who:

…need direction to get started

…want a solid academic foundation before beginning an apprenticeship

…prefer home-based study over attending midwifery schools

…are competing for apprenticeships and want to prove their desire and dedication.

…and those who want to be with their young children now while preparing for an apprenticeship when their children are older.

who:

…aren’t satisfied with minimal academic requirements

…need a solid academic foundation before beginning their own practices
want to understand WHY as well as WHAT to do WHEN.

who want to:

…increase their textbook knowledge

…review and update

…develop a “specialty” area of expertise

…enhance their credentials

…and really enjoy learning.

who want to increase their knowledge and broaden their perspectives from a birth attendant’s view

and those who want structured continuing education.

who want a greater understanding of birth and related topics

and those who are considering midwifery.

… trust the wisdom of midwifery and respect the dignity and beauty of birth.

… know there are quick and easy courses out there, but wouldn’t settle for anything less than the best.

… believe that midwives should be concerned with client education and responsibility.

… want a program that encourages academic debate,
where students are encouraged to develop their own informed opinions,
and where decision-making skills are stressed.

… need help with the specifics of establishing a successful midwifery practice,
 including the creation of forms, policies and protocols.

… acknowledge that a midwife must conscientiously prepare for all the responsibilities of the profession
and work toward a very high level of personal and professional integrity and accountability.

… want a course that will address relationship and counseling skills as well as problem solving, and critical thinking skills.

… are convinced that they will benefit from our unusual, but effective, instructional methods that integrate all related subjects,
use “layered” learning, do not emphasize grades or tests, and minimize performance anxiety.

… believe that their commitment to excellence will result in academic and personal growth,
and ultimately, a sustaining level of confidence.

… want to invest time in an educational endeavor that will pay dividends indefinitely.

… value our distinction as the original program of its kind,
and our thirty-one year history of helping women reach their educational goals.

A unique feature of our course is that it seems to work for women at any stage of experience or expertise.

Some students are college graduates; some with masters or doctorates. Many have not completed high school.
 We have had several enrollees who are homeschoolers under the age of 20 and
 we have had enrollees who joined us in their late fifties and sixties.

Many of our students are experienced midwives with more than 300 catches to their credit — several with more than 1000 —
and there have been many who enrolled without having been to a single birth before starting the course.

Several enrollees have some medical background, but most do not.
Some have experience as apprentices, doulas, or childbirth educators, but there are just as many who don’t.

Many have had home births. Some have had hospital births. Some have never given birth.

All of our students, however, have one thing in common:
they each want the best midwifery education available…
 and they have found it.

Success is not the key to happiness.
Happiness is the key to success.
If you love what you are doing,
you will be successful.

Albert Schweitzer