What Can I Do With A Degree In Midwifery?



The Midwifery Education Program is four years in duration and leads to a Bachelor of Health Science.  Participants have the opportunity to study alongside other students in health disciplines such as nursing, social work, health promotion, and medicine.  Courses provide practical experience through internships, involvement in program committees, community public relations, and more.  The operating mandate is to provide northern residents the opportunity to study midwifery in preparation for practice in northern rural and remote communities.  The program is offered in French and English, however students in the French Stream must be bilingual.  Please see the Midwifery webpage below for further program details.

Link to the Midwifery web site

Skills developed:

  • Practical hands on experience in the field
  • Multidisciplinary perspective (e.g. Biology, Social Work, & Women’s Studies)
  • Strong communication skills (written, spoken,  interpersonal and presentation)
  • Excellent time management and organizational skills
  • Strong critical thinking and analytical abilities
  • Excellent research skills
  • Ability to council and advise

Areas of employment

A Midwife is the primary care giver for a woman during and following her pregnancy.  Therefore a midwife may experience a variety of settings including hospitals, clinics, birth centers, community health centers, and homes. As Graduates of the Ontario Midwifery Education Program, registered midwives generally find careers in organizations which specifically employ Midwives.

Who’s hired Laurentian Grads (sample)

Cambridge Midwives Midwifery Group of Ottawa Hamilton Midwives
Midwives Grey-Simcoe Kenora Midwives Midwives of Algoma
La Maison Des Naissances Moonwater Birthing Laurentian University
Sudbury Community Midwives    



For more information, contact: the Career and Employment Centre by telephone 673-6598 or by email CareerEmploymentCentre@laurentian.ca

 

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