The Ancient Art Midwifery Institute, which provides distance-learning for midwives wishing to take the apprenticeship route to a home-birth practice, is the original distance learning program, established in March, 1981. According to Carla Hartley, the directory, "Ancient Art Midwifery Institute is fundamentally dedicated to the promotion of midwifery as more than a contemporary profession. Midwifery really is an ancient art and we can't forget that there were smart, caring women who came before us. Our generation did not invent this profession and if we don't mess it up, it will continue to exist long after we are gone....When my days are done, I want to be known as someone who did what she could to hold the door open for the next generation of smart caring women who practice the ancient art of touching the future." To read more about their philosophy or to apply to their program; visit their website.

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