Prof Asp Of Adv Midwivery Prac

2 Credits · Level: Graduate

This course explores the current state of both women's health care and midwifery. Midwives are influencing women’s health care, the development of strategies to exercise these critical concepts to reduce health disparities and the application of crucial cultural competence knowledge and skills. Midwives and the many roles that they must adopt are explored: collaborator, consultant, educator, administrator, researcher and advocate including the transition from nurse to midwife. Ethical, legal and moral issues are woven into the practice of midwifery and discussed throughout the course as well as the investigation of policy, politics, affordable health care and health care financing.