MEAC approves Continuing Education Programs attended by professional midwives to maintain and upgrade their skills and knowledge for practice. One of MEAC’s roles is to evaluate and approve continuing education (CE) for midwives and other women’s health care providers. Program sponsors who receive MEAC approval for continuing education programs then award continuing education units (CEU’s) or contact hours to participants.
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Following is a list of on-going continuing education opportunities throughout the US and beyond. The workshops and conferences listed have been approved for MEAC CEUs and are either offered in-person or online as indicated.
THE MIDWIVES RESPONDING TO DISASTERS:PROTECTING SURVIVAL IN WORST- CASE SCENARIOS (exp. March 2026 (Online))
This course, Midwives Responding to Disasters: Protecting Survival in Worst-Case Scenarios, will explain the role of the midwife in a disaster response, and give invaluable training in understanding the elements of a disaster, the appropriate preparation for and initiation of a disaster response targeting pregnant and lactating women, and how to create a safe birthing area when health care systems are down. Includes discussion of working under conditions of great deprivation while providing maternity care in the absence of functioning hospitals. 8 hours of CEU accredited by MEAC
https://www.mercycollegeofmidwifery.edu/midwives-responding-to-disasters
CULTURAL AWARENESS AND RESPECT IN MIDWIFERY EDUCATION MIDWIVES (exp. Dec 2025 (Online))
This course combines a series of webinars on the topics of cultural sensitivity and midwifery education. We planned these webinar sessions with our Grand Challenge Coordinator, Sumayya Sulaiman, on the first anniversary of the passing of our Grand Challenge co-founder, Claudia Booker, and invited friend and co-founder Jennie Joseph to discuss the ways Cultural Awareness and Respect can look while providing midwifery education and clinical precepting. 2 hours of CEU accredited by MEAC
https://www.mercycollegeofmidwifery.edu/online-cultural-awareness-and-respect-in-midwifery-education
MIDWIVESTHE FIRST 1,000 DAYS (exp. Dec 2025 (Online))
Midwives are in the perfect position to teach on and advocate for the First 1,000 Days of a person’s life. The 1,000 days between the beginning of pregnancy and that child’s 2nd birthday offer a unique window of opportunity to build better brains and better immune systems and overall health, leading to more prosperous futures for the children in our care. The First 1,000 Days are also a time of enormous vulnerability. How well or how poorly mothers are cared for and educated about this crucial period during their pregnancy will determine a child’s future. In this course, we will look into research in the fields of nutrition, biology, neuroscience, and early childhood development to prepare the midwife to educate and support families to understand this vital and often misunderstood period of a child’s first 1,000 days. 3 CEUs Email Trainings@mercyinaction.com or https://www.mercycollegeofmidwifery.edu/online-midwives-the-first-1000-days
GLOBAL MIDWIFERY SKILLS: MATERNAL AND NEWBORN SURVIVAL BEST PRACTICES (exp. Dec 2025 (Online))
This course will focus on meeting global goals and initiatives toward reducing child mortality and reducing maternal mortality in low income countries or under-developed areas through advanced skills, new use of technology and current best practices for the care of women during pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and the entire childbearing season. Anyone providing healthcare to women anywhere in the world will benefit from this course. 8 hours of CEU accredited by MEAC. To register for course: https://www.mercycollegeofmidwifery.edu/global-midwifery-skills
NAVIGATING ETHICAL STUDENT/PRECEPTOR/CLIENT RELATIONSHIPS (exp. Dec 2025 (online/on demand))
This course, Navigating Ethical Student/Preceptor/Client Relationships, will focus on creating and maintaining healthy relationships, working dynamics, and clinical environments for students, preceptor midwives, and the families they serve. This course may be taken by anyone, including student midwives, but is especially helpful for the experienced midwife who wants to pass along her knowledge and skills to the next generation of student midwives. 4 hours of CEU accredited by MEAC. To register for course: https://www.mercycollegeofmidwifery.edu/navigating-ethical-student-preceptor-client-relationships
