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NURSE-MIDWIFERY AT 

BOSTON COLLEGE

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In Boston College’s M.S. in Nurse-Midwifery program, you will learn advanced practice skills in both outpatient and inpatient care. With your degree, you will join a profession that provides the full scope of midwifery care over the course of patients’ lifetimes, ensuring respect, improving outcomes, and addressing the urgent crisis of maternal mortality. 

Nurse-Midwifery at BC

16 courses

48 CREDITS

24

MONTHS

of full-time study

750 hours

CLINICAL PRACTICE

minimum

As a certified nurse-midwife, you will be an expert of care during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period. You will provide the full scope of care for your patients from adolescence throughout the lifespan, as well as care for newborns during the first month of life. You will also support vulnerable communities through education, health promotion, and risk assessment and management, with a commitment to just care.

The 24-month, 48-credit Master of Science in Nurse-Midwifery program is designed to prepare clinically competent nurse-midwives who provide family-centered health care at the full scope of practice.

Select courses include:

• Advanced Physiology and Pathophysiology across the Lifespan
• Ethics and Quality Care
• Foundations of Evidence-Based Practice

• Intrapartum, Postpartum and Newborn Care + Clinical
• Obstetric and Gynecologic Ambulatory Care I + II
• Midwifery Integration Seminar 

The Boston College Nurse-Midwifery program is pre-accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education, 2000 Duke Street, Suite 300, Alexandria, Virginia 22314   theacme.org

Our master’s program is led by renowned faculty whose clinical experience bridges theory and practice, creating a dynamic learning environment that fosters student success.

Our program will set you up in clinical placements that are right for you in top Boston-area hospitals and community health centers.

The Connell School of Nursing has received a grant from the Commonwealth to support the birth workforce and address perinatal health disparities in Massachusetts.

Our professors are practicing nurse-midwives and supportive mentors. They will teach you to provide evidence-based care that improves patient outcomes and strengthens communities.

Katharine Hutchinson, Dr.P.H., CNM

Katharine Hutchinson focuses her teaching and clinical experience on the care of vulnerable populations in Boston and around the world.

Thamarah Crevecoeur, Dr.P.H., CNM

In addition to her teaching, Thamarah Crevecoeur maintains her clinical practice at community health centers, where she cares for patients from Haiti and other parts of the Caribbean.

Gain firsthand experience at providers such as:

• Massachusetts General Hospital
• Mattapan Community Health Center
• Mt. Auburn Hospital
• South Shore Hospital

Nurse-midwives work in locations such as: 

• Hospitals
• Birth centers
• Community health centers

Median annual wage for nurse-midwives:

Bureau of Labor Statistics

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