experience lifelong learning and professional development 8.Final project and Quality monitoring 9.Transition from student to newly qualified midwife 10.Resources