Where are CPMs legally authorized to practice? Where aren’t they?
Where are families fighting Big Medicine for legal access to CPMs?
CPMs are legally authorized to practice in 35 states (EMERALD GREEN states above)
- 34 States that regulate CPMs (Law Enacted / Rules in Some States)
- 1 State Legalized CPMs by Statute (Law Enacted)
- CPMs are not legally authorized to practice in 15 states and 3 Territories
Download the PushMap as a handy PDF that is a handout on CPM legal status by state.
How can I Learn More?
- Download the PushChart on the regulation of Certified Professional Midwives that shows more on the state-by-state picture of CPMs.
- See the PushStates below that are in action and contact the folks on the ground in your state. Please review the many resources below:
Please Join Your State Group Today
- ALABAMA Landing Page
- Alaska Birth Network
http://alaskabirthnetwork.org/contact - Alaska Contact: Cheryl Corrick
–> cherylcorrick at yahoo dot com - Arizona Association of Midwives
http://www.azassocmidwives.com/ - Arkansas Association of Midwives Contact: Ida Darragh, LDEM, CPM
–> IVD at aol dot com
- California Association of Licensed Midwives
https://calmidwives.org
–> info at calmidwives.org -
California Association of Midwives
http://www.californiamidwives.org/ -
Colorado Midwives Association
http://www.coloradomidwives.org/
Contact: Jan Lapetina, CPM, RM
–> jlmidwife at gmail dot com -
Colorado: Delivering Natural Care for Families (a project of the Elephant Circle)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/171404302883968/
Contact: Indra Lusero, Legal Director
–> lusero dot indra at gmail dot com -
District of Columbia
http://www.birthoptionsalliance.org - Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies - Coalition of Hawai‘i
http://www.hmhb-hawaii.org -
Idahoans for Midwives YahooGroup
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Idahoans_For_Midwifery -
Illinois Council of Certified Professional Midwives Families
www.illinoismidwives.org - Illinois Friends of Midwives
http://www.facebook.com/IllinoisFriendsofMidwives -
Indiana Midwifery Task Force Website
http://www.indianamidwiferytaskforce.org -
Indiana Midwives Association
http://www.indianamidwivesassoc.com/ -
Kansas Midwives Alliance
http://www.kansasmidwives.com -
Louisiana: WeWillChangeLA
http://health.dir.groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/wewillchangela/conversations/topics/28?l=1 -
Maryland Families for Safe Birth
http://marylandfamiliesforsafebirth.org/ -
MASSACHUSETTS Landing Page
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Mississippi Contact: Bianca Wooden
–> me at biancawooden dot com -
Mississippi Friends of Midwives
–> info at msfriendsofmidwives dot com
http://www.msfriendsofmidwives.org -
Nebraska Contact: Rachel Howell
–> nfom.chair at gmail dot com -
Nebraska Friends of Midwives on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/nemidwives -
New Mexico Contact: Connie Koshewa
–> ckoshewa at comcast dot net -
New Mexico Contact: Nicole Mallis
–> nicolemallis at gmail dot com -
New Mexico Midwives Association
http://www.newmexicomidwifery.org
–> empoweredmidwife at gmail dot com - NY CPM, Inc. Contact: Melissa Carman
–> motherstobeandmore at yahoo dot com
http://www.nycpm501c4.org
https://www.facebook.com/NY-CPM-Inc-2287639754799425/ -
New York Friends of CPMs
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1773550592729274/ -
North Carolina Docs for Midwives Website
http://www.ncdocsformidwives.org -
North Carolina Friends of Midwives YahooGroup
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NCFOM/?yguid=9511721 -
North Dakota Birth Action Chat YahooGroup
http://www.health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NDBirthActionChat/?yguid=9511721 -
North Dakota Birth Action YahooGroup
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NDBirthAction/?yguid=9511721 -
Ohio Families for Safe Birth Website
http://www.safebirthohio.org -
Ohio Families for Safe Birth YahooGroup
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Ohio_Families_for_Safe_Birth/?yguid=9511721 -
Oklahoma: Heartland Midwives Association YahooGroup
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Heartlandmidwives -
Pennsylvania Friends of Midwives YahooGroup
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/pfom/?yguid=352643047 -
Puerto Rico Contact: Debbie Díaz-Ortiz
–> parteraspuertorico at gmail dot com
Puerto Rico: Hermandad de Parteras de Puerto Rico
(Midwives Sisterhood of Puerto Rico)
www.hppr.ws -
Texas Contact: Kelli Beaty
–> twomidwives at gmail dot com -
Texas: Association of Texas Midwives
http://www.texasmidwives.com/ -
Vermont Midwives Alliance
https://www.facebook.com/pages/VERMONT-MIDWIVES-ALLIANCE/62211715821 -
West Virginia Birth Policy Coalition
http://www.friendsofmidwives.com/SisterOrgs/WVBirthPolicyCoalition/tabid/1185/Default.aspx -
West Virginia: Midwives Association of West Virginia Yahoo Group
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/friendsofmawv
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