The certificate programs in nurse-midwifery are listed here.

If you are interested in becoming a midwife, you must first decide which route to take and where you want to go. In the United States, there are two organizations which accredit midwifery education, the Division of Accreditation of the American College of Nurse-Midwives (DOA/ACNM) and the Midwifery Education Accreditation Council (MEAC). The ACNM is accredited by the United States Department of Education as an accrediting agency for nurse-midwifery education programs and for direct-entry (non-nursing) midwifery education programs. MEAC has been accredited by the Department to accredit direct-entry (non-nursing) midwifery education programs.

Find ACNM Masters programs here.

Find ACNM direct entry programs here.

Midwifery Education Accreditation Council programs

Professional midwifery education in Canada, a recent and welcome development, is legislated and authorized by the individual provinces. Canadian programmes lead to a bachelor's degree in health science. Following is a list of Canadian universities that have midwifery programs currently accepting students:

Several educational programs using an apprenticeship model have chosen not to be accredited, but set and maintain their own standards.

In order to find out more about midwifery training, apprenticeship, and education, you may want to invest in some books or other learning tools. The following websites will be helpful.