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Bastyr University’s Department of Midwifery now offers a Master of Science in Midwifery!
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.
If you dream of serving women and families, Simkin Center delivers knowledge, tools and skills you can immediately use in your community.
Simkin Center has educated, prepared and inspired more than 5,700 birth and postpartum doulas, childbirth educators, and lactation educators since its inception. The most respected program of its type, Simkin Center is best known for its world-class faculty. Faculty members are the heart of the Center’s success and are leaders of the modern doula movement. Penny Simkin is the Center's honored namesake and a senior faculty member at the Simkin Center.
Welcome Midwifery Class of 2014
The Department of Midwifery is thrilled be admitting 18 new students! All of these women are well qualified and passionate about providing exceptional maternity care. Click here for a link to profiles of our wonderful new class of aspiring midwives.
Penny Simkin Receives Honorary Degree from Bastyr University!
10,000 people. That is the size of some small towns or universities. In her career, one amazing woman has helped prepare that many women, couples and siblings for childbirth. For this and her numerous other achievements, Bastyr University conferred an honorary Doctorate in Natural Health Arts and Sciences degree upon Penny Simkin, PT, at Bastyr University's spring commencement ceremony, June 20, 2011.
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The nation’s first regionally accredited, articulated direct-entry Master of Science degree in Midwifery is now available through Bastyr University’s Department of Midwifery. Click here for details>
Please visit our "How To Apply" page for information.
Please contact our Admissions Specialist. Visit our Midwifery Education pages for lots of information and frequently-asked questions.
Join us for our monthly Childbirth Professions Open House! Click here to find out more.
The Simkin Center Leadership Fund (SCLF) provides $4500 a year to emerging leaders: birth and postpartum doulas, childbirth and lactation educators with knowledge, skill and community involvement to practice in underserved ethnic, cultural, socio-economic and geographic communities. Please help us continue this work with your generous tax deductible contribution: Online Giving. After entering your contact info, just designate Simkin Center Leadership Fund from the pull down menu. Thank you!
In honor of Suzy Myers and Jo Anne Myers-Ciecko, two of the many phenomenal women whose gifts and talents have been the foundation of this school, we are proud to announce the creation of the Myers Midwifery Scholarship Fund. For more information about this scholarship fund click here.
REACH Conference
March 9, 2012, Mountlake Terrace, WA
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Rise in Home Births in the news again for 2012! You'll find it in USA Today and lots of other news sources.
The Home Birth Consensus Summit took place October 20-22, 2011.
Click here to read about the exciting results of this historic event!
Representative Roybal-Allard read the consensus statements into Congressional record on Wednesday, November 16th and released a press statement.
You can view the YouTube video of her statement HERE.
Join the Celebration for HR 1054.
We are thrilled to announce that Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-ME-1) has introduced HR 1054, the “Access to Certified Professional Midwives Act of 2011” in the U.S. House of Representatives.
The MAMA Campaign continues the work of influencing key congressional committee members about the benefits of including Certified Professional Midwives in federal Medicaid law.
View the new DONA International video The Essential Ingredient: The Doula which features eminent childbirth researchers and advocates, including Simkin Center Senior Instructor Penny Simkin, Marshall and Phyllis Klaus, John and Peggy Kennell, and others. You’ll also see our own Simkin Center Director, Annie Kennedy. It is an educational and inspiring look at the missing piece in childbirth and postpartum - social and emotional support. Wonderful introduction to the concept!
