Welcome to the Nizhoni Institute of Midwifery!
We are excited to facilitate your entrance into a profession committed to providing the highest quality of care to mothers and newborns through the Midwives' Model of Care.
The Nizhoni Institute of Midwifery is undergoing the accreditation process with the Midwifery Education Accreditation Council (MEAC). Our preliminary application for accreditation by MEAC was accepted on March 21, 2008. The accreditation process can take up to two years from this date to complete successfully. If we are approved, only students enrolled at the time accreditation is approved and those enrolling after that date will be eligible to graduate from a MEAC-accredited program. Accreditation is not retroactive. For further information, contact MEAC at 360-466-2080 or PO Box 984, LaConner, WA 98257.
The Nizhoni Institute of Midwifery is a non-profit educational organization legally registered in Idaho and California. The Institute is awaiting approval by the Internal Revenue Service for 501(c)(3) status. The Nizhoni Institute of Midwifery exists to provide a professional education for midwives who will promote maternal, infant and family health for the communities they serve. In addition to specialist midwifery knowledge and skills, midwives share common knowledge with practitioners of nursing, obstetrics, perinatology, behavioral health and complementary medicine. Midwives are expected to exemplify personal and professional accountability and promote and protect informed consent and the practice of evidence-based midwifery care.