Biography

Dr. Amy Marowitz is an Associate Professor at Frontier Nursing University in the Department of Midwifery and Women's Health. She began teaching at FNU in 1994, has taught Antepartum and Intrapartum Care, and now coordinates the Intrapartum course Midwifery Care During Labor and Birth. She has served on numerous committees while at FNU, is currently the chair of the Rank Appointment and Promotion Committee, and has served as chair on 11 doctoral committees. Dr. Marowitz has published and presented on several Intrapartum topics, including midwifery management of slow labor, management of pre-labor rupture of membranes at term, care of women in early labor, and waterbirth . Her 2007 article "Midwifery management of pre-labor rupture of membranes at term" was a finalist for the Mary Ann Shah New Author Award. Dr. Marowitz has 15 years of experience in full-scope midwifery in and out of the hospital including a high volume practice with the Indian Health Service, and a smaller hospital-owned practice for women on Medicaid. Dr. Marowitz has a Bachelor's Degree in General Studies with a concentration in Anthropology from the University of Michigan, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from St. Louis University, a Master of Science with a Certificate in Nurse-Midwifery from the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, and a Doctorate of Nursing Practice from Oakland University.