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Midwifery School in Michigan - MI
By Susan Maphis, allied health world contributing writer
Published: October, 9 2010
Find the right school for you
Many midwife advocates consider the state of Michigan to be one of the most liberal when it comes to giving birth. Whether you want to deliver your baby in a hospital, birth center, or at home, options abound, as do health professionals to help you through this amazing time. Midwifery in Michigan is a great career option whether you want to attend formal nurses’ training or not. There are two types of practicing midwives in Michigan. One is direct-entry, or “lay” midwives. The other are certified nurse-midwives (CNMs). Midwife training differs for each, but each does require that you take certain midwifery courses in Michigan.
While schools offering midwife programs of education are not present in the state of Michigan, they are available in neighboring states and online. CNMs must first attend nurses’ school and get an RN or BSN degree, then take graduate midwifery courses. Direct-entry midwives, on the other hand, are trained in schools or by other midwives. Both types of midwives receive education in birth, prenatal care, postnatal care, newborn care, anatomy, physiology and other courses relating to woman care and childbirth. Both types of midwives may attend home births, although direct-entry midwives seem to be chosen for such assignments more often than CNMs, who tend to practice in hospitals, birth centers and with physicians.
Midwife Schools in Michigan
- Ann Arbor
- Flint
- East Lansing
- Livonia
- Clinton Township
- Portage
- Southfield
- Grand Rapids
- Troy
- MS in Nursing (RN Required)
- BS in Nursing (RN Required)
- MS in Nursing - Nursing/Health Care Education
- Detroit
- Diploma: Medical Assistant
- Diploma: Medical Office Specialist
- Medical General
- Practical Nursing (Diploma)
- Dental Assistant(Diploma)
- Dental Assistant
- Patient Care Technician
- Medical Assistant
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- Grand Rapids
- Medical Assistant
- Cardiovascular Sonography
