Introduction to Midwifery

SPECIFIC LEARNING OBJECTIVES for MDWF – 1010

At the completion of this course, the students will be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills in the following areas:

1. Birth as a human right and how women’s fundamental human rights are routinely violated in industrialized birth settings.

2. Why the maternal mortality rate is increasing in the United States and how midwifery care can stem the tide.

3. Each principal of the Midwives Model of care, their meaning and application in the childbearing year.

4. The safety of out-of-hospital birth.

5. Local, national and international professional and consumer based organizations dedicated to the support of midwives and

   increased access to midwifery care.

6. Understanding and awareness of birth models that work.

7. Working comprehension of the brokenness of the maternity care system today and concepts for how to work toward improvement.

   Midwifery College of Utah. (2020, Fall). MDWF 1010 Introduction to Midwifery [Course syllabus]. Available from

   Midwifery College of Utah. Learn website: midwifery.edu