MIDWIVES LEVERAGING THE INTERNATIONAL CHILDBIRTH INITIATIVE (ICI) TO IMPROVE COMMUNITY BIRTH OUTCOMES (exp. Nov 2025 (Online))
The International Childbirth Initiative (ICI)12 Steps to Safe and Respectful MotherBaby-Family Maternity Care provides clear steps for implementing evidence-based maternity care worldwide, and is that rare initiative endorsed by both the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) and The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO. ) ICI acknowledges the interaction between the family and their environment as well as their interactions with health providers and health systems. Community midwives can find a multitude of benefits in the quality improvement mechanisms used to monitor the process, effect and engagement in safe and respectful maternity services in every setting. Come to this 2-hour class to learn how midwives can benefit from the power of using the ICI as a framework for their midwifery practice. 2 hours of CEU accredited by MEAC. To register for course: https://www.mercycollegeofmidwifery.edu/midwives-leveraging-the-international-childbirth-initiative-to-improve-community-birth-outcomes
THE 3 R’S FOR MIDWIVES, RECOGNIZE, RESPOND AND RESOLVE (exp. Nov 2025 (Online))
This is an in person, hands on class acceptable for the bridge certificate that will be held in North Myrtle Beach, SC two dates this coming year. Saturday March 16th, 2024 9:00am-4:00 pm (registration begins at 8:30) or Saturday November 9th, 2024 Accommodations are available. We have 1 hour for lunch and storytelling at noon. Please bring food to share or personal items. Learn and review the various methods of resolving the three most common complications of childbirth. Shoulder dystocia, post-partum hemorrhage and retained placenta. Emergency skills are practiced and simulated. Contact me for bringing this class to your area. 6 hours of CEU accredited by MEAC
https://www.oceansidemidwives.com/
BETTER CHARTING FOR MIDWIVES (exp. Oct 2025 (Online))
Let’s face it: Your charting could probably be better! Complete and accurate charting facilitates communication between providers, protects you in the event of a complaint or lawsuit, and is the client’s legal right. Join us in this interactive on-demand workshop where practice will make perfect…or at least closer to it! MEAC approved for 2 hours of CE.
Details and registration: https://www.hivece.com/courses/better-charting-for-midwives
FETAL ASSESSMENT IN LABOR (exp. Oct 2025 (Online))
Holly Scholles dissects the complex tangle of fetal assessment, and translates the latest recommendations of ACOG along with the original consensus of the National Institutes of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), to create recommendations specific to the out-of-hospital setting, and in accordance with the Biodynamic model of midwifery. The 3rd edition contains updates to content, along with interactive exercises using audio recordings of FHTs, and written scenarios. MEAC approved for 8 hours of CE, approved for the NARM Midwifery Bridge Certificate, and meets the criteria for the Utah midwifery licensing requirement of a course in “intrapartum fetal monitoring.”Details and registration: https://www.hivece.com/courses/fetal-assessment-in-labor-3
PREVENTING MOTHER-TO-CHILD-TRANSMISSION: HIV/AIDS, HEP B & C (exp. Oct 2025 (Online)) Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of deadly diseases by screening for HIV and Hep B & C is not optional if we are to provide best-practice maternity care, everywhere in the world. We now have the means and the know-how to prevent mother-to-child transmission -PMTCT – of HIV and Hep B, so that no mother need ever worry again about passing these on to her baby. Approved for 4 CEUs Details and registration https://www.mercycollegeofmidwifery.edu/online-preventing-mothertochildtransmission
INTERMITTENT AUSCULTATION IN THE COMMUNITY BIRTH SETTING (exp. Sep 2025 (Online))
Welcome to Intermittent Auscultation for Community Birth Workers! In this 2 hour course, we will discuss the benefits of intermittent auscultation (IA), review the physiology of fetal distress and hypoxia, discuss the professional organizations position papers regarding IA, discuss how to chart what you hear, discuss possible options for new charting, and have multiple practice sessions. Approved for MEAC 2 hours of CEs Details and registration https://laurie-fremgen-s-school.teachable.com/p/intermittent-for-community-birth
