Documentation:Sutherland Resources/Midwifery Education and Employment
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Schools
UBC Midwifery 
The UBC midwifery program is a four-year, full time program leading to the Bachelor of Midwifery degree. The curriculum combines broad-based knowledge and understanding in the humanities and the social and bio-medical sciences.
Midwifery Education Program at Ryerson University
The Bachelor of Health Sciences in Midwifery degree can be completed in four to six years at Ryerson. Midwifery allows you to enroll part-time in the non-clinical courses - which comprise the first three semesters - but requires a full-time commitment for the clinical placements in the final six semesters.
McMaster's Midwifery Education Programme
Information on the Midwifery Education Programme, which leads to a Bachelor of Health Sciences (B.H.Sc.) degree in Midwifery.
Laurentian University Midwifery Education Programme
Located in Sudbury, the health-care centre of northeastern Ontario, Laurentian is a medium-sized, bilingual university with a very favourable student/professor ratio. Set on 750 wooded acres only minutes from downtown Sudbury, the Laurentian University campus combines excellent outdoor recreational features with superb educational facilities.
Seattle Midwifery School
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.
Continuing Education & Conferences
Midwifery Today Conference Calendar
Attend Midwifery Today conferences and meet Midwives from around the world.
Continuing Competency Assessment (CCA)
Describes the ACNM Continuing Competency Assessment (CCA) program; you do not need to be a ACNM member to register.
Conferences - Midwives Alliance of North America (MANA)
List of midwifery conferences, mostly in the United States.
Conferences - Canadian Association of Midwives (CAM Conference Nov 9-12, 2011)
List of midwifery conferences, mostly in the United States.
American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM)
The American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) is the professional organization for certified nurse-midwives and certified midwives. Incorporated in 1955, it was founded as the outgrowth of a series of circumstances that rendered its creation necessary.
Jobs
Job Futures - Midwives & Practitioners of Healing
BC Work Futures Occupation Profile for Midwives.
American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM)- Compensation & Benefits Survey
16 pages; 2004 survey of midwives with data on median salary; bonuses; full versus part time; benefits, employer type; scope of practice; salary by ACNM region.
American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM)- MidwifeJobs.com
Post a resume, send a cover letter, receive email alerts about new jobs. View US job postings without needing to register.
Registration
College of Midwives of BC (CMBC)- Exploring Midwifery as a Career
Presents characteristics of midwifery practice, three routes to registration in BC, and discussion of midwifery education outside Canada (New Zealand, UK, USA, Australia)
Quality and Safety of Direct Entry Midwifery Practice in the US
ACNM paper on lay midwives using literature review on outcomes of care published in peer-reviewed journals; includes bibliographies with abstracts.
American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM)- Certification of Midwives
Brief historical background to US certification startin in 1971, introduces AMCB (American Midwifery Certification Board) and the CCA program (Continuing Competency Assessment); includes bibliography with some abstracts
American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM)- Pathways for Foreign Educated Midwives with a Nursing Background]
Introduction to the requirements needed by a foreign educated midwife (FEM) WITH a nursing background to practice in the US; generally, requires a bachelor's degree and TOEFL (if English is not first language)
American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM)- Pathways for Foreign Educated Midwives without a Nursing Background
Introduction to the requirements for a foreign educated midwife WITHOUT a nursing background to practice in the US; requires a bachelor's degree and TOEFL (if English is not your first language)
American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) - Foreign Education Midwives Who Seek to Practice in the US
Brief comparison of US midwifery pratice, past and present, and information on credentials, licensure, education routes. Full title is Information for Foreign Educated Midwives & Nurse-Midwives Who Seek to Practice in the United States.
American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM)- Quality and Effectiveness [of Midwifery}
Bibliography of articles that show positive birth outcomes when a CNM (certified nurse-midwife) is in attendance.
Professional Practice
College of Midwives of BC (CMBC) - Practicing Midwifery in British Columbia
Brief overview of the midwifery profession in terms of autonomous primary care, continunity of care, informed choice, and pay per course of care.
American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) - Financial Planning
List of books and web sites midwives, particularly in the US, may find useful for financial planning.
North American Registry of Midwives (NARM) - Analysis of the 2010 Job Analysis Survey
US midwifery NARM survey with data on age, gender, ethnicity, education, practice site.
American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) - Compensation & Benefits Survey
2004 survey of midwives with data on median salary; bonuses; full versus part time; benefits, employer type; scope of practice; salary by ACNM region.
Building a Practice In Your Home Community
Extensive web site delivering instruction on how to build a nurse-midwives practice with guides you on how to evaluate, organize, and market your practice, etc.
American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) - Career Development
How to advance your career in the position you have. How to find a job when the market is tight.
American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) - Productivity and Compensation
Discusses salaries and fringe benefits of being a midwife, and measuring productivity; links to 2005 salary survey.