Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2021 Version 1.0

• 51. - Health professions and related programs
• 51.38 - Registered nursing, nursing administration, nursing research and clinical nursing

51.3807 - Nurse midwife/nursing midwifery

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares registered nurses to independently deliver babies and treat mothers in the prenatal, delivery, and post-delivery periods. These programs include courses in pre-delivery screening, physician referral, and the care of infants during the delivery and immediate post-delivery phases.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • nurse midwife
  • nursing midwifery

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • birthing and parenting knowledge and skills (not for credit)(34.0102)
  • maternity nursing(51.3806)
  • midwifery(51.3401)
  • registered nurse(51.3801)