Nurse-Midwife

FNU graduates nearly 40% of the nation's midwives.

We are the oldest and largest continually operating nurse-midwifery education program in the U.S. More than 50% of FNU's 150+ faculty are Certified Nurse-Midwives.

A Certified Nurse-Midwife (CNM) is a primary health care provider to women of all ages throughout their lives. CNMs focus on gynecologic and family planning services, as well as preconception, pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum and newborn care. They also provide primary care such as conducting annual exams, writing prescriptions, and offering basic nutrition counseling.

Read more in Why should I become a nurse-midwife?

Specialty Track Overview

• Earn a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) or a Post-Graduate Certificate (PGC).
• Complete your coursework online.
• Attend full- or part-time. FNU offers every course every term.
• Enjoy two brief on-campus immersion experiences.
• Complete your clinical practicum in your home community.
• 675 clinical hours for the MSN plus an additional 360 hours for the DNP.
• Add a Women’s Health Care Nurse Practitioner Post-Graduate Certificate with only 4 credit hours and 180 clinical hours.
• View Program of Study.