Being a certified nurse-midwife is about helping women and their families. And providing holistic care for a lifetime.
Certified nurse-midwives specialize in providing healthcare to women of all ages including primary care as well as prenatal, birth, newborn, and gynecological care. A nurturing presence to women and families, nurse-midwives practice in clinics, hospitals, and birth centers. Certified nurse-midwives work on the front lines of primary care with under-served communities and in urban and rural settings, providing women-centered care to women in all stages of life. Nurse-midwifery is an important medical field that will only grow in demand as our health environment changes.
Program Option(s)
Nurse-Midwifery
Bethel’s M.S. in Nurse-Midwifery program offers the credentials to provide healthcare to women of all ages, including primary care as well as prenatal, birth, newborn, and gynecological care. Gain the skills to practice in clinics, hospitals, and birth centers in underserved communities, in rural and urban settings, and around the world.
| Delivery | Online with Intensives |
| Location | Anderson Center |
| Credits | 57 |
| Cost per Credit | $804 |
| Estimated Total Cost | $45,828* |
* These program details and costs are estimated and subject to change. View our program details disclaimer for more information.
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Upcoming Nurse-Midwife Events
OCT 30 2018
Adult Undergraduate and Graduate Info Session
6 p.m. CLC Lobby
Bethel's online and on-campus graduate, certificate, licensure, associate's, and bachelor's programs for working professionals will prepare you with the knowledge and skills you need to excel.
NOV 13 2018
M.S. in Nurse-Midwifery Online Info Session
2 p.m. CT
Gain the skills to practice in clinics, hospitals, and birth centers.
Holistic Women’s Care for a Lifetime
Our certified nurse-midwifery program will immerse you in the field from a Christian worldview. This perspective will provide a foundation for effective nurse-midwifery practice that considers each woman’s physical, mental, and spiritual health as they undergo major life transitions such as birth or menopause. You’ll learn to support families from all backgrounds; our professors are particularly passionate about reaching under-served populations both here and abroad to extend the availability of excellent women’s care around the world. No matter where you serve, the courses in our nurse-midwifery program will prepare you for today’s rapidly changing healthcare environment.
$86,846 national median income for certified nurse midwives
- Business Insider20
states in which students have completed clinicals
Program Highlights
Flexibility
Our nurse-midwifery program allows you to study from your own community while providing opportunities to meet with your professors and classmates in person for interaction and networking.
Faith integration
In all our courses, you’ll become proficient in understanding how to integrate Christian faith in your care for women and families.
Passionate teaching
Many of our professors are practicing nurse-midwives who bring their contagious passion for the profession to their classes.
Personal attention
Smaller classes and online interactions will ensure your academic and career success.
Ethics
We focus on ethical healthcare practices so you know how to respond to moral issues with grace.
This has been an intense and challenging program, but I'm learning to never underestimate how following God's path for you can bring such peace.
Rebecca Smith '16The faculty in the Nurse-Midwifery program were unbelievably supportive and encouraging. Even though this is a distance learning program there was never any doubt in my mind that they were beside me every step of the way.
Nicole Hunter-Severson '16Current job: RN
Primary healthcare providers
Nurse-midwives provide primary healthcare to women needing gynecologic or maternity care. They serve in hospitals, clinics, private practice, and underserved areas all around the world.
Skills
Learn how to:
- Assist women in having fulfilling and peaceful birthing experiences with minimal interventions
- Use safe, scientific procedures should they become necessary
- Start or direct a nurse-midwifery practice
- Teach midwifery in schools of nursing or public health, medical, or allied health settings
- Conduct clinical research
- Help reduce the maternal and infant death rate in the U.S. and world
- Apply nutrition and wellness information to promote healthy lives
Careers
Our graduates will work in:
- Clinics
- Private practice
- Birthing centers
- Physician practices
- Educational settings
- Hospitals/medical centers
- Managed care organizations
Employers
Our graduates might work in places like:
- Healtheast
- Mayo Clinic
- Allina Health
- Essentia Health
- Sanford Health
- Minnesota Birth Center
- Ridgeview Medical Center
Visit the American College of Nurse Midwives website for more information on the variety of careers in the nurse-midwifery profession.