Midwifery in the US:  California

Government/Law Links

• The California State Assembly

Licensing Links

• California Direct-Entry Midwifery Licensing Law Copy of The Midwifery Licensing Act of 1993.
• California License Handbook Look here for information on getting a CA nurse midwife certificate.
• California Licensing Info on the direct entry licensing procedure that was emailed to me.

The State of Midwifery in California

• State Fact - California The status of certified nurse midwives.
• Direct entry midwifery is currently legal by licensure, certification or registration.
• CfM - Midwifery in California Older page, but perhaps useful info?

Making a Change

• State Policy Resources By the ACNM.
• Join a pro-midwifery organization:

Organizations (Please let me know if addresses are out of date!)

California Association of Midwives
Central Office
P.O. Box 460606
San Francisco, CA 94146
Phone: 1-800-829-5791
E-mail: midwives@wenet.net

Other Possible Contacts

• Midwifery Today E-mail Directory USA California Try here.
• So. Cal Birth Providers Index Covers everything from birth centers to home birth providers.  A good reference.
• See here for state midwifery schools.

Home Pages

• Aspiring CNM Journey The journey of an aspiring student midwife in Southern California.
• BAY AREA HOMEBIRTH COLLECTIVE Information on a group of midwives, labor assistants, and childbirth educators in, well, the Bay area.
• BIRTH CENTER MIDWIFE NURSE Home page of Sue Turner (LM), of Ventura.  She runs a free-standing birth center.   A mirror of this site can be found here. :)
• Christian Midwife Homebirth of San Diego This midwife uses the Bible's view of midwifery as the basis of her practice.
• The GoodNews NetWork A pro-midwifery page, run by midwife Faith Gibson. Check it out if you're still ambivalent. (She's from Palo Alto, CA - you can learn more about her birthing services here:  Maternity Services by faith gibson.)
• Meet Midwife Shelly Girard Here you can read an article about her (she's an LM/CPM), read some of her articles.  You can find contact information in the article about her.  She's in Los Angeles county, I believe. 
• Midwife Anne Sommers Talks About Home Childbirth Home page of Southern California licensed midwife.
• Pam Christman Services Basic information on services provided by a CNM from Fallbrook.
• Resources A good listing of San Francisco Bay birth resources, including contact info for local midwives.
• Ronnie Falcao, Licensed Midwife "I live in Mountain View, California and serve birthing families throughout San Mateo County and Santa Clara County." A great source for midwifery and birthing information.
• Southcoast Midwifery & Women's Health Care "...staffed by Certified Nurse Midwives, Nurse Practitioners (OB/GYN), and certified labor assistants."  In Lake Forest.
• Wholistic Midwifery School Birth Resource Center A cool website with lots of goodies! Quite informative.
• Wisewoman Childbirth Traditions Home page to Maria A. Iorillo and Jennifer Clapp, Licensed Midwives in San Francisco, California USA.  I like this page.  :)

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07/20/01