Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2021 Version 1.0

• 51. - Health professions and related programs
• 51.34 - Alternative and complementary medical support services

51.3401 - Direct entry midwifery (LM, CPM)

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals to provide prenatal, natural birth, and immediate postpartum care to pregnant women in jurisdictions licensing direct (non-nursing) training for midwives. These programs include courses in basic obstetrics, women's health, fetal development, childbirth education, maternal nutrition and health, labour support, natural childbirth, postpartum support, prebirth counselling and risk screening, management of obstetric emergencies, patient referral, applicable regulations, and professional standards and ethics.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • direct entry midwife
  • direct entry midwifery
  • midwife
  • midwifery

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • birthing and parenting knowledge and skills (not for credit)(34.0102)
  • maternity nursing(51.3806)
  • nursing midwifery(51.3807)