PROGRAM

Remembering Restoring Reclaiming Faith in our Bodies

Program Objectives

A Wombman's Way Warrior Midwife Training is a two-year program of 24 courses, combining didactic study with clinical preceptorship, preparing graduates to sit for the North American Registry of Midwives examination and practice as Certified Professional Midwives.

Program objectives describe the knowledge, skills, professional roles, and community impact graduates are expected to demonstrate upon completion of the program.

Graduates of A Wombman’s Way Warrior Midwife Training (AWWWMT) are prepared to:

Practice in alignment with the Midwives Model of Care™, upholding the ethical, clinical, and professional standards required for the Certified Professional Midwife (CPM) credential.
Provide culturally responsive, trauma-informed, and community-centered care to women, babies, and families across the reproductive continuum.
Increase the number and sustainability of African American, Black, and Indigenous community midwives in the United States, strengthening birth justice, health equity, and community-based care models.
Apply critical thinking, theoretical knowledge, and evidence-informed practice to engage in collaborative, client-centered clinical decision-making.
Meet eligibility requirements to sit for the North American Registry of Midwives (NARM) examination and pursue state midwifery licensure where applicable.
Establish, join, or partner with midwifery practices and become trusted, integral members of local birth and health networks.
Serve as preceptors and mentors to student midwives, advancing the apprenticeship model and ensuring the intergenerational transmission of community midwifery knowledge and skills.

The 24 Courses

Year 1 — Beginning Midwifery

AWWWMT 101 Remembering, Reclaiming & Restoring: Connecting with Our Past

AWWWMT 102 Introduction to Community Midwifery Science

AWWWMT 103 Remembering, Reclaiming & Restoring: Wisdom and Community Building

AWWWMT 200 Medical Terminology

AWWWMT 201 Basic Skills, Lab I

AWWWMT 202 Apprenticing I

AWWWMT 203 Herbology & Nutrition for Midwives

AWWWMT 204 Professional Midwifery

AWWWMT 205 Current Topics in Midwifery

AWWWMT 206 Apprenticing II

AWWWMT 207a Understanding Lab Values

Year 2 — Advanced Midwifery Training

AWWWMT 207 Anatomy & Physiology for Pregnancy

AWWWMT 208 Prenatal Care

AWWWMT 209 Integrated Psychotherapy

AWWWMT 210 Complications of Pregnancy

AWWWMT 211 Breastfeeding

AWWWMT 212 Labor & Birth

AWWWMT 300 Complications of Labor & Birth

AWWWMT 301 Basic Skills II, Lab II

AWWWMT 302 Postpartum Care

AWWWMT 303 Complications of Postpartum

AWWWMT 304 Newborn Care

AWWWMT 308 Basic Pharmacology for Midwives

AWWWMT 405 Cultural Competency Training