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Seattle Midwifery School
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 midwifery program has two faculty positions available. Click here for information.
Please visit our "How To Apply" page for information.
We are pleased to announce that on September 3, 2009, representatives from Seattle Midwifery School and Bastyr University executed merger documents at a signing ceremony hosted on Bastyr University’s Kenmore, Washington campus. The event was attended by guests from both SMS and Bastyr communities. While we await final approvals from both Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) and Midwifery Education Accreditation Council (MEAC) we are busy doing the work of combining these two great organizations. With the final approval, expected some time in the fall of 2009, the new Bastyr University Department of Midwifery will offer an articulated BS/MS degree in midwifery.
The Simkin Center for Allied Birth Vocations, formerly known as the Simkin School, will continue to offer training for birth doulas, postpartum doulas, childbirth educators and lactation educators, with plans for growth in the program offerings. With the approval of this merger, both of these programs will be a part of the School of Natural Health Arts and Sciences at Bastyr University.
Join us as we move into the future of education in the childbirth professions!
Questions? Updated FAQs will be available soon, or call the school at 206.322.8834. We look forward to hearing from you.
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 Chidlbirth Professions Open House is Tuesday February 2, 2010 from 4:30-6:30pm. Please email to RSVP or call 800.747.9433.
Our priority application deadline is January 31st. If you have any questions, please contact our Admissions Specialist. Visit our Midwifery Education pages for lots of information and frequently-asked questions.
Click here for our donor list and here for a list of our wonderful sponsors and volunteers.
See the Events Calendar for events
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)
Read Jennifer Block's blog article, Where's The Birth Plan? on midwives and healthcare reform. Click here to read> (7/30/09)
SMS Midwifery Program graduate Kim Radtke quoted in article about our new Washington law. Click here to read> (7/23/09)
The MAMA Campaign continues the work of influencing key congressional committee members about the benefits of including Certified Professional Midwives in federal Medicaid law. Congress is expected to make their decisions on health care reform legislation in the upcoming months, so the timeline is very short.
We hope you will visit the MAMA Campaign web site, endorse the campaign and give a gift that could change the lives of millions of American women and their families. No gift is too small - or too large. (Read more MAMA Campaign activities in the latest edition of the SMS eNews)
New 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)
