About the Department
Mattu University launched its midwifery training program in September 2012. Since then, the Department of Midwifery has successfully graduated 569 midwifery students. In 2025, the department marked a significant milestone by graduating 89 BSc midwifery students in the first round, as part of ongoing efforts to enhance maternal and infant health in the community.
The Department of Midwifery is committed to providing high-quality education and training to future midwives, ensuring they deliver safe, compassionate care to mothers and babies. Its mission is to equip students with the necessary skills and knowledge to align with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly in the areas of maternal and child health.
As of 2025, the Department of Midwifery is training a total of 244 BSc students, with 173 enrolled in regular classes and 71 in the summer program. The department is delivered training by a dedicated team of 20 master’s-level instructors with various specializations including 2 PhD candidates, along with 2 BSc Senior laboratory assistants. The department boasts a strong faculty with expertise across a range of relevant fields, including 8 MSc in Clinical Midwifery, 5 MSc in Maternity and Reproductive Health Nursing, 5 MPH in Reproductive Health, 1 MSc in Maternity and Neonatal Health, and 1 MSc in Pediatrics and Child Health.
In June 2025, the department expects to graduate 134 BSc students in the second round, which will include 71 summer BSc students and 63 post-basic BSc students. To support clinical training, Mattu University has established partnerships with three hospitals and more than six health centers in its catchment area. Clinical practice opportunities are available at Mattu Karl Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Bedele General Hospital, Shenen Gibe Hospital, and several health centers, including Mattu, Gore, Yayo, Hurumu, Bure, Chora, Bedele, and Gechi Health Centers.
The department also features a dedicated skill development laboratory with a demonstration room for hands-on training. Looking forward, the Department of Midwifery plans to expand its offerings by launching a master’s program aimed at addressing the health needs of the country and contributing to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.
Mr.Mustefa Adem
mustefa.adem@mau.edu.et
HoD's Message
Glad to have you at the Department of Midwifery!
The World Health Organization defines a midwife as a professional who, under their own responsibility, assists with normal childbirth, provides newborn care, offers family planning, and ensures necessary care throughout pregnancy, labor, and the postpartum period. Midwives play a pivotal role in advising women, families, and communities, helping to foster generations of healthy leaders and role models. The midwifery profession is essential for delivering primary healthcare services, particularly maternal and child health care. In line with the current global agenda which promote normal deliveries, holistic sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, adolescent and youth health (SRMNCAYH), the demand for skilled midwives continues to grow. Hence, we prioritize midwifery education due to the crucial role midwives play in improving maternal and child health, increasing the number of normal births, and reducing maternal and child mortality rates.
Through our undergraduate programs in generic midwifery, post-basic midwifery, and summer midwifery, students enhance their ability to evaluate and interpret information, generate new scientific insights, and develop into skilled midwives. We are also excited to announce plans to introduce a postgraduate program in the near future.
As the head of the Department of Midwifery, I want to assure you that we are committed to providing a supportive, ethical, and academically rigorous environment. Our staff is dedicated, skilled, and focused on meeting your academic needs. Therefore, I encourage all students—both undergraduate and graduate—to consider our department a top choice when selecting the College of Health Sciences.
Thank you for choosing to be part of this vital profession.
Vision
To become the leading midwifery department in Ethiopian Universities through quality education, research, and community service by 2030.
Mission
To train competent, compassionate, and respectful midwives who provide holistic sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, adolescent and youth health (SRMNCAYH) services, conducting problem-solving research and delivering relevant community services.