Bachelor of Science in Midwifery (B.Sc. Mw)

Within a few years of graduation from the Bachelor of Science in Midwifery (B.Sc. Mw) program, graduates will be able to:

PEO01. Provide context- and culturally relevant evidence informed woman- and person-centered midwifery care to women, newborns, and their families during the preconception, antenatal, intranatal, postnatal, and neonatal periods

PEO02. Demonstrate commitment to professional, legal, and ethical midwifery practice

PEO03. Use midwifery theories, frameworks, and models of care to maximize health of women and newborns, and to promote healthy family life, planned pregnancies, and positive parenting

PEO04. Communicate and collaborate with women, families, and the interprofessional team to promote normal pregnancy and birth and to maximize health outcomes when complications develop

PEO05. Demonstrate commitment to self-reflection and life-long learning

PEO06. Contribute to advancing autonomous midwifery practice and achievement of sustainable development goals through practice, leadership, scholarship, and stewardship

Upon successful completion of the Bachelor of Science in Midwifery (B.Sc. Mw) program, graduates will be prepared to:

SLO02. Practice midwifery within a professional, ethical, and legal framework and in consideration of diverse cultural contexts

SLO03. Demonstrate safe and competent midwifery care in homes, clinics, and hospital settings to women, newborns, and their families

SLO04. Communicate and collaborate effectively with individuals, families, communities, and members of the inter-professional team to promote normal physiological pregnancy and birth and to maximize health outcomes when complications develop

SLO05. Serve as a global citizen and leverage midwifery role to advance sustainable development goals related to women and maternal and newborn health

SLO01. Integrate theoretical, conceptual, critical, clinical thinking, and best evidence to make decisions in the care of women, newborns, and their families during the preconception, antenatal, intranatal, postnatal, and neonatal periods

SLO06. Model a spirit of curiosity and inquiry and pursuit of life-long learning