Midwifery in the US:  Pennsylvania

Government/Law Links

• House of Representatives
• Pennsylvania Senate WWW Server

The State of Midwifery in Pennsylvania

• State Fact - Pennsylvania The status of certified nurse midwives.
• Direct entry midwifery is currently legal through judicial interpretation or statutory inference.
• CfM - Midwifery in Pennsylvania No information yet, but hopefully eventually....

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Organizations (Please let me know if addresses are out of date!)

Pennsylvania Friends of Midwives
P O Box 264
Wynnewood, PA 19096

Other Possible Contacts

• Midwifery Today E-mail Directory USA Pennsylvania to Vermont Try here.

Books about Pennsylvania Midwives

• A Midwife's Story A wonderful story about the life of midwife Penny Armstrong, delivering babies in the Amish community of Lancaster County.  Penny is one of the authors.

Home Pages

• Birthplace Midwifery Services Associated with the Western Pennsylvania Hospital.
• Womancare Midwifery Service A nurse-midwifery program associated with the University of Pittsburgh.
• BirthPartners.Com - Midwifery - Home Page Links to local midwifery service information.

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07/20/01