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Mission and Model
Mission
To educate and inspire leaders in midwifery.
Vision
We strive for a world where every family has access to care, education and options, contributing to a safe and joyous pregnancy, birth and postpartum.
We envision:
- recognition of the Department of Midwifery at Bastyr University as the foremost educational institu-tion for midwives;
- skilled graduates with thriving practices and varied professional opportunities;
- An increased number of consumers choosing doulas and direct entry midwives;
- Heightened community awareness of birth choices with midwifery recognized as a safe, viable option; and
- Enhanced collaboration with women’s health organizations.
A Foundation Built on The Midwives Model of Care ™The Midwives Model of Care is based on the fact that pregnancy and birth are normal life processes.
The Midwives Model of Care includes:
- monitoring the physical, psychological and social well-being of the mother throughout the childbearing cycle;
- providing the mother with individualized education, counseling, and prenatal care, continuous hands-on assistance during labor and de-livery, and postpartum support;
- minimizing technological interventions; and
- identifying and referring women who require obstetrical attention.
The application of this woman-centered model of care has been proven to reduce the incidence of birth injury, trauma and cesarean section.
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