Direct Entry Midwifery

STEM • Health Professions And Related Programs

What is it about?

A program that prepares individuals to provide pre-natal, natural birth, and immediate postpartum care to pregnant women in jurisdictions licensing direct (non-nursing) training for midwives. Includes instruction in 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.

Numbers at a glance

869th
Popular nationwide
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Search Rank on O's List
2
Colleges offer it
14
Graduates (2018-19)
Men
0
Women
14

Trends

Graduates
Popularity Rank

Colleges

Number of Colleges by Type
Median Graduating Class by College Type
Number of Colleges by Size
Top 10 Public by Number of Graduates
Top 10 Private by Number of Graduates
Midwives College of Utah8
Birthingway College of Midwifery6
Average private university graduating class: 7 students.

O's Insights on Direct Entry Midwifery

  • Major has been stable in popularity over the last 15 years.