Nurse-Midwifery Certificate
The Nurse-Midwifery Certificate program focuses on well-women's primary and reproductive health care needs throughout the lifespan.
Certified nurse-midwives provide preconception counseling, care during pregnancy and childbirth, immediate newborn care, gynecological services and care of peri-menopausal and post-menopausal women.
Program Details
The certificate program consists of 25 hours of coursework and 704 clinical practicum hours. Students come to the KU Medical Center campus two to five times during semesters in which practicum courses occur. Students also participate in synchronous learning by meeting online as a group with audio/computer interface each week for three hours.
Clinical practice sites are generally located in the Kansas City metropolitan area but may extend across the state of Kansas, Missouri, and other communities where students are located. Clinical hours in the midwifery courses are arranged with the course coordinator at the beginning of each semester.
The Nurse-Midwifery Certificate program requires that students have completed an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) graduate educational program from a nationally accredited school of nursing. Three separate, comprehensive graduate-level courses in advanced pathophysiology, advanced health assessment and advanced pharmacology are required.
The next class sequence begins in fall 2024. The application deadline is June 1, 2024.
Sample Plan of Study
For Learners Beginning Fall 2024
Year 1
Fall 2024
NRSG 841, Reproductive Endocrinology (2 credit hours)
Total number of credit hours: 2
Spring 2024
NRSG 921, Nurse-Midwifery I: Sexual, Reproductive, and Gynecologic Health in Primary Care (3 credit hours)
NRSG 962, Nurse-Midwifery Professionalism Seminar (2 credit hours)
Total number of credit hours: 5
Summer 2025
NRSG 922, Nurse-Midwifery II: Preconception and Prenatal Care (3 credit hours)
Total number of credit hours: 3
Year 2
Fall 2025
NRSG 923, Nurse-Midwifery III: Postpartum and Newborn Care (2 credit hours)
NRSG 924, Nurse-Midwifery IV: Intrapartum Care (3 credit hours)
Total number of credit hours: 5
Spring 2025
NRSG 966, Nurse-Midwifery Practicum I (4 credit hours)
Total number of credit hours: 4
Summer 2026
NRSG 967, Nurse-Midwifery Practicum II (2 credit hours)
Total number of credit hours: 2
Year 3
Fall 2026
NRSG 968, Nurse-Midwifery Practicum III: Integration (4 credit hours)
Total number of credit hours: 4
Total: 25 credit hours required, 640 practicum hours
Accreditation
The Nurse-Midwife Program is fully accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education of the American College of Nurse-Midwives, 2000 Duke St., Ste. 300, Alexandria, VA 22314, 703-835-4565, support@theacme.org.
Program Philosophy
The primary purpose of the University of Kansas School of Nursing's nurse-midwifery education programs is to prepare graduates to assume a leadership role in midwifery by promoting clinical practice, education, health policy and scholarship.
Admissions
Application for the Health Systems Leadership Certificate is an online process. Detailed instructions on how to apply are posted on the School of Nursing website.
Nursing Licensure
This program prepares nurses who have completed an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) graduate education program from a nationally accredited school of nursing for an additional advanced practice specialty certification. APRN eligibility differs across states and may require a specialty certification. Specialty certifications are acquired through national exams that do not vary by state. For information on individual state's requirements, visit the National Councils of State Boards of Nursing website.
As of July 1, 2020, the U.S. Department of Education implemented Regulation 34 CFR 668.43 (a) (5) (v) that requires professional nursing programs to provide information on how their curriculum meets education requirements for professional licensing in each state. You may review KU School of Nursing's information on licensure by state.
Funded Nurse Training Programs
Qualified applicants may be eligible for federal funds up to $25,000 per year to apply towards the cost of this degree through Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)-funded opportunities.