Midwifery Program at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College

05/16/2026

Watch our student midwives graduate!!💙

Congratulations!

05/06/2026

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE MIDWIFE

Honoring the Past. Present. and Future.

WE HONOR THE PAST
We are the direct lineage of the midwives, healers, and birth workers who protected pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and reproductive health throughout generations.

WE CELEBRATE THE PRESENT
Around the world, midwives continue to protect birth, support families, and provide compassionate, evidence-based care in every community and culture.

WE BUILD THE FUTURE
The world needs more midwives.
More respectful care.
More access.
More student midwives answering the call to serve families everywhere.

Thank you to the midwives who came before us.
Thank you to the midwives carrying this work today.
And thank you to the future midwives preparing to continue this sacred path.

Midwives today, tomorrow, and always. ♡

Southwest Technical College
Midwifery Program

04/16/2026

02/20/2026

Get • Get • enjoy! ☺️ Take five minutes to watch this beautiful video, it amazes me everytime I watch it. When I was a midwifery lecturer, part of our role was to offer secondary school age children taster lessons on their visits to our university and I remember showing them this video. It sparked so many brilliant questions!
Wouldn’t it be amazing if all schools showed this video and we grew up confident in the process of birth and how strong and clever our pregnant bodies are. If you know a school teacher pass it on!
Peace on earth begins with birth
midwife
@the_practising_midwife_journal

01/04/2026

Rest in Peace
Dr. Janell Green Smith 🕊️
DNP, CNM, APRN

Dr. Janell Green Smith was a Black Midwife who dedicated her life to improving Black Maternal Health Outcomes. Dr. Janell spoke out about what brought her to midwifery, how maternal mortality rates in this country were mostly preventable, & how Black women should not have to fear death in birth.

The news that Dr. Janell Green Smith has tragically died during childbirth is absolutely heartbreaking ❤️‍🩹

We grieves her death as a systemic failure and injustice. Our hearts go out to her family, friends, & the midwifery community.

Say her name loud. Dr. Janell Green Smith should be here. Black women deserve to give birth without fear, with dignity & safety, she deserves to be here today.

12/13/2025

Congratulations ! More midwives for the world!🌎

11/18/2025

Congratulations to the amazing !
• Once again this semester we are highlighting students who have been Hired Before Graduation! Congratulations, everyone! We know you will do great things!

Students will be featured here, leading up to graduation on Friday, Dec. 12

𝐇𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐁𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 | 𝐊𝐞𝐲𝐚𝐰𝐧𝐚 𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐰𝐬

𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐧: Baltimore, Maryland
𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦: Direct Entry Midwife
𝐍𝐚𝐦𝐞/𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Corpus Christi Birth Center in Corpus Christi, Texas
𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧/𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞: Certified Professional Midwife

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧? I look forward to serving and empowering women, especially teen moms, through Christ-centered care, compassionate midwifery care. I’m excited to bring representation to my community and become the first black midwife of Corpus Christi, Texas. Helping families experience birth with confidence, faith, and love.

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐞𝐧𝐣𝐨𝐲 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐰𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡? I enjoyed the strong sense of community and connections I made. The unwavering support from my instructors. SWTC challenged me in ways I can’t explain, it grew me spiritually, professionally, and personally, which shaped me into the midwife God called me to be.

• Start your Direct Entry Midwife journey: https://tinyurl.com/mwvwvrbh

to be the best in the nation!

11/18/2025

Congratulations Kee Kee Matthews!! ❤️❤️🙏🏽🫶🏽

Once again this semester we are highlighting students who have been Hired Before Graduation! Congratulations, everyone! We know you will do great things!

Students will be featured here, leading up to graduation on Friday, Dec. 12

𝐇𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐁𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 | 𝐊𝐞𝐲𝐚𝐰𝐧𝐚 𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐰𝐬

𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐧: Baltimore, Maryland
𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦: Direct Entry Midwife
𝐍𝐚𝐦𝐞/𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Corpus Christi Birth Center in Corpus Christi, Texas
𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧/𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞: Certified Professional Midwife

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧? I look forward to serving and empowering women, especially teen moms, through Christ-centered care, compassionate midwifery care. I'm excited to bring representation to my community and become the first black midwife of Corpus Christi, Texas. Helping families experience birth with confidence, faith, and love.

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐞𝐧𝐣𝐨𝐲 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐰𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡? I enjoyed the strong sense of community and connections I made. The unwavering support from my instructors. SWTC challenged me in ways I can't explain, it grew me spiritually, professionally, and personally, which shaped me into the midwife God called me to be.

• Start your Direct Entry Midwife journey: https://tinyurl.com/mwvwvrbh

to be the best in the nation!

11/16/2025

Congratulations, Shiphrah!

11/14/2025

After 2+ years of intensive training, our senior students have completed their final on-campus test out. We are . Our staff and faculty are honored to witness the next generation of midwives preparing to impact their communities with skill, compassion, and courage.

✨ “Midwifery is the art of holding space for life to unfold with knowledge in our hands, intuition in our hearts, and unwavering trust in the strength of birthing people.” ✨