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7 Master Programs in Midwifery 2024

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    Master Programs in Midwifery

    A master’s degree often allows you to gain further education in your chosen profession. A master’s is obtained after the bachelor’s program is completed. Once a master’s degree is received, you can go on to pursue a doctorate if you so choose.

    What is a Master in Midwifery? The Master in Midwifery is a three-year program that gives students the professional title of Certified Professional Midwife. Other titles include Licensed Midwife and Registered Midwife. With this title, midwives can go on to work in hospitals or private practice offices. Some will work with OBGYNs while others will work in birthing centers and midwife offices. Midwives care for pregnant women and deliver babies.

    Taking the Master in Midwifery allows students to become fully licensed and certified midwives. They can go on to obtain a job as a midwife in their chosen location.

    The cost of receiving a Master in Midwifery solely depends on the institution. You can contact the administration office of your chosen school and inquire about the program cost. You can apply for state or government grants, scholarships and financial aid.

    With a Master in Midwifery, you can work in a private practice midwife clinic or a birthing center. You can join a private practice that offers home births to pregnant women as well. Other jobs will be open to you as well, such as conducting research about pregnancy and birth, working as a consultant and even serving as an advocate for the national policies on pregnancy and birthing. You will be well on your way to a rewarding career helping women safely deliver their babies. You can also help those looking for midwives that work under the same belief system as themselves for natural births.

    If you believe being a midwife is for you, you can apply to take the coursework online. Search for your program below and contact directly the admission office of the school of your choice by filling in the lead form.