The need is great
There is a growing need for midwifery care providers, yet each year hundreds of qualified applicants are unable to attain admission to a midwifery education program. There are only 42 accredited CNM/CM education programs in the U.S., making it difficult for individuals to follow this career path. The net increase in CNMs/CMs is only 300–400 each year—not enough to meet present workforce demands. More midwifery education programs are needed.
What we do
We assist academic medical centers and universities with all aspects of creating a midwifery education program that leads to the certified nurse-midwife (CNM)/certified midwife (CM) credential. Consultation services include:
- Needs Assessment and Feasibility
- Design
- Development
- Accreditation
- Implementation
- Sustainability
Benefits of having a midwifery education program
Developing a midwifery education program within an academic medical center or university enhances:
- Visibility
- CNM/CM recruitment and retention
- Inter-professional collaboration
- Access to educational funding
- Market competitiveness
- Local access to midwifery education
- Workforce development
- Diversity of the midwifery workforce
Customized services
Our services can be tailored for new-start programs or established programs wanting to solidify, revise or expand. We will work with you to customize a package of services based on your organization’s needs assessment.
Addressing the Shortage
There is ample evidence in support of midwifery-led models of care and the benefit of midwifery management in low-risk births, but we need to double our capacity to educate midwives to meet this shortfall.