State Info
Certified Professional Midwives are regulated on a state by state basis. To find out the specific information for the states that regulate CPMs, please refer to the charts linked here:
Legal Status of Direct Entry Midwifery
Direct Entry Midwifery State Laws and Regulations
National Advocacy
NARM supports the work of midwifery advocates on the state and national level. Please contact us to be added to the growing list of organizations working for increased access to CPMs.
National Advocacy Efforts for the CPM Credential:
Midwives Alliance of North America (MANA)
The Midwives Alliance of North America is a professional organization for all midwives, recognizing the diversity of educational backgrounds and practice styles within the profession. MANA’s goal is to unify and strengthen the profession of midwifery, thereby improving the quality of health care for women, babies, and communities. The guiding principles of practice for CPMs are based on the MANA Core Competencies for Basic Midwifery Practice, approved in 1994.
National Association of Certified Professional Midwives (NACPM)
The National Association of Certified Professional Midwives is a professional organization for CPMs dedicated to maximizing the potential of the Certified Professional Midwife credential, and the midwives who hold it, in order to increase the number of midwives available to adequately meet the needs of childbearing women. NACPM strives to ensure that CPMs will achieve their appropriate place in the delivery of maternity care in the United States
The MAMA Campaign
The Midwives and Mothers in Action (MAMA) Campaign is a collaborative effort of the following organizations the National Association of Certified Professional Midwives (NACPM), Midwives Alliance of North America (MANA), Citizens for Midwifery (CfM), International Center for Traditional Childbearing (ICTC), North American Registry of Midwives (NARM), and the Midwifery Education Accreditation Council (MEAC).
The MAMA Campaign is working to gain federal recognition of Certified Professional Midwives so that women and families will have increased access to quality, affordable maternity care in the settings of their choice.
The Big Push for Midwives Campaign
The Big Push for Midwives represents tens of thousands of grassroots advocates in the United States who support expanding access to Certified Professional Midwives and out-of-hospital maternity care.
The mission of The Big Push for Midwives is to educate state and national policymakers about the reduced costs and improved outcomes associated with out-of-hospital maternity care and to advocate for expanding access to the services of Certified Professional Midwives, who are specially trained to provide it.
Citizens for Midwifery
Citizens for Midwifery is a national consumer based organization that promotes the Midwives Model of Care– maternity care that is safe, respectful, family-centered, health promoting, and cost effective. Citizens for Midwifery’s mission is to see that the Midwives Model of Care is available to all childbearing women and universally recognized as the best kind of care for pregnancy and birth.
The American Association of Birth Centers (AABC)
The American Association of Birth Centers is a non-profit membership organization founded by Childbirth Connection (formerly the Maternity Center Association).
For 25 years, the American Association of Birth Centers has been the nation’s most comprehensive resource on birth centers. AABC has built a solid foundation for growth in birth centers, many of which are owned, operated and staffed by Certified Professional Midwives.
International Center for Traditional Childbearing
The International Center for Traditional Childbearing, Inc. (ICTC) is a non-profit African centered organization located in Portland, Oregon. ICTC was created to promote the health of women and their families and to train Black women aspiring to become midwives. They provide recruitment, education, and support to those desiring to serve their community.
See the listing below to learn about your state’s professional organizations, advocacy groups, and action alerts.
Alabama
Action Alerts:
No current action alerts at this time. Please contact NARM to notify us of any advocacy alerts for midwifery in your state.
Professional Organizations:
Alabama Midwives Alliance (ALMA)
Shannon Burdeshaw
rebemidwife@yahoo.com
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Alaska
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No current action alerts at this time. Please contact NARM to notify us of any advocacy alerts for midwifery in your state.
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Arizona
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No current action alerts at this time. Please contact NARM to notify us of any advocacy alerts for midwifery in your state.
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Arkansas
Action Alerts:
No current action alerts at this time. Please contact NARM to notify us of any advocacy alerts for midwifery in your state.
Professional Organizations:
Arkansas Association of Midwives
Ida Darragh, CPM
ivd@aol.com
501-296-9769
Advocacy Organizations:
Arkansas Childbirth Institute
Mary Alexander
mraathome@aol.com
501-663-2850
California
Action Alerts:
No current action alerts at this time. Please contact NARM to notify us of any advocacy alerts for midwifery in your state.
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Colorado
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No current action alerts at this time. Please contact NARM to notify us of any advocacy alerts for midwifery in your state.