PERINATAL COMPLICATIONS: TAUGHT BY MERCY IN ACTION’S ADJUNCT PEDIATRICIANS (exp. July 2025 (Online)) This course worth 5 MEAC ACCREDITED CEU HOURS will include a discussion on twelve perinatal complications and emergencies that a midwife may encounter in practice, and how to respond. The perspective brought to this discussion by compassionate, caring pediatricians is invaluable. Details and registration https://www.mercycollegeofmidwifery.edu/online-perinatal-complications
EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED: PSYCHOLOGY OF BIRTH EMERGENCIES (exp. July 2025 (Online))
This course, Expect the Unexpected: Psychology of Birth Emergencies, is worth 4 MEAC ACCREDITED CEU HOURS, and will teach you the brain science of facing a birth emergency. You will gain a helpful understanding of how to optimize reaction time in an emergency as you learn about the three deadly delays and how to do After Action Review. Finally, best practices for home-to-hospital transfer are discussed. 4 hours of CEU accredited by MEAC. To register for course: https://www.mercycollegeofmidwifery.edu/online-expect-the-unexpected-psychology-of-birth-emergencies
MATERNITY CARE IN THE CONTEXT OF A DEVELOPING COUNTRY (exp. June 2025 (Online)) This course, Maternity Care in the Context of a Developing Country, worth five (5) MEAC accredited continuing education hours, will cover the various aspects of providing maternity care that is different in the context of a low resource developing country. Using the adage “Same Same But Different”, and based on decades of experience, the presenter goes over what is unique and divergent, yet vitally important to survival, about providing Prenatal Care, Labor and Delivery Care, Postpartum Care, and Newborn Care outside of a Global North model. This course is for anyone who wants to learn about global best practices in midwifery. Details and registration https://www.mercycollegeofmidwifery.edu/online-maternity-care
OSHA & BLOODBORNE PATHOGENS FOR MIDWIVES (exp. May 2025 (Online))
OSHA compliant online training designed specifically for midwives who work in out-of-hospital settings. Midwives are at risk for on the job exposure to blood and other bodily fluids in the workplace. The course teaches staff how bloodborne pathogens are spread, how to avoid exposure and what to do if exposed to infectious material.
Approved by MEAC for 1 hour of continuing education. Register at: https://www.texasmidwives.com/shop/p/texas-midwifery-basic-information-and-instructors-manual-knd2ba
STATISTICS FOR MIDWIVES (exp. May 2025 (Online))
This Online Statistics for Midwives course is an introduction to the topic of statistics as used in healthcare fields, and has been specially designed to be relevant to midwives and midwife students. The presenter is a researcher and birth worker who has extensive familiarity with Mercy In Action’s dataset of statistics from thousands of births in a mixed-risk population in the Philippines.
Approved 12 CEU Hours Details and registration https://www.mercycollegeofmidwifery.edu/online-statistics-for-midwives
ONLINE CULTURAL COMPETENCY AND RESPECT IN MATERNITY CARE (exp. May 2025 (Online))
This course, Cultural Competency and Respect in the Provision of Maternity Care, shares important insights for all health care providers, including doulas and childbirth educators. It meets the requirement of NARM for all CPMs and CPM applicants to take a course on Cultural Competency and may meet other licensing requirements as well. This training in cultural sensitivity, cultural respect, and cultural humility is useful in any practice setting, anywhere in the world. Approved 4 CEU Hours
Details and registration https://www.mercycollegeofmidwifery.edu/cultural-competency-and-respectful-maternity-care
PHARMACOLOGY FOR COMMUNITY BIRTH MIDWIFERY (exp. March 2025 (Online))
This two course bundle provides access to both Foundational Pharmacology and Practical Pharmacology, for a combined total of 7 hours of MEAC approved CE. Foundational Pharmacology covers the concepts needed to understand how medications function, and is recommended for those who have not previously had pharmacology training, or are in need of a refresher. Practical Pharmacology was designed to match the way the mind of a midwife best learns and remembers information…through case studies! It covers the proper use of: Anti-hemorrhagics (including TXA), Rh immune globulin, sterile water papules, antibiotics for GBS prophylaxis, epinephrine for anaphylaxis, medical oxygen, anesthetics for perineal repair, erythromycin, and Vitamin K. (Foundational Pharmacology and Practical Pharmacology may also be enrolled in separately.)
