Health Professions and Related Programs
Alternative and Complementary Medical Support Services
Colleges award this field under 2 named programs, from Direct Entry Midwifery to Alternative and Complementary Medical Support Services, Other.
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Programs within this field
Colleges may offer this field under 2 more specific program names. The program you choose affects the courses you take.
- Direct Entry Midwifery
- Prepares you to provide pre-natal, natural birth, and immediate postpartum care to pregnant women in jurisdictions licensing direct (non-nursing) training for midwives. Covers basic obstetrics, women's health, fetal development, childbirth education, maternal nutrition and health, labor support, natural childbirth, postpartum support, prebirth counseling and risk screening, management of obstetric emergencies, patient referral, applicable regulations, and professional standards and ethics.
- Alternative and Complementary Medical Support Services, Other
- Alternative and complementary medical support services not listed above.
Also called Direct Entry Midwifery, Licensed Midwife (LM), Certified Professional Midwife (CPM)
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