Professional Organizations:
Colorado Midwives Association
PO Box 1067
Boulder, CO 80306
Karen Robinson, President
cmapres@gmail.com
303-665-7997
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Connecticut
Action Alerts:
No current action alerts at this time. Please contact NARM to notify us of any advocacy alerts for midwifery in your state.
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Delaware
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No current action alerts at this time. Please contact NARM to notify us of any advocacy alerts for midwifery in your state.
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Florida
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No current action alerts at this time. Please contact NARM to notify us of any advocacy alerts for midwifery in your state.
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Georgia
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No current action alerts at this time. Please contact NARM to notify us of any advocacy alerts for midwifery in your state.
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Hawaii
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No current action alerts at this time. Please contact NARM to notify us of any advocacy alerts for midwifery in your state.
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Idaho
Action Alerts:
No current action alerts at this time. Please contact NARM to notify us of any advocacy alerts for midwifery in your state.
Professional Organizations:
Idaho MIdwifery Council
7084 Ash Street
Bonners Ferry, ID 83805
Barbara Rawlings
rawlings@nidaho.net
208-267-0926
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Indiana
Action Alerts:
No current action alerts at this time. Please contact NARM to notify us of any advocacy alerts for midwifery in your state.
Professional Organizations:
Indiana Midwives Association
Mary Ann Griffin, CPM
765-569-6637
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Iowa
Action Alerts:
No current action alerts at this time. Please contact NARM to notify us of any advocacy alerts for midwifery in your state.
Professional Organizations:
Iowa Midwives Association
Melanie Moore, CPM
563-732-3094
iowamidwivesassociation@gmail.com
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Kansas
Action Alerts:
No current action alerts at this time. Please contact NARM to notify us of any advocacy alerts for midwifery in your state.
Professional Organizations:
Kansas Midwives Association
Bethany Wagler, Secretary
9313 W. Long View Rd
Partridge, KS 67566
785-256-0874
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Kentucky
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No current action alerts at this time. Please contact NARM to notify us of any advocacy alerts for midwifery in your state.
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Louisiana
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No current action alerts at this time. Please contact NARM to notify us of any advocacy alerts for midwifery in your state.
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Maine
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No current action alerts at this time. Please contact NARM to notify us of any advocacy alerts for midwifery in your state.
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Maryland
Action Alerts:
No current action alerts at this time. Please contact NARM to notify us of any advocacy alerts for midwifery in your state.
Professional Organizations:
Chesapeake Midwifery Guild
Kat Haines, President
kathryn_haines@me.com
Advocacy Organizations:
Maryland Friends of Midwives
Jessica Groves, President
Massachusetts
Action Alerts:
No current action alerts at this time. Please contact NARM to notify us of any advocacy alerts for midwifery in your state.
Professional Organizations:
Massachusetts Midwives Alliance
Tara Kenny
339-203-1445
tara@bostoncommunitymidwifery.com
Joyce Kimball
508-757-4964
jekimball@bigplanet.com
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Michigan
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No current action alerts at this time. Please contact NARM to notify us of any advocacy alerts for midwifery in your state.
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Minnesota
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No current action alerts at this time. Please contact NARM to notify us of any advocacy alerts for midwifery in your state.
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Mississippi
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No current action alerts at this time. Please contact NARM to notify us of any advocacy alerts for midwifery in your state.
Professional Organizations:
Midwives Alliance of Mississippi
Renata Hillman,CPM
birthingoptions@att.net
Advocacy Organizations:
Mississippi Friends of Midwives
136 Siowan Ave
Ocean Springs, MS 39564
Missouri
Action Alerts:
No current action alerts at this time. Please contact NARM to notify us of any advocacy alerts for midwifery in your state.
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Montana
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No current action alerts at this time. Please contact NARM to notify us of any advocacy alerts for midwifery in your state.
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Nebraska
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No current action alerts at this time. Please contact NARM to notify us of any advocacy alerts for midwifery in your state.
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Nevada
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No current action alerts at this time. Please contact NARM to notify us of any advocacy alerts for midwifery in your state.
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New Hampshire
Action Alerts:
No current action alerts at this time. Please contact NARM to notify us of any advocacy alerts for midwifery in your state.
Professional Organizations:
New Hampshire Midwives Association
124 Winona Road
Meredith, NH 03253
President: Anji Church CPM, NHCM, LM
Vice President: Sherry Stevens NHCM, CPM
Treasurer: Roseanne Kazlouskas NHCM, RN
Secretary: Cindy Owen NHCM, CPM
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New Jersey
Action Alerts:
No current action alerts at this time. Please contact NARM to notify us of any advocacy alerts for midwifery in your state.
