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Nurse 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

Priority: May 1

Completion

36 months

Schedule

Full-Time

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This program, fully funded for up to six eligible students through a MatCare HRSA grant, prepares students as expert nurse midwives for every stage and in every setting in which midwifery care is delivered to birthing people.

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) supervision. Students will attend births in a variety of settings, focusing on normal physiological births and recognizing and co-managing high-risk obstetric and gynecologic cases within an interdisciplinary healthcare team.

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Course Requirements

Doctor of Nursing Practice - Nurse Midwifery

75 credits

Contact Us

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

Accreditations

ACME

Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education

The midwifery program at Fairfield University is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education (ACME), 2000 Duke Street, Suite 300, Alexandria, Virginia 22314, (703) 835-4565, support@theacme.org.

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Nurse Midwifery at Fairfield

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

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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
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.

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 graduating class of 2024 had a 100% AMCB pass rate.

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

Enrollment, Graduation, and Attrition

Enrollment, Graduation, and Attrition table for Fall 2017 – 2024.
Information Fall 2017 Fall 2018 Fall 2020 Fall 2021 Fall 2022 Fall 2024 Fall 2025
Number of students matriculating 4 4 3 2 4 3 4
Goal for on-time graduation 75% 75% 75% 75% 75% 75% 75%
Attrition — who left the program 25% (n=1) 0% 33.3% (n=1) 0% 0% 0% 0%
Final graduation rate 75% 100% 66.6% 100% 100% All on track for May 2027 graduation All on track for May 2028 graduation
On-time graduation rate 100%
in May 2020		 100%
in May 2021		 100%
in May 2023		 100%
in May 2024		 100%
in May 2025		 All on track for May 2027 graduation All on track for May 2028 graduation

*Of note: No student began the midwifery program in 2019 or 2023.

To be a recipient of a HRSA grant means a lot because it provides financial stability, it helps me really focus on my academics, and it allows me to immerse myself into becoming a great midwife.

Jeneice Collins, DNP (c) ‘25

Jeneice Collins

News & Highlights

Featured

An external view of the Egan (Marion Peckham) School of Nursing and Health Studies building showing the windows, and the sky on a bright sunny day.

Fairfield Egan’s DNP Nurse Midwifery Program Awarded $1.22 Million HRSA Grant

The grant will support the University’s nurse midwifery program.

Katherine Brennan '23

Nurse Midwifery Faculty Inspiring the Next Generation of Midwives

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