The Department of Midwifery was established in the faculty of Nursing in September, 2002 with two programs: the two-year BSc-completion program and the four-year direct entry bachelor of midwifery program. In the BSc-completion program licensed practicing midwives have the opportunity to enhance and upgrade their theoretical and clinical skills. In the direct entry baccalaureate program, students are educated and trained in acquiring basic theoretical and clinical midwifery skills in order to provide quality health care to women, newborns, infants and their families as well as reproductive health services during the different periods of the life cycle. Both programs entitle the graduate to hold a BSc in Midwifery, the first ever in the history of Jordan. 

    In their course of study, student midwives are trained to provide health care services to women, newborns, infants and their families during the antenatal, labor and delivery and postnatal periods as well as provide reproductive health services. Students are trained in a variety of settings including midwifery labs, MCH centers, local hospitals and the local community.

    The first group  of BSc-completion students (20 students) graduated in June 2004, while the first group of direct-entry students (13 students)  graudated in June 2006. There are currently 130 midwifery students in the 2006-07 academic year enroled in the program.

    The department has 1 associate professor, 3 assistant professors , and 3 full-time lecturers as faculty members. Additionally there are three clinical instructors who assist the faculty members in training midwifery students in clinical settings.