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Bastyr University’s Department of Midwifery now offers a Master of Science in Midwifery! Seattle Midwifery School has been educating childbirth professionals for more than 30 years. Our well-known, rigorous midwifery training program, founded in 1978, is the oldest direct-entry midwifery program in the country. If you dream of serving women and families, Simkin Center delivers knowledge, tools and skills you can immediately use in your community. Simkin Center has educated, prepared and inspired more than 5,700 birth and postpartum doulas, childbirth educators, and lactation educators since its inception. The most respected program of its type, Simkin Center is best known for its world-class faculty. Faculty members are the heart of the Center’s success and are leaders of the modern doula movement. Penny Simkin is the Center's honored namesake and a senior faculty member at the Simkin Center. News, Classes & Events Kathleen Kendall Tackett PhD, IBCLC Lectures at Bastyr on Monday, March 14 were great! Why Breastfeeding Lowers Risk for Metabolic Syndrome, Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease: The Psychoneuroimmunology of Human Lactation - Click here for PowerPoint presentation New Paradigm for Depression in New Mothers- Click here for PowerPoint presentation Questions: simkincenter@bastyr.edu 425-602-3361 HISTORY IS IN THE MAKING! The nation’s first regionally accredited, articulated direct-entry Master of Science degree in Midwifery is now available through Bastyr University’s Department of Midwifery. Click here for details> Our 2011 Midwifery Program Application Is Now Available! Please visit our "How To Apply" page for information. Ready to apply? Please contact our Admissions Specialist. Visit our Midwifery Education pages for lots of information and frequently-asked questions. Are you on the path to midwifery school? Interested in becoming a Birth or Postpartum Doula? Childbirth Educator? Lactation Educator? Join us for our monthly Childbirth Professions Open House! Click here to find out more. Updates to our Anti-racism Visioning Project Click here for updates> The Simkin Center Leadership Fund (SCLF) provides $4500 a year to emerging leaders: birth and postpartum doulas, childbirth and lactation educators with knowledge, skill and community involvement to practice in underserved ethnic, cultural, socio-economic and geographic communities. Please help us continue this work with your generous tax deductible contribution: Online Giving. After entering your contact info, just designate Simkin Center Leadership Fund from the pull down menu. Thank you! Tuition Support for Midwifery Education In honor of Suzy Myers and Jo Anne Myers-Ciecko, two of the many phenomenal women whose gifts and talents have been the foundation of this school, we are proud to announce the creation of the Myers Midwifery Scholarship Fund. For more information about this scholarship fund click here. Welcome Midwifery Class of 2013! Click here to learn more about our new class of 16 aspiring midwives. Birth-Related News CPM Bill Introduced: A Milestone for Mothers and Midwives! Join the Celebration for HR 1054. We are thrilled to announce that Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-ME-1) has introduced HR 1054, the “Access to Certified Professional Midwives Act of 2011” in the U.S. House of Representatives. A Push for More Pregnancies to Last 39 Weeks Read this article in the digital edition of the Wall Street Journal about the ongoing practice of elective inductions and cesareans before 39 weeks without a medical indication despite strong evidence to discourage this practice Please support the MAMA Campaign! The MAMA Campaign continues the work of influencing key congressional committee members about the benefits of including Certified Professional Midwives in federal Medicaid law. View the new DONA International video The Essential Ingredient: The Doula which features eminent childbirth researchers and advocates, including Simkin Center Senior Instructor Penny Simkin, Marshall and Phyllis Klaus, John and Peggy Kennell, and others. You’ll also see our own Simkin Center Director, Annie Kennedy. It is an educational and inspiring look at the missing piece in childbirth and postpartum - social and emotional support. Wonderful introduction to the concept! Seattle Woman Article - "The Doula Business" - Check out this article on doulas by former SMS Executive Director, Cheryl Murfin. Includes an interview with Simkin Center faculty, Penny Simkin. (4/28/10) Another great home birth study - this time from the Canadian Medical Association Journal - Outcomes of planned home birth with registered midwife versus planned hospital birth with midwife or physician. "Women in the planned home-birth group were significantly less likely than those who planned a midwife-attended hospital birth to have obstetric interventions." Click here to read the abstract and access the full-text pdf. (8/31/09) Home Births 'as Safe as Hospital' 2009 study from the Netherlands - the "largest study of its kind has found that for low-risk women, giving birth at home is as safe as doing so in hospital with a midwife." Read an excellent summary of the study by Bastyr faculty member, Wendy Gordon, CPM, LM (4/24/09)









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