Mission
Midwives College of Utah (MCU) provides an educational structure and an integrated learning environment for individuals to become midwives of technical expertise, professional excellence, and personal greatness—namely Midwives of Excellence™.
Midwives College of Utah (MCU) provides an educational structure and an integrated learning environment for individuals to become midwives of technical expertise, professional excellence, and personal greatness—namely Midwives of Excellence™.
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Fall Semester 2016
The class descriptions below are from the 2016 MCU Course Catalog
Writing for Midwives - ENGL 1050
Introduction to Writing Seminar, 1 cr. This course is required for students who have ENG 1010 waived. The student will review the writing skills necessary for research papers, practice guidelines, business letters, and client education materials (handouts), as well as writing for both general and professional publication. Capturing the Essence
Introduction to Writing Seminar, 1 cr. This course is required for students who have ENG 1010 waived. The student will review the writing skills necessary for research papers, practice guidelines, business letters, and client education materials (handouts), as well as writing for both general and professional publication. Capturing the Essence
Effective Communication Skills Seminar
Communication Seminar-COMM 1050 .5 cr. This course is a brief seminar reviewing communication skills outlined in Crucial Conversations that are essential for healthy communication in personal and professional settings. This class is required for students who have COMM 1010 waived.
Communication Seminar-COMM 1050 .5 cr. This course is a brief seminar reviewing communication skills outlined in Crucial Conversations that are essential for healthy communication in personal and professional settings. This class is required for students who have COMM 1010 waived.
Introduction to Midwifery-MDWF 1010
Introduction to Midwifery, 1 cr. This course provides the learner with a solid understanding of childbirth as a human right, the Midwives Model of Care and the safety of out-of- hospital birth. Through narrative accounts, research documents and the powerful imagery of birth, students will emerge from this course understanding the power, value and importance of access to midwifery care for all who choose this maternity care option. Local & Ethic Midwifery Organizations
Introduction to Midwifery, 1 cr. This course provides the learner with a solid understanding of childbirth as a human right, the Midwives Model of Care and the safety of out-of- hospital birth. Through narrative accounts, research documents and the powerful imagery of birth, students will emerge from this course understanding the power, value and importance of access to midwifery care for all who choose this maternity care option. Local & Ethic Midwifery Organizations
Midwives Assistant Orientation- MDWF 1050
Midwife’s Assistant Orientation 4 cr. (3 academic credits/1 clinical credit) This course helps student midwives prepare to become efficient, trustworthy and competent assistants. This course is designed to give the student an understanding of the requirements and duties of a midwife's assistant. After having completed this course, students will be prepared with the theoretical background necessary for her clinical practicum. Students will understand the scope and principles of general skills used in a prenatal setting, and will explore the role of the assistant through case studies. Pinterest Field Guide Project
Midwife’s Assistant Orientation 4 cr. (3 academic credits/1 clinical credit) This course helps student midwives prepare to become efficient, trustworthy and competent assistants. This course is designed to give the student an understanding of the requirements and duties of a midwife's assistant. After having completed this course, students will be prepared with the theoretical background necessary for her clinical practicum. Students will understand the scope and principles of general skills used in a prenatal setting, and will explore the role of the assistant through case studies. Pinterest Field Guide Project
Phase One Practicum - CLNC 1010
Phase One Practicum 3 cr. Students observe at least ten births and describe in writing one case linking knowledge or skills acquired in observed birth experiences with knowledge acquired in first year of study, specifically the Midwives Model of Care. Students evaluate the learning gained from observed birth experiences. Connection & Reflection
Phase One Practicum 3 cr. Students observe at least ten births and describe in writing one case linking knowledge or skills acquired in observed birth experiences with knowledge acquired in first year of study, specifically the Midwives Model of Care. Students evaluate the learning gained from observed birth experiences. Connection & Reflection
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Winter 2017
The class descriptions below are from the 2017 MCU Course Catalog
Anatomy and Physiology of Obstetrics - BIOL 1050
Anatomy and Physiology of Obstetrics, 3 cr. This course covers pelvic bones, joints, ligaments and classifications, musculature of pelvic floor and perineum, fetal skull, fetopelvic relationships, reproductive organs, the reproductive cycle, natural child spacing, fertilization and early development, fetal circulation and the female urinary tract.
Anatomy and Physiology of Obstetrics, 3 cr. This course covers pelvic bones, joints, ligaments and classifications, musculature of pelvic floor and perineum, fetal skull, fetopelvic relationships, reproductive organs, the reproductive cycle, natural child spacing, fertilization and early development, fetal circulation and the female urinary tract.
Medical Terminology & Charting - HLTH 1010
Medical Terminology & Charting, 3 cr. This course covers basic word structure; suffixes, prefixes and terminology associated with the prenatal period, labor and birth, postpartum and the newborn.
Medical Terminology & Charting, 3 cr. This course covers basic word structure; suffixes, prefixes and terminology associated with the prenatal period, labor and birth, postpartum and the newborn.
IV Skills Lab - MDWF 1040
IV Skills Lab, 1.5 cr. This course covers the basics of IVs, both academic and hands-on. Objectives include indication for IV therapy in childbirth, types of fluids, and proper technique in starting, administering, and discontinuing IVs, as well as proper charting. *May be taken in Phase Two depending on clinical placement
IV Skills Lab, 1.5 cr. This course covers the basics of IVs, both academic and hands-on. Objectives include indication for IV therapy in childbirth, types of fluids, and proper technique in starting, administering, and discontinuing IVs, as well as proper charting. *May be taken in Phase Two depending on clinical placement
Cultural Competency in Midwifery Care: Understanding Difference, Power, & Privilege - SOSC 1010,
Cultural Competency in Midwifery Care: Understanding Difference, Power, & Privilege, 1.5 cr. This course will introduce students to the foundational concepts of cultural competency and humility in midwifery care, and to engage critical learning of how difference, power, and privilege intersect to produce documented disparities in maternal-child health outcomes and practices in the United States. Students will have the opportunity to study and explore three broad areas of cultural competency and anti-oppression practices, and their impact on maternity care through historical and current sociopolitical frameworks. In doing so, students will acquire foundational skills necessary for the provision of culturally competent care and the actualization of anti-oppression midwifery professional practices -- in commitment to equity in maternal-child health for all childbearing families.
Cultural Competency in Midwifery Care: Understanding Difference, Power, & Privilege, 1.5 cr. This course will introduce students to the foundational concepts of cultural competency and humility in midwifery care, and to engage critical learning of how difference, power, and privilege intersect to produce documented disparities in maternal-child health outcomes and practices in the United States. Students will have the opportunity to study and explore three broad areas of cultural competency and anti-oppression practices, and their impact on maternity care through historical and current sociopolitical frameworks. In doing so, students will acquire foundational skills necessary for the provision of culturally competent care and the actualization of anti-oppression midwifery professional practices -- in commitment to equity in maternal-child health for all childbearing families.
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