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Women’s Health & Midwifery

nurse midwife

Students in these specializations receive additional training in women’s care and obstetrics.

Graduates meet requirements for certification and licensure by the California Board of Registered Nursing. Graduates are eligible to sit for select national certification examinations.

The Women’s Health & Midwifery concentration consists of three specializations:

  • Specialization in Nurse Midwifery
  • Specialization in Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner
  • Specialization in Nurse Midwifery AND Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner

SDSU CNM Mission, Philosophy and Outcomes 2010 (pdf)

Concentration Chair: Dr. Lauren Hunter (lhunter@mail.sdsu.edu)

 

Curriculum

Specialization in Nurse-Midwifery

The program is accredited by the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACME: Accreditation Commission for Midwidery Education, 8403 Colesville Road, Suite 1550, Silver Spring, MD 20910-6374, 240-485-1802), http://www.midwife.org/acme.cfm, and the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).

Specialization in Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner

The program is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) and certified by the National Certification Corporation (NCC).

Specialization in Nurse-Midwifery AND Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner

The program is accredited by the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACME: Accreditation Commission for Midwidery Education, 8403 Colesville Road, Suite 1550, Silver Spring, MD 20910-6374, 240-485-1802) and the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). It is certified by the National Certification Corporation (NCC).