MIDWIFERY TRAINING PROGRAM

Open Enrollment NOW through November 1st. Classes Start November 5th. Next enrollment period opens December 15th with classes starting January 21st

Fall 2024 Enrollment & Classes

Our midwifery training program prepares participants to become a Certified Professional and Texas Licensed Midwife. Focusing on providing care during pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period. This program combined with a required apprenticeship meets the requirements to take the national exam given by the North American Registry of Midwives (NARM). Our program is currently seeking Texas State accreditation through TDLR. We do not anticipate to seek MEAC accreditation in order to keep program costs affordable to participants.

Traditional Midwifery Curriculum in partnership with Ancient Art Midwifery Institute. Ancient Art Midwifery Institute began in 1981 and was the original distance learning program for midwives. Midwifery students looking for online learning only are encouraged to enroll with AAM directly. Their program is excellent for students wanting to learn at their own pace without deadlines and required skills test outs.

DFW Community Birth School’s Midwifery Training Program is for Midwifery students looking for an in person option. A more structured learning environment offering hands on skills throughout the program. There is flexibility in our class schedules to accommodate those in busy apprenticeships or work schedules. Participants are expected to turn in assignments and projects on time and pass their final exams in order to complete each class. This program is designed for those pursuing Texas Licensure.

Program participants are encouraged to live within a reasonable distance of the DFW area as our classroom is located within a midwifery practice in Downtown Dallas. Distance learners living outside the DFW area are able to apply if they have a NARM approved preceptor open to signing off required program skills. They will be required to attend in person final exams. Onsite lodging is no longer an option. *Students residing in the DFW area will not be approved for distance learning.

Anticipated timeline 36-60 months may be completed early if assignments, projects, minimum classroom hours, and skill test outs have been completed.

Required 500 in-classroom hours to complete program

Currently each session offers 3 classes we anticipate adding more as time goes on

Flexible in class times available:

  • Tuesdays 9am-12pm, 1pm-2pm, 2pm-4pm

  • Thursdays we have hybrid classes where there is less in class time but more self study and homework 6pm-7pm, 7pm-8pm, 8pm-9pm

  • Finals are on Saturdays and most workshops are held on weekends

Enrollment opens at least one month prior to the new session starting. Enrollment is year round and you may sign up for any session. You will need to take all classes in order to complete the program. We anticipate adding in a Saturday class in the future. Depending on the amount of students enrolled in each class we may offer more than one class at a time.

Clinical Requirements to Complete Program

Midwifery student at birth
 

Participants are required to complete a minimum of 24 month apprenticeship. The time it takes to complete will depend on the student midwife’s availability, their preceptor(s) client load, and necessary time needed for the participant to demonstrate competency of required midwifery skills.

In additional to skills participants must attend a minimum total of:

55 Births, 100 prenatal appointments, 50 postpartum appointments, 40 newborn exams

 

CLASSES

Must pass each cLASS with a Grade of 79% or HIGHER

Attendance is required with no more than 2 excused absences per session *online may be an option for makeup if you were at a birth

  • Introduction to Community Midwifery

  • Preparing for your apprenticeship

  • Medical Terminology for Midwives

  • Reproductive Anatomy & Physiology

  • Embryology & Fetal Development

  • Nutrition & Fitness

  • Prenatal Care

  • Labs, Ultrasounds and Pharmacology

  • Prenatal Complications

  • Physiologic Labor & Birth

  • Labor & Birth Complications

  • Immediate Postpartum, Newborn Exam & Complications

  • Newborn Care; The First 6 Weeks

  • Lactation

  • Postpartum; The First 6 Weeks

  • Family Planning

  • Counseling, Grief, Loss & Bereavement

  • Midwifery and Medical Research

  • Culture Competency

  • Ethics

  • Herbs & Homeopathy

  • Midwifery Practice Model, Business & Sustainability

  • NARM Prep

  • Preparing for Texas Licensure

    WORKSHOPS

  • Labor & Birth Doula Certification

  • Childbirth Education Certification

  • Defensive Documentation for Midwives

  • Birth Assisting

  • Physical Exams

  • Labs & IV’s

  • Risk Assessments

  • Paps & GYN

  • Breech Birth & Multiples

  • Shoulder Dystocia & Immediate Postpartum Complications

  • Neonatal Resuscitation

  • Postpartum Doula Certification

  • Breastfeeding Specialist Certification

  • Business 101

TUITION

 

Tuition and Additional Fees

Our program offers monthly payment plaNS. The didactic portion may be completed in as little as 24 months with a full time commitment. The program must be completed within 60 months. The required clinical apprenticeship portion may be completed alongside didactics or after completion. Participants must complete apprenticeship requirements to receive certificate of completion.

-$75 Non-refundable application fee due prior to interview

-$500 enrollment fee with $300 due within 7 days of acceptance and the balance due within 30 days

-$500 annual materials fee after the first 12 months (may be broken into payments) $300 credit applied to distance learners

-$100* (estimated & subject to change) annual Typhon student account required until clinical portion is completed unless participant is planning on applying for the NARM exam as a PEP student

$170 per Class per Session

Tuition increases subject to change with a 6 month notice. Annual increase will be no more than 5% annually.

What if I need to take a break from my studies while enrolled in the program?

You may pause your studies at anytime. There are no refunds once you have started a class and you must request in writing (via email is acceptable) your portal subscription to be placed on hold 30 days in advance. You annual enrollment fee is still required every 12 months to stay active.

Do you offer scholarships?

Yes. Currently we offer 5 scholarships per calendar year. While we cannot cover the entire cost of the program we can offer scholarships to help reduce the overall cost. Please email us to request a scholarship application. Scholarships are only granted for in person classes only.

REFUND POLICY

  • The application fee is non-refundable

  • 100% of the enrollment fee may be refunded 72 hours after payment has been made if the potential participant no longer feels the program is for them. Once classes have started or participant has logged into their curriculum portal, this fee is no longer refundable.

  • 100% of class tuition may be refunded if classes have not already started

  • Required annual fee paid to Typhon is non-refundable; students are encouraged to sign up once they have an approved preceptor and begin their clinical apprenticeship

  • Students enrolled in our previous monthly subscription plan have grandfathered monthly tuition rates. Each returned payments or failed credit card transactions will incur a $35 fee for your curriculum subscription. If your subscription is not paid within 10 days of your first unsuccessful payment a $150 reinstatement fee will be applied. If the students is more than 30 days past due they will lose access to their curriculum.

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