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Midwifery School in California - CA
By Susan Maphis, allied health world contributing writer
Published: October, 11 2010
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The state of California requires all of its midwives to be licensed. In California, licensed midwives are authorized to assist in cases of normal childbirth occurring in a home, hospital, or birthing clinic. As you might expect, becoming a midwife in California requires that one graduates from one of a variety of midwife education programs available online or in traditional schools.
The state of California mandates that all licensed midwives in the state complete certain midwifery courses. The post-secondary program of midwifery study must take place at an accredited school approved by the Medical Board of California and must last at least three years. Typical courses in midwifery that one can expect to take in such a program include Foundations of Contemporary Midwifery, Introduction to Medical Terminology, Practice Documentation, Communication Skills, Midwifery Skills, Well-Woman Care, Nutrition in Pregnancy, and Prenatal Care. Most programs consist of about 40 credit hours of class work plus a supervised midwife clinical internship, in which students work under the supervision of a licensed or certified midwife in California. For students who wish to become certified nurse midwives, they must first train to become a registered nurse, then must take additional training in obstetrics and receive certification by the American College of Nurse Midwives. However, for midwives without nursing training, becoming a licensed midwife in California is the first step towards a midwifery career in the state.
Midwife Schools in California
- MS in Nursing (RN Required)
- BS in Nursing (RN Required)
- Licensed Practical Nurse/ Licensed Vocational Nurse to BSN
- Clovis
- Modesto
- Redding
- Stockton
- Vocational Nursing-Diploma
- Emergency Medical Technician
- Medical Billing/Coding Specialist
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- Salida
- Hayward
- Milpitas
- Concord
- Fresno
- Rancho Cordova
- Roseville
- Salinas
- San Francisco
- Stockton
- Dental Assisting
- Medical Assisting
- Medical Office Administration
- Canyon Country
- Lancaster
- Oxnard
- Diploma - Vocational Nursing
- Diploma - Dental Assistant
- Diploma - Medical Assistant
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- Diploma: Vocational Nursing
- Diploma: Dental Assistant
- Diploma: Medical Assistant
