Midwifery Organizations

[Organizations by Country][U.S. Organizations by State]

• The American College of Nurse-Midwives A good place to start if you're thinking about a career. They have a pretty informative set of brochures they'll send your way. Also, ACNM will refer you to Nurse-Midwives in your area. They prefer you to call them, however.

  Chapters

  ACNM Region I Chapter IV Home Page The Vermont home page.

• Association of Ontario Midwives The professional body representing midwives and the practice of midwifery in the province of Ontario, Canada. A small amount of contact info.
• ASSOCIATION OF RADICAL MIDWIVES A venerable midwifery organization in England. They publish the journal Midwifery Matters.
• College of Midwives of British Colombia, Canada. Ms. Jean Cooper (mailto:cooperj@direct.ca)
• Citizens for Midwifery "Citizens for Midwifery promotes citizen and consumer awareness of midwifery and childbirth issues through networking and information sharing."
• Coalition for Improving Maternity Services: CIMS "...a coalition of individuals and national organizations with concern for the care and well-being of mothers, babies, and families." Strongly pro-midwife.
• ENB Home page English National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting. (Didn't know where else to put this one.)
• Homebirth Options Midwifery IndependencE [H.O.M.E] - An organization dedicated to legal action for homebirth. Their address is: PO BOX 166 Walden, NY 12586. Click here to learn more about their activities.
• Hunter Valley Midwives Association (HVMA) (NSW, Australia.)
• The Kentucky Alliance for the Advancement of Midwifery Regional, but inspiring. Good info, especially if you're in the area (and in an "activist" state of mind).
• MANA: Midwives Alliance of North America The official site for MANA. Very new, and very much under construction.
• Maryland Friends of Midwives Lots of great information on this site.
• MFOM - Massachusetts Friends of Midwives Contains a birthing directory for Massachusetts.
• MIDIRS home page (Midwives Information and Resource Service.) Their mission is: "To be the central source of information relating to childbirth and to disseminate this information to midwives and others both nationally and internationally thereby contributing to the improvement of maternity care."
• Midwifery Coalition of Nova Scotia Background and contact information for this Canadian organization. (Brief.)
• MIDWIVES ALLIANCE OF NORTH AMERICA More information on MANA on a midwife's site. Contact info here!
• Midwives In Private Practice "Midwives In Private Practice began in 1989 as a peer support and ongoing education group in Victoria, a state located in southeastern Australia. They now have 22 members." (Includes contact information for the members.)
• Organizations for Midwives, Childbirth Educators, Doulas Includes email addresses of relevant midwifery organizations, and site hotlinks where applicable.
• The Purple Midwifery Page This page has regional interests (Ohio legislation), but some lots of good resources and information. (Not technically an organization, but still highly relevant to Ohio.)
• Tennessee Midwives Association "The Tennessee Midwives' Association (TMA) is an organization of direct-entry midwives, certified professional midwives, certified nurse midwives, childbirth educators and aspiring midwives whose purpose is not only didactic, but one of fellowship and support."
• Virginia Birthing Rights Forum "...an effort to decriminalize tradtional midwifery." An interesting page.

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5/4/98