Midwifery is a tough highly competitive career to get into. She'll likely need all distinctions in her access course plus good quality relevant experience (ie not just having your own kids) I'm not saying it's impossible as a single mum, far from it, but she'll need a strong support system. I know there's no point dwelling on the past but it would have been much easier for her doing it when she just had Myla. I start nursing at uni in January after completing access and I have 3 school age kids. Personally I couldn't have done it when they were babies/toddlers.