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Bastyr University’s Department of Midwifery now offers a Master of Science in Midwifery!
Seattle Midwifery School has been educating childbirth professionals for more than 30 years. Our well-known, rigorous midwifery training program, founded in 1978, is the oldest direct-entry midwifery program in the country.
In the late 1980's, with the help of experts in the field of childbirth, we began developing a series of premier birth doula, postpartum doula, childbirth educator, lactation education training courses for our Doula and Extension Education Program that draw participants from across North America to our lovely retreat-like campus. In spring of 2008, in honor of childbirth pioneer and faculty member Penny Simkin, we announced the renaming of the Doula and Extension Education Program to the Simkin School for Allied Birth Vocations.
The nation’s first regionally accredited, articulated direct-entry Master of Science degree in Midwifery is now available through Bastyr University’s Department of Midwifery. Click here for details>
The midwifery program has a faculty position available.
The Simkin Center is hiring an administrative assistant.
Click here for information>
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Friday, June 18, 2010, 9:00-4:00 on our Talaris campus. MEAC CEUs are pending. Topics include: newborn infections, obesity in pregnancy, milk banking and more!
Click here to download pdf of flyer or call 206.322.8834 x106 for more details.
Please visit our "How To Apply" page for information.
In honor of Suzy Myers and Jo Anne Myers-Ciecko, two of the many phenomenal women whose gifts and talents have been the foundation of this school, SMS leadership are proud to announce the creation of the Myers Midwifery Scholarship Fund. For more information about this scholarship fund click here.
Our next Childbirth Professions Open House is Tuesday August 3, 2010 from 4:30-6:30pm. Please email to RSVP or call 800.747.9433.
Please contact our Admissions Specialist. Visit our Midwifery Education pages for lots of information and frequently-asked questions.
Bringing Baby Home Certification Training
September 17th-19th, 2010 - Seattle, WA. More information>
See the Events Calendar for more events
Seattle Woman Article - "The Doula Business" - Check out this article on doulas by former SMS Executive Director, Cheryl Murfin. Includes an interview with Simkin Center faculty, Penny Simkin. (4/28/10)
"Trends and Characteristics of Home and Other Out-of-Hospital Births in the United States, 1990-2006." The report was published in early March by the CDC and covered throughout the nation including USA Today, NPR's Health Blog, a press release from The Big Push, as well as by dozens of other news outlets who ran the story. It includes demographic characteristics of out-of-hospital-birth populations, data regarding states with the greatest and fewest home births and data demonstrating significantly reduced rates of pre-term and low-birth weight in out-of-hospital-birth populations. Click here to read the full report from the CDC/National Vital Statistics.
Another great home birth study - this time from the Canadian Medical Association Journal - "Women in the planned home-birth group were significantly less likely than those who planned a midwife-attended hospital birth to have obstetric interventions." Click here to read the abstract and access the full-text pdf. (8/31/09)
The MAMA Campaign continues the work of influencing key congressional committee members about the benefits of including Certified Professional Midwives in federal Medicaid law.
2009 study from the Netherlands - the "largest study of its kind has found that for low-risk women, giving birth at home is as safe as doing so in hospital with a midwife." Read an excellent summary of the study by SMS faculty member, Wendy Gordon, CPM, LM (4/24/09)
