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Midwifery

Format & Location

On-Campus (Fairfield, CT)

School/College

Egan School of Nursing & Health Studies
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Start Dates

Fall (September)

Application Deadline

July 1

Completion

36 months

Schedule

Full-Time

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Fairfield University's Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) in Midwifery is a degree that focuses on both the assessment and application of existing evidence to improve practice. Students are prepared for population-level healthcare, organizational systems, leadership, business management, clinical scholarship, information technology, and policy-making.

By the Numbers

#17

Nursing Midwifery Program in the United States
- U.S. News and World Report

Top 5%

Best Nursing Schools in the Nation
- College Factual

#1

Best Nursing Practice Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region
- College Factual

What You'll Learn and Do

Learn to make informed decisions.

The Egan School believes that nurse-midwifery education should be rooted in the science and art of midwifery, teaching students how to provide holistic, individualized, family-centered care with an emphasis on shared decision-making and practicing according to evidence-based guidelines. 

Care for others.

The Egan School believes it is important for interprofessional healthcare education and trauma-informed care to be woven throughout the holistic nurse midwifery curriculum. Our graduates will appreciate aspects of palliative and supportive midwifery care during perinatal loss.

Be prepared for certification.

The DNP Nurse Midwifery (DNP-NM) curriculum at the Egan School prepares students to be eligible for the Certification Examination of the American Midwifery Certification Board (AMCB). The 2020, 2021, and 2023 graduating classes had a 100% AMCB pass rate.

Take your education into your own hands.

Because nurse midwives are responsible for direct patient care, students gain hands-on experience in providing gynecologic, antepartum, intrapartum, postpartum, newborn, and breastfeeding care under Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) faculty supervision. Nurse midwifery students will attend births in a variety of settings with a heavy focus on normal physiological birth, however, they will also be prepared to recognize and co-manage high-risk obstetric and gynecologic cases within an interdisciplinary healthcare team.

Accreditations

ACME

Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education

The midwifery program at Fairfield University is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education (ACME) c/o American College of Nurse-Midwives, 2000 Duke Street, Suite 300, Alexandria, Virginia 22314.

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Course Requirements

Doctor of Nursing Practice - Nurse Midwifery

75 credits

Contact Us

Graduate Admission
gradadmis@fairfield.edu
(203) 254-4184

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Midwifery at Fairfield

Fairfield's DNP Nurse Midwifery program received an HRSA Maternity Care Nursing Workforce Expansion Grant.

Learn From Industry Experts

Fairfield University’s Egan School boasts experienced faculty who inspire students to become leaders across social and healthcare environments. These students actively engage with faculty in practice, policy, scholarship, and service.

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Jenna LoGiudice
Jenna LoGiudice
Associate Professor, Nursing
Stephanie Welsh
Stephanie Welsh
Clinical Midwifery Faculty Specialist

Admission Information

From your first admission conversation to graduation and beyond, you’ll find support at every turn. The Fairfield University student support network is dedicated to meeting your needs. You’ll receive personal, academic, and financial guidance as you complete your Doctorate in Nursing Practice - Nurse Anesthesia.

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Accreditation Information

The midwifery program at Fairfield University is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education (ACME) c/o American College of Nurse-Midwives, 2000 Duke Street, Suite 300, Alexandria, Virginia 22314.

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The faculty of the Marion Peckham Egan School of Nursing and Health Studies DNP-NM program adopts the Philosophy of Care from the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM). The Egan School is committed to educating nurse midwives at the doctoral level who are prepared to provide excellent midwifery care and who will serve as leaders in the healthcare setting. Our graduates will have a deep commitment to social justice and will be invested in improving care for women and families.

The Egan School believes that nursing midwifery education should be rooted in the science and art of midwifery, teaching students how to provide holistic, individualized, family-centered care, with an emphasis on shared decision-making and practicing according to evidence-based guidelines. The Egan School believes that it is important for interprofessional healthcare education and trauma-informed care to be woven throughout the holistic nurse midwifery curriculum. Our graduates will appreciate aspects of palliative and supportive midwifery care during perinatal loss.

The Egan School also believes midwifery education should foster a deepening of one’s commitment to caring for vulnerable populations. Our graduates will practice midwifery in effective and ethical ways in all settings, respecting the dignity of every person.

The DNP Nurse Midwifery (DNP-NM) curriculum at the Egan School prepares students to be eligible for the Certification Examination of the American Midwifery Certification Board (AMCB).

The graduating class of 2020 had a 100% AMCB pass rate.
The graduating class of 2021 had a 100% AMCB pass rate.
The graduating class of 2023 had a 100% AMCB pass rate.

*The Egan School goal for American Midwifery Certification Board pass rates within one year of graduation is >85%.

Information

2017

2018

Number of students matriculating

4

4

Goal for on-time graduation

75%

 75%

Attrition who left the program

25%

0%

On-time graduation rate

75%

Set to graduate in 2021

Final graduation rate

75%

Set to graduate in 2021

Fairfield Egan has great relationships with local hospitals and preceptors are eager to take Fairfield students because they know how well we’re trained.

Emily Baldwin, RN'16, DNP'20

Emily Baldwin smiles in front of a white background with a stethoscope around her neck.

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