Details and registration: https://www.hivece.com/bundles/pharmacology-for-community-birth-midwifery.html
MEDS BY INJECTION (exp. May 2025 (Hybrid on-demand + live hands-on Zoom))
This hands-on course is focused on the skills and best practice techniques needed for delivering medications via: IM, SQ, ID (sterile water papules), and the administration of perineal anesthetic. Participants learn from three hours of on-demand content, and also receive a supply kit to use for their live skills test via Zoom. Most people learn best by DOING, so that is how HiveCE’s hands-on courses work! Approved by MEAC for 4 hours of CE. Details and registration https://www.hivece.com/courses/meds-by-injection.html
COMPREHENSIVE MENTAL CARE GUIDE FOR MIDWIVES (exp. Feb. 2025 (Online))
This This online course provides comprehensive training for any midwives caring for mothers, babies, and themselves with mental health needs. Approved by MEAC for 23hrs of CE. Details and registration https://midwiferybusinessconsultation.teachable.com/p/mental_health_midwifery_education_aprn
ACEITES ESENCIALES PARA EL BIENESTAR MATERNO (exp. Enero 2025 (Online))
Este curso proporciona directrices basadas en pruebas para el uso seguro y eficaz de los aceites esenciales durante el embarazo, el parto, el posparto y el cuidado del bebé. Los participantes aprenderán las propiedades terapéuticas de los aceites esenciales, métodos de producción de aceites esenciales, aplicaciones, concentraciones, mezclas manuales, indicaciones específicas para usos clínicos y comunes, y precauciones de seguridad para su uso en el hogar y en entornos hospitalarios. Se tratarán dieciocho aceites esenciales, así como muchas indicaciones comunes, entre ellas: náuseas matutinas, indigestión, fatiga, estrías, dolores de parto, varices, posición de nalgas, estreptococos del grupo B, ansiedad, mastitis, dentición y cólicos. Aprobado por MEAC para 6 horas de CE. Detalles e inscripción https://www.dailynectaressentials.com/store/p50/AceitesEsencialesparaelBienestarMaternalCEU.html
ESSENTIAL OILS FOR MATERNAL WELLNESS (exp. Jan 2025 (Online))
This course provides evidence-based guidelines for the safe and effective use of essential oil during pregnancy, labor, delivery, postpartum, and infant care. Participants will learn the therapeutic properties of essential oils, methods of essential oil production, applications, concentrations, hand-on blending, specific indications for clinical and common uses, and safety precautions for use in homes and hospital settings. Eighteen essential oils will be discussed as well as many common indications, including: morning sickness, indigestion, fatigue, stretch marks, labor pain, varicose veins, breech position, Group B Strep, anxiousness, mastitis, teething, and colic. Approved by MEAC for 6 hours of CE. Details and registration https://www.dailynectaressentials.com/store/p2/Essential_Oils_for_Maternal_Wellness-_Professional_CEU_e-Course.html
SHOCK AND INTRAVENOUS THERAPY FOR MIDWIVES (exp. Jan 2025 (online/on demand))
This course worth 6 MEAC ACCREDITED CEU HOURS will include discussion and tutorials on the use of intravenous (IV) therapy in the prevention and treatment of shock, and for GBS. Intravenous therapy is an essential skill for midwives who will need to start IVs to manage complications in an out-of-hospital setting or while waiting for transfer, as well as the prophylactic administration of Group B Strep antibiotics during labor. To register for course: https://www.mercycollegeofmidwifery.edu/intravenous-therapy-for-midwives
MERCY IN ACTON’S SUTURING FOR MIDWIVES (exp. Nov 2024 (Online))
This course worth 8 MEAC ACCREDITED CEU HOURS will include discussion and video tutorials on the repair of perineal damage after childbirth (including theories on preventing tears,) appropriate supplies, and technique for suturing using different stitches. Updating and maintaining suturing skills and knowledge is an essential component of quality care for out-of-hospital midwives. Email Trainings@mercyinaction.com or https://www.mercycollegeofmidwifery.edu/suturing-for-midwives
MERCY IN ACTON’S PHARMACOLOGY FOR MIDWIVES (exp. Sept 2024 (Online))
