ACNM educational programs; these programs may offer a degree (baccalaureate, master's, or doctoral) and also provide the core midwifery education required to sit for the examination leading to a CNM or CM certificate.

Midwifery education 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.

Congratulations! If you have found your way to this page, you have already started to think about a midwife as a possible attendant at the birth of your baby. Now you want to find out more about midwives, who we are, what we believe and practice, where we do what we do, how we are different from physicians.

It is doubtful that you could find a midwife who doesn't support and promote breastfeeding. Breastfeeding has been shown conclusively in research studies to provide benefits to baby and mother that just are not reproducible with artificial formula. Besides, it's nature's way, and midwives believe that nature knows best.

 Mothers are ceasing to breastfeed in favor of bottlefeeding in part because of their infant's father's preference, states a study published in the November 5 issue of the Pediatrics Electronic Pages.

You may be at the point where you'll try whatever is available for some relief. It's time to try Cabbage Leaves.

Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) is a strong promotor of breastfeeding and has sponsored a number of legislative bills related to women's rights to breastfeed.