The United States has the highest maternal mortality rate among wealthy nations. Over 80% of pregnancy-related deaths in the U.S. are preventable. According to national data, 1,200 women around the U.S. die of pregnancy complications per year, while another 50,000 have life-threatening complications.
Long before the advent of online and distance learning, a remarkable group of people believed distance learning and educating more nurse-midwives was part of the solution and could be accomplished with the Community-based Nurse-Midwifery Education Program or CNEP. In Nurse-Midwives: Addressing the Maternal Health Crisis, the work of nurse-midwives and nurse practitioners is literally reshaping the landscape of 21st-century maternal healthcare. From Alaska to Alabama to Appalachia to every state in America, Frontier Nursing University graduates are making a difference in rural and underserved communities.
Watch the documentary trailer below.
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View our Certified Nurse-Midwifery toolkit here.
Thank you to the Van Sloun Foundation for the generous support of this program.