Midwifery in the US:  Illinois

Government/Law Links

• State of Illinois -- Legislature

The State of Midwifery in Illinois

• State Fact - IllinoisThe status of certified nurse midwives.
• Direct entry midwifery is currently legal through judicial interpretation or statutory inference.

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Organizations (Please let me know if addresses are out of date!)

Illinois Alliance of Midwives Yvonne Cryns PO Box 1472 Arlington Heights, IL  60006	Illinois Midwives Legal Fund P.O. Box 692 West Chicago, IL 60186 or call 217-222-5885
Illinois Midwives (Homepage) 2322 North Newland Chicago, Illinois 60707-2930 (773) 637-3227	Mothers for Midwifery (No address known....)

Other Possible Contacts

• Midwifery Today E-mail Directory USA Colorado to Illinois Try here.

Home Pages

• The Midwife and Home Birth Extensive website by Yvonne Cryns.  She has a video out, called Home Sweet Homebirth.

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