The Senior Midwifery Studies Program is a 3 semester program consisting of 450 classroom hours, 500 clinical hours, a minimum of 50 managed births, 20 coached births, and 20 assisted births. The purpose of this program is to prepare the student to be a midwife in any setting, to deal with any labor, birth, or postpartum complication that may occur and to function with medical peers.
Upon completion of this program, the student will be proficient in the practice of midwifery as defined by Florida Statute, Chapter 467. The program will prepare the student to pass licensure examinations and run a midwifery practice.
