MDWF 1010

Course Description

This course provides the learner with a solid understanding of childbirth as a human right, the Midwives Model of Care and the safety of out-of- hospital birth. Through narrative accounts, research documents and the powerful imagery of birth, students will emerge from this course understanding the power, value and importance of access to midwifery care for all who choose this maternity care option. (Midwives College of Utah, 2020).

1 credit

In exploring different models of care, birth practices in the United States, and the safety of out of hospital birth I found that this course provided me with a great foundation in the Midwifery Model of Care. The readings, discussions, and assignments all built upon one another to help students understand the fluidity of the different models of care and start considering our own philosophies about birth and where we as future midwives "fit" within these models.