This course worth 8 MEAC ACCREDITED CEU HOURS will discuss the treatment of conditions requiring drug therapy in midwifery care, and how to assist with pharmacology decision-making during pregnancy and lactation. Every midwife should regularly refresh knowledge of a select formulary of drugs used in midwifery care, and practice the skills needed to safely use these drugs to protect the health and safety of mothers and babies in out-of-hospital settings. Midwives should also be aware of the issues regarding drug use by their clients and updated best practices for determining risks in pregnancy and lactation. Email Trainings@mercyinaction.com or https://www.mercycollegeofmidwifery.edu/pharmacology-for-midwives
SETTING YOUR FEES: FINDING THAT SWEET SPOT (exp. Aug 2024 (Online)) This mini-course from Billing for Midwives outlines multiply pathways to determine your fee schedule, and then holds your hand through the process, with downloadable worksheets, walkthrough videos, and examples. If you’ve been overwhelmed by this process in the past, this course is for you! Approved by MEAC for 2 hours of on-demand CE. Details and registration: “https://www.hivece.com/courses/bfm-setting-your-fees
HIPAA FOR MIDWIVES (exp. Aug 2024 (online/on demand))
This self-paced 1 hour online course is specifically designed for midwives practicing in out-of-hospital settings. Midwives will learn to identify Protected Health Information (PHI) covered under HIPAA Laws, how to comply with HIPAA laws and regulations in their place of practice, and identify where their clients’ PHI is at risk. Participants will receive a certificate of completion which is good for 2 years, and MEAC approved for 1 hour of continuing education. Meets requirements for birth center employees/students. A Notice of Privacy Practice Checklist for your out-of-hospital setting is provided to assist getting your workplace compliant with HIPAA Laws. To register for course: https://www.texasmidwives.com/shop/p/hipaa-for-midwives
SAFE(R) DISCOUNTS (exp. Aug 2024 (Online)) This mini-course from Billing for Midwives identifies dangerous discount strategies, reviews recent court cases, and then covers the safe(r) solutions through real-world examples. Then, you are provided with a framework, strategy, and downloadable worksheets to create safe(r) discount structures for your practice. Approved by MEAC for 2 hours of on-demand CE. Details and registration: “https://www.hivece.com/courses/bfm-safer-discounts
HANDS-ON SUTURING (exp. June 2024 (online/on demand))
This course is a hybrid of on-demand and live Zoom sessions, and is the only distance suturing course specifically approved by the NARM board to qualify as a “hands-on” Category 1 course for their Midwifery Bridge Certificate! You’ll receive a supply kit delivered straight to your doorstep (no additional fee), and receive live personalized feedback on your technique from instructor Holly Scholles. After sharpening your suturing skills, you will retain the ability to use the course for reference. Approved by MEAC for 10 hours of CE (8 hours prior to 6/22), and provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 17686, for 10 contact hours (for CNMs and RNFA). “I cannot recommend this course enough!” — Janelle M, MPH, LM, CPM. Details and enrollment may be found at: https://www.hivece.com/courses/hands-on-suturing
BIRTH IN PIECES (exp. June 2024 (Online)) Birth In Pieces is a one-day workshop starting with a viewing of the powerful documentary film made by El Jardin Birth and Family Resource Center and MindWarp Films, followed by four elective workshops for parents and professionals with Kathleen Kendall-Tackett (PhD, IBCLC, FAPA), Kimberly Ann Johnson (SE™, Sexological Bodyworker, Doula), Kate White (PPNE, LMT, SE™, RCST®), and Molly Caro May (Author). The film focuses on women’s birth experiences in the current context of a state with a high national and state maternal mortality rate. Birth In Pieces explores the birthing parents’ birth stories within a larger framework of a fragmented maternal healthcare system that doesn’t always place value on a mother’s autonomy or wellbeing. Approved by MEAC for 8 hours of CE. Details and registration: “https://prenatal-and-perinatal-healing-online-learning.teachable.com/p/birth-in-pieces