How Do I Become A Midwife

Midwife Schools and Midwifery Training Programs

American College of Nurse Midwives

With roots dating to 1929, the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) is the oldest women’s health care organization in the U.S. ACNM is the professional association that represents Certified Nurse-Midwives and Certified Midwives in the United States. ACNM provides research, administers and promotes continuing education programs, establishes clinical practice standards, creates liaisons with state and federal agencies and members of Congress.

The mission of ACNM is to promote the health and well-being of women and infants within their families and communities through the development and support of the profession of midwifery as practiced by certified nurse-midwives, and certified midwives. The philosophy inherent in the profession states that nurse-midwives believe every individual has the right to safe, satisfying health care with respect for human dignity and cultural variations.

American College of Nurse-Midwives
8403 Colesville Road, Suite 1550
Silver Spring, MD 20910-6374
Phone: (240) 485-1800
Fax: (240) 485-1818

The Frontier School of Midwifery & Family Nursing

FSMFN provides advanced educational preparation for nurses who seek to become nurse-midwives (CNM), family nurse practitioners (FNP), or women’s health care nurse practitioners (WHCNP) by providing a community-based distance graduate program leading to a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) a post-master’s certificate or a Doctor of Nursing Practice. The FSMFN seeks to meet the needs of prospective nurse-midwives and nurse practitioners who do not want to leave their home communities to obtain the graduate education they desire to fulfill their professional aspirations. Didactic coursework is delivered using web-based, distance education courses allowing students to achieve their higher education goals without leaving home for classes. Using clinics, hospitals, and preceptors in their own community allows students to get the hands-on clinical experience required for these exciting health care professions. Two on-campus sessions are required, including an orientation prior to beginning studies, and intensive skill workshops prior to beginning the clinical practicum.

Frontier School of Midwifery & Family Nursing (FSMFN)
P.O. Box 528 • 195 School Street • Hyden, KY 41749
fsmfn@midwives.org • (606) 672-2312

Midwifery Institute of America

Midwifery Institute of America is devoted to offering affordable academic training for direct entry midwives. Midwifery Institute of America is an organization devoted to promoting the gospel of Jesus Christ and providing academic training to women who feel called by God into the ministry of traditional midwifery.

We offer two programs of study: a correspondence school and a resident training school. Through each of these plans we offer a course in Basic Christian Midwifery.

Midwifery Institute of America
PO Box 30
Witter, AR 72776

Birthingway College of Midwifery

We are a non-profit MEAC accredited school for Direct-Entry midwives and related professions located in Portland, Oregon. Midwifery students may complete either a 3-year midwifery certificate or choose to transfer in an additional year of general education to receive a Bachelor of Science in Midwifery (BSM) degree. We also offer training programs for Labor Doulas, Postpartum Doulas, Childbirth Educators, Breastfeeding Educators, and Lactation Consultants.

Birthingway College of Midwifery
12113 SE Foster Road
Portland, Oregon 97266
Fax: 503-760-3332

Florida School of Traditional Midwifery

The Florida School of Traditional Midwifery (FSTM) offers direct-entry midwifery educational programs which combine the art of traditional midwifery with today’s knowledge of medical science. Direct-entry refers to the European tradition where the majority of midwives enter directly into midwifery education, where nursing is not a prerequisite. Our Three-Year Direct-Entry Midwifery program takes the student step by step through the acquisition of skills and knowledge necessary to practice as a direct entry midwife. Upon completion, students receive a diploma and are eligible to apply to the State of Florida for licensure and to North American Registry of Midwives (NARM) for national certification as a Certified Professional Midwife (CPM).

FSTM Contact Info:
810 East University Avenue 2nd Floor
Gainesville, FL 32601
Phone 352-338-0766

Maternidad La Luz

Maternidad La Luz is a community-based, Texas state-licensed birth center and a Texas Department of State Health Services approved midwifery school, accredited by the Midwifery Education Accreditation Council (MEAC). Since its inception in 1987, Maternidad La Luz (MLL) has been both a birth center and a school of midwifery. This dynamic partnership benefits the birthing woman as well as the student. Maternidad La Luz clients receive excellent clinical care in a warm, supportive environment, and the students have outstanding midwifery education and training in a hands-on setting, supervised by the experienced Maternidad La Luz staff.

Maternidad La Luz
1308 Magoffin
El Paso, Texas 79901
(915) 532-5895
(915) 532-7127 Fax

Midwives College of Utah

The Midwives College of Utah was founded in 1980, and is one of the largest and longest standing direct-entry (out-of-hospital) midwifery programs in the nation. It operates as a non-profit institution with a Board of Directors, a President, administrative staff, and both academic and clinical faculty. MCU has approximately 135 students and over 75 graduates from several certificate and degree programs. MCU offers an Associate, Bachelor, and Master of Science degree in Midwifery. MCU is a distance education institution with administrative offices located in Salt Lake City, Utah.

The college is one of only eight accredited distance education midwifery programs in North America, and one of three programs that offer degrees in midwifery. MCU is accredited by the Midwifery Education Accreditation Council (MEAC) which is approved by the U.S. Secretary of Education as a nationally recognized accrediting agency. Students are assigned live instructors for all academic courses, and work one-on-one with an approved midwife for their clinical component. At the successful completion of the program, students obtain a degree in midwifery and the national credential of Certified Professional Midwife.

Midwives College of Utah
1174 E 2700 S STE 2
SLC, UT 84106-2671
1-866-680-2756
1-801-649-5230
Fax: 1-866-207-2024
office@midwifery.edu

National College of Midwifery

The Mission of the National College of Midwifery is to provide aspiring direct-entry midwives with access to superlative clinical and didactic education culminating in an accredited degree emphasizing maternal and infant risk-reduction. The degree programs of the National College of Midwifery are implemented in diverse learning environments chosen by the student and the preceptor, from individual and group apprenticeships to classroom settings, allowing for multiple approaches to learning while requiring a high degree of initiative and discipline from of the student.

National College of Midwifery
209 State Road 240
Taos, NM 87571
Tel: (575) 758-8914
Fax: (575) 758-0302
info@midwiferycollege.org

National Midwifery Institute

The National Midwifery Institute, Inc. is a distance program dedicated to the preservation of community-based midwifery training and education. Our curriculum supports woman-centered birth and prepares graduates to meet national standards as described by the North American Registry of Midwives, the Midwives Alliance of North America, and the California Midwifery Practice Act.

National Midwifery Institute, Inc., Administration Office
P.O. Box 128, Bristol, VT 05443
802/453-3332 or 415/248-1671
santon@nationalmidwiferyinstitute.com

Nizhoni Institute of Midwifery

Nizhoni is a Navajo word which conveys the spirit and practice of “the beauty way” as experienced and expressed through living in balance and harmony with the world. As midwives and students, we seek that balance as we honor both our valued birthing traditions and contemporary midwifery and medical knowledge. Graduates of the Nizhoni Institute of Midwifery are prepared to function as primary care providers for women throughout the childbearing cycle. As midwives, we bring harmony and balance to the work of labor and assist each woman to discover the transformative nature and experience of giving birth. As an institution providing midwifery education, we create and foster a strong commitment to excellence in midwifery practice in any given place or circumstance, once again honoring the practice of Nizhoni.

Nizhoni Institute Admin Office:
3802 Alameda Way
Bonita, CA 91902
619-434-9188
619-713-289

Seattle Midwifery School

Bastyr University and Seattle Midwifery School have been training natural health care providers and midwives for more than 30 years. Recently these two organizations merged and through their partnership, are now able to offer a midwifery graduate degree from a regionally accredited university!

Seattle Midwifery School has been educating childbirth professionals for more than 30 years. Our well-known, rigorous midwifery training program, founded in 1978, is the oldest direct-entry midwifery program in the country.

Seattle Midwifery School
4000 NE 41st Street Building D Suite 3
Seattle WA 98105
800.747.9433
info@seattlemidwifery.org