Professional Organizations:
Association of New Jersey CPMs
Dina Aurichio, CPM
daurichio@aol.com
908-575-3282
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New Mexico
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No current action alerts at this time. Please contact NARM to notify us of any advocacy alerts for midwifery in your state.
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New York
Action Alerts:
No current action alerts at this time. Please contact NARM to notify us of any advocacy alerts for midwifery in your state.
Professional Organizations:
New York Association of Licensed Midwives (NYSALM)
www.nysalm.org
340 Corlies Avenue
Pelham, NY 10803
518-852-7965
Advocacy Organizations:
BirthNet
www.birthnewyork.org/birthnet
215 Partridge Street
Albany, NY 12203
518-482-2504
birthnet@birthnewyork.org
Choices in Childbirth (CiC)
www.choicesinchildbirth.org
441 Lexington Avenue, 19th floor
New York, NY 10017
212-983-0080
info@choicesinchildbirth.org
Free Our Midwives
www.freeourmidwives.org
New York Friends of Midwives (NYFOM)
www.birthnewyork.org/NYFOM
69 Van Dam Street
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
518-584-6619
nyfom@birthnewyork.org
North Carolina
Action Alerts:
No current action alerts at this time. Please contact NARM to notify us of any advocacy alerts for midwifery in your state.
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North Dakota
Action Alerts:
No current action alerts at this time. Please contact NARM to notify us of any advocacy alerts for midwifery in your state.
Professional Organizations:
North Dakota Birth Action:
Jennifer Jeppson
701-793-7281
jljeppson@gmail.com
Ohio
Action Alerts:
No current action alerts at this time. Please contact NARM to notify us of any advocacy alerts for midwifery in your state.
Professional Organizations:
Ohio Midwives Alliance
info@ohiomidwives.org
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Oklahoma
Action Alerts:
No current action alerts at this time. Please contact NARM to notify us of any advocacy alerts for midwifery in your state.
Professional Organizations:
Oklahoma Midwives Alliance
Gail Brown, CPM
gail_brown@sbcglobal.net
405-379-5918
Yvonee Slibernagel
405-317-3704
Heartland Midwives Association
4212 NW 23, Suite A
Oklahoma City, OK, 73107
Margaret Scott, CPM
405-787-7730/405-514-BABY
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Oregon
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No current action alerts at this time. Please contact NARM to notify us of any advocacy alerts for midwifery in your state.
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Pennsylvania
Action Alerts:
No current action alerts at this time. Please contact NARM to notify us of any advocacy alerts for midwifery in your state.
Professional Organizations:
Midwives Alliance of PA
Christy Santoro
215 462 4784
pamidwives@googlegroups.com
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Rhode Island
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No current action alerts at this time. Please contact NARM to notify us of any advocacy alerts for midwifery in your state.
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South Carolina
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No current action alerts at this time. Please contact NARM to notify us of any advocacy alerts for midwifery in your state.
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South Dakota
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No current action alerts at this time. Please contact NARM to notify us of any advocacy alerts for midwifery in your state.
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Tennessee
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No current action alerts at this time. Please contact NARM to notify us of any advocacy alerts for midwifery in your state.
Professional Organizations:
Tennessee Midwives Association
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Texas
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No current action alerts at this time. Please contact NARM to notify us of any advocacy alerts for midwifery in your state.
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Utah
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Vermont
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Virginia
Action Alerts:
No current action alerts at this time. Please contact NARM to notify us of any advocacy alerts for midwifery in your state.
Professional Organizations:
Commonwealth Midwives Alliance (CMA)
Advocacy Organizations:
Birth Matters Virginia
PO Box 17356
Richmond, VA 23226
info@birthmattersva.org
Washington
Action Alerts:
No current action alerts at this time. Please contact NARM to notify us of any advocacy alerts for midwifery in your state.
Professional Organizations:
Midwives Association of Washington State
Professional and peer review organization in Western Washington
President- Nancy Spencer, LM
Secretary- Ann Olsen, LM, CPM
247 Chinook Ave.
Enumclaw, WA 98022
360-825-5720
midwifeann@comcast.net
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West Virginia
Action Alerts:
No current action alerts at this time. Please contact NARM to notify us of any advocacy alerts for midwifery in your state.
Professional Organizations:
Midwives Alliance of West Virginia- MAWV
Ruth Ann Colby Martin, CPM
304-567-3149
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Wisconsin
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No current action alerts at this time. Please contact NARM to notify us of any advocacy alerts for midwifery in your state.
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Wyoming
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No current action alerts at this time. Please contact NARM to notify us of any advocacy alerts for midwifery in your state.
