All Posts: midwifery
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Georgetown Nursing Faculty Teach ‘Helping Babies Breathe’ Program to Reduce Tanzania’s Neonatal Mortality Rate
Georgetown nursing faculty members, alongside their Tanzania counterparts, trained dozens of nurse-midwives to perform a highly effective, yet simple strategy that can prevent up…
March 18, 2024
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A Learning Celebration
An afternoon symposium capped a series of educational events tied to the nurse-midwifery program.…
October 13, 2023
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Nurse-Midwives from Yesterday and Today Celebrate 50th Anniversary at Georgetown
A recognition of the 50th anniversary of midwifery education at Georgetown University culminated with a celebratory symposium and dinner that brought together alumni, faculty,…
October 13, 2023
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School of Nursing Alum to Speak About Justice and Joy at Midwifery Anniversary Celebration
In celebrating 50 years of the nurse-midwifery program at Georgetown, the School of Nursing chose to honor one of their own, Ebony Marcelle (N’04), CNM, MS, FACNM, with the…
September 22, 2023
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School of Nursing Graduate Student Embraces Yupik Lifestyle While Serving Underserved Populations in Rural Alaska
Lindsey Wagner (G’24) worked as a clinical instructor and nurse in Bethel, a small city in western Alaska, and will soon embark on new work serving Native peoples as she…
September 15, 2023
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Labor of Love: Georgetown’s Renowned Nurse-Midwifery Program Celebrates 50 Years
The first of its kind in the DC area and one of only 10 in the country when it launched in 1973, the midwifery program at Georgetown continues as it began: emphasizing holistic…
July 13, 2023
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School of Nursing Midwifery Members Inducted as ACNM Fellows; Additional Members Honored
Congratulations to three members of our School of Nursing midwifery family for their induction as Fellows in American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) on May 7 at the ACNM Annual…
May 19, 2023
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Nurse-Midwifery Alumna on a Mission to Improve Maternal Health in Zanzibar
Driven by the belief that women should not have to put their life at risk if they chose to become pregnant, nurse-midwifery alum Nafisa Jiddawi (M’14), FNP-C, WHNP-BC, CNM,…
March 10, 2023
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History of Nurse-Midwifery Program Reveals a Lasting Commitment to Community Care and Political Advocacy
In its first two decades of existence, Georgetown University School of Nursing Nurse-Midwifery Program achieved remarkable success in providing perinatal care to the D.C.…
February 23, 2023
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Mara Evans Joins Nurse-Midwives Delegation to UAE
Mara Evans, DNP, CNM, an instructor in the nurse midwifery program at Georgetown’s School of Nursing, joined a select group of midwives from the United States in representing…
December 9, 2022