Where are CPMs legally authorized to practice? Where aren’t they?
See the PushMap below that shows where CPMs are legally authorized to practice in 37 states (GREEN states). When the Big Push was conceived in November 2007, only 21 states allowed CPMs to be legally authorized to practice.
- 36 States that regulate CPMs (Law Enacted / Rules in Some States)
- 1 State Legalized CPMs by Statute (Law Enacted)
- Also, CPMs are now regulated in the District of Columbia (Law Enacted)
- CPMs are not legally authorized to practice in 14 states and 3 Territories (GOLD areas). In these jurisdictions, CPMs are at risk of criminal prosecution for practicing