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National College of Midwifery,
209 State Road 240
Taos, NM 87571.

Tel 505.758.8914
fax 505.758.0302 info@midwiferycollege.org

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Prerequisites:
1. High School Diploma or GED.

Credit Hours: The academic credit hours listed below for each course mean that you will have spent 15 hours of formal time per credit hour working on each topic, plus 30 hours per credit in homework. For example, if a course has 4 credits, you will have spent 4 x 15 =60 hours formal time and 120 hours study time to master the course learning objectives.

Course Numbering:

Course numbers denote the level of difficulty, with courses in the 100 level being more basic than courses in the 400 level.

Prefixes and Suffixes

The letter prefix before each number stands for the category into which the course falls:
ENG=english
BIOL=biololgy
HON=honors level course
MATH=mathematics
PSY=psychology
MW=midwifery
SOC= sociology

Suffixes:

The only letter suffix we use is G. It denotes the general education category.

These are the Course Requirements for the Associate of Science:

Math and Human
Life Science
(12 credit hours)
Course Description Credits
BIOL 155G Anatomy and Physiology 4
BIOL 120 Fetal Development 1
SOC 102 Genetic Screening 1
HON 205G Applied Microbiology 3
MATH 112G Fundementals of Elementary Math 3

Critical Thinking and Psychosocial Issues
(14 credit hours)
Course Description Credits
PSY 224 Communication and Counseling 1
HON 248G Cultural Issues 3
HON 223G Evolution of Human Sexuality 3
MW 350 Perinatal Education including Lactation. 3
ENG 200G Analytical Writing 3

MW 300 Antepartum Management
(6 credit hours)
  1. Basic Skills
  2. Risk Screening
  3. Physical Assessment
  4. Provision of care
  5. Complications
  6. Nutrition
  7. Pharmacology
  8. Diagnostic Lab Tests and Procedures
  9. Observational Skills and Charting
  10. CPR

MW 320 Intrapartum Management
(6 credit hours)
  1. Basic Skills
  2. Risk Screening
  3. Physical Assessment
  4. Provision of Care
  5. Complications
  6. Pharmacology
  7. Diagnostic Lab Tests and Procedures
  8. Observational Skills and Charting
  9. IV Therapy

MW 340 Postpartum Management
 (6 credit hours)
  1. Basic Skills
  2. Risk Screening
  3. Physical Assessment
  4. Provision of Care
  5. Complications
  6. Pharmacology
  7. Diagnostic Lab Tests and Procedures
  8. Observational Skills and Charting

MW 360 Newborn Management
(6 credit hours)
  1. Basic Skills
  2. Risk Screening
  3. Physical Assessment
  4. Provision of Care
  5. Complications
  6. Diagnostic Lab Tests and Procedures
  7. Observational Skills and Charting
  8. Neonatal Resuscitation

MW 380 Well Woman Reproductive Health Care
(6 credit hours)
  1. Risk Screening
  2. Physical Assessment
  3. Provision of Care
  4. Diagnostic Lab Tests and Procedures
  5. Pharmacology
  6. Observational Skills and Charting

Professional Issues
 (6 credit hours)
    Course Description Credits
    HON 222G History of Midwifery 3
    HON 225G Ethics in Health care 2
    HON 390G Laws and Regulations and Consumers 3
    MW 250 Protocols 1
    HON 393G Community Health Issues 3
    MW 350 Out-of-Hospital Birth 3
    ENG 202G Business and Professional Communication

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    HON 211G Exploring Statistics 3
    HON 220 G Midwifery Literature and Art 3

 

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