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Department of Midwifery
In March 2010 Bastyr University and Seattle Midwifery School--two schools with a combined 60-year history of educating childbirth professionals--merged. By joining forces we are able to increase access and services to students enrolling in the midwifery program and the Simkin Center for Allied Birth Vocations. But now there's more!
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!
The degree, which replaces Bastyr's current Certificate in Naturopathic Midwifery program, was recently approved by regional accrediting body the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU). The master's program (with an option for undergraduate entry) will be offered through the University's newly formed Department of Midwifery. The three-year (11 quarters) degree program will make use of state-of- the-art technologies and a network of clinical training sites around the globe. The program also qualifies graduates to become state (or provincially) licensed and nationally certified by the North American Registry of Midwives (NARM) as a Certified Professional Midwife (CPM).
What is a direct-entry, articulated degree? Students may enter this program without midwifery or nursing experience or an undergraduate degree and upon completion will earn either a Master of Science in Midwifery or a combined Bachelor/Master of Science degree, depending on their previous education.
Please take some time to browse through our Department of Midwifery’s pages to learn more about our midwifery program!
The midwifery program offered through the Department of Midwifery is accredited by the Midwifery Education Accreditation Council. Complaints regarding the school that have not been satisfactorily resolved may be addressed to:
Midwifery Education Accreditation
Council (MEAC) P.O. Box
984, La Conner, WA 98257.