Midwifery in the US:  Connecticut

Government/Law Links

• Connecticut General Assembly
• CONNECTICUT NURSE PRACTICE ACT, CHAPTER 378:  NURSING Includes nurse midwifery.
• Connecticut Public Acts 1996 "PUBLIC ACT NO. 96-203:  AN ACT CONCERNING MEDICATION ORDERS."   Includes nurse midwives.

The State of Midwifery in Connecticut

• State Fact - Connecticut The status of certified nurse midwives.
• Direct entry midwifery is currently not legally defined, but not prohibited.

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Organizations (Please let me know if addresses are out of date!)

Alliance of Connecticut Midwives
61 High Street
Terryville, CT  06786
(203)585-1906

Connecticut Friends of Midwives
89 Brookfield Street
Manchester, CT  06040

Other Possible Contacts

• CONNECTICUT MIDWIFE The website of the Connecticut chapter of the ACNM.  You can search for a midwife and find general midwifery and women's health links here.
• See here for state midwifery schools.

Home Pages

• Connecticut Childbirth & Women's Center "Connecticut's only free-standing birth center," in Danbury. 

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