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CIP PROGRAM: 51.3401
Direct Entry Midwifery.

Summary: A program that prepares individuals to provide pre-natal, natural birth, and immediate postpartum care to pregnant women in jurisdictions licensing direct (non-nursing) training for midwives. Includes instruction in 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.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics - Related Occupations

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National Completion Rate Trends

Year Associate'sBachelor'sMaster's
2020 22 14 18
2021 18 18 12
2022 17 26 15
2023 14 28 5
2024 19 24 14
Change -36.36% +100.00% -72.22%

Related CIPs

51 HEALTH PROFESSIONS AND RELATED PROGRAMS.
51.34 Alternative and Complementary Medical Support Services.
51.3499 Alternative and Complementary Medical Support Services, Other.
51.3401 Direct Entry Midwifery.

Institutions granting degrees in Direct Entry Midwifery.

Institution Degrees Granted (2024)5-Year Change

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