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Programs in Midwifery

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Midwifery programs prepare individuals to provide pre-natal, natural birth, and immediate postpartum care to pregnant women in jurisdictions licensing direct (non-nursing) training for midwives. Course topics include: basic obstetrics, women's health, fetal development, childbirth education, maternal nutrition and health, labor support, natural childbirth, postpartum support, prebirth counseling and risk screening, management of obstetric emergencies, patient referral, applicable regulations, and professional standards and ethics.

Top Schools For Midwifery Programs

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Western Kentucky University

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Western Kentucky University

Smallest:
Tai Sophia Institute

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Western Kentucky University

Least Expensive:
Anoka-Ramsey Community College

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Are You Interested? School Name Tuition Size Degrees Granted Degrees Granted By Type
Bastyr University
Kenmore, WA		Unknown 189 10 Certificate (10), Master's (0)
Anoka-Ramsey Community College
Coon Rapids, MN		$4,551 9,210 8 Certificate (2), Associate (6)
FSTM
Gainesville, FL		Unknown Unknown 5 Certificate (5)
Birthingway College of Midwifery
Portland, OR		$11,355 80 5 Certificate (0), Bachelor's (5)
Seattle Midwifery School
Seattle, WA		Unknown 35 5 Certificate (5)
Birthwise Midwifery School
Bridgton, ME		$9,500 40 4 Certificate (4)
Mount Wachusett Community College
Gardner, MA		$9,390 4,761 4 Certificate (2), Associate (2)
Southwest Wisconsin Tech
Fennimore, WI		$5,054 2,576 1 Associate (1)
Tai Sophia Institute
Laurel, MD		Unknown 0 0 Certificate (0)
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, KY		$17,784 17,648 0 Certificate (0)
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Midwifery Statistics

Degree Type BreakdownNumber of Degrees
Granted Last Year		Percentage
of Total
Certificate 23 37%
Associate 20 32%
Bachelor's 19 31%
Master's Not Available 0%
Doctoral Not Available 0%
Gender BreakdownNumber of Degrees
Granted Last Year		Percentage
of Total
Male 4 6%
Female 58 94%
Racial BreakdownNumber of Degrees
Granted Last Year		Percentage
of Total
Asian or Pacific Islander 2 3%
Black or African American 5 8%
Hispanic or Latino 2 3%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0 0%
White (Non-Hispanic) 48 79%
Other/Unknown 4 7%
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Midwifery Internships

Job Title:Clinical Laboratory Scientist, Lab - Main Clinic, Santa Cruz PD
Description:Under general supervision and according to established policies and procedures, performs, analyses, interprets data obtained from laboratory procedures for the purpose of diagnosis and treatment of disease with notification of appropriate...
Company:Sutter Health
Location:Santa Cruz, CA
Posted:3/7/2012
Source:Sutter Health
Job Title:Nurse Midwife
Description:Under indirect supervision, manages women's health care, focusing particularly on pregnancy, childbirth, the post partum period, care of the newborn, and the family planning and gynecologic needs of women. Practice within the health care...
Company:University of New Mexico
Location:Albuquerque, NM
Posted:5/11/2012
Source:The University of New Mexico
Job Title:NURSE MIDWIFE
Description:Master's Degree RN Required GENERAL SUMMARY: Participates in quality assessment and continuous quality improvement activities. Complies with all appropriate safety and infection control standards. Performs all job duties and...
Company:Hurley Medical Center
Location:Flint, MI
Posted:9/13/2011
Source:Hurley Medical Center
Job Title:Healthcare Volunteer
Description:Projects Abroad sends volunteers abroad to 22 countries to do internships and service projects. Since being founded in 1992, we have grown to a team of 250 people around the world that sends over 3000 volunteers annually. Volunteers can go...
Company:Projects Abroad
Location:New York, NY
Posted:11/24/2011
Source:HealthCare Volunteer
Job Title:Nurse Midwife (0814843)
Description:Work Location: UNM Health Sciences Center (Abq) Position Summary Under indirect supervision, manages women's health care, focusing particularly on pregnancy, childbirth, the post-partum period, care of the newborn, and the family planning...
Company:University of New Mexico
Location:Albuquerque, NM
Posted:3/19/2012
Source:HigherEdJobs
Job Title:Associate Professor of Clinical Obstetrics, Gynecoology and Reproductive Sciences
Description:VACANCY NUMBER: M-3529 The Director of Obstetrics has the primary responsibility of overseeing the obstetrical and full range of prenatal diagnostic services as well as actively participating in and coordinating the clinical research...
Company:University of California - San Francisco
Location:San Francisco, CA
Posted:3/7/2012
Source:Northern California HERC

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How do we get our information? Find out here or report an error here. The statistics on our site are from the National Center for Education Statistics IPEDS database.
We update this information twice annually, most recently in May 2012, but it may not be the most recent information available for a particular school.
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