Continuing Education for Birthworkers or Supplemental Coursework for Midwifery Apprentices

All Birthwise courses are open to enrollment for practicing midwives or other birthworkers depending on space available. CPM's can count any coursework at Birthwise towards their required CEU's for recertification (within the limits set by NARM) even when the course is not offering MEAC CEU's. Some courses do offer formal CEU's.

Midwifery students not enrolled in a formal program can supplement their academic learning by enrolling in individual courses at Birthwise Midwifery School. These can either be taken for credit ($290.00 per credit hour) or they may be audited ($190.00 per credit hour). Enrollment is dependent on space available.

Coming in the fall of 2010:

Book Club: Childbirth Preparation Books

September 21,  1:00 - 4:00  (0.4 credit)

Instructor: Holly Arends, CPM

Suturing Skills

September 23,  9:00 - 12:00  (0.2 credit)

Instructor: Nell Tharpe, CNM

Perineal Repair

September 23,  1:00 - 4:00  (0.2 credit)

Instructor: Nell Tharpe, CNM

Sexual Abuse:Issues for Midwives and Birthing Women

October 14,  9:00 - 4:00   (0.4 credit)

Instructor: Alice Sammon, CPM

Advanced Botanicals

October 15,  9:00 - 4:00  (0.4 credit)

Instructor: Alyssa Doolittle, Herbalist

Fertility Awareness as Birth Control Choice

November 11,  1:00 - 4:00  (0.2 credit)

Instructor: Robin Illian, CPM

Good Grief

December 3,  9:00 - 4:00  (0.4 credit)

Instructor:Larry Greer, Hospice Coordinator and Interfaith Minister

Placenta Medicine

December 6,  4:00 - 6:30  (0.2 credit)

Instructor: Robin Illian, CPM

Cesarean Birth

December 10,  9:00 - 4:00  (0.4 credit)

Instructor: Holly Murphy, CPM

A list of the courses being offered currently is found below. Descriptions of our courses are found on the Course Description page. For the exact dates and times of these classes, go to our Calendar on our home page. To register for courses, submit the on-line registration form at least 2 weeks before the start of the course. Earlier registration may improve the student's chances of enrollment.

Other Courses offered Fall 2010:

• History and Politics of Midwifery (1.0 cr)
  
• Anatomy and Physiology For Midwives (4.0 cr)
  
• Physical Assessment (1.6 cr)
  
• Normal Prenatal (3.0 cr)
  
• Normal Labor and Birth (3.2 cr)
  
• Professional Issues: Informed Choice (0.8 cr)
• Professional Issues: Internet Research  (0.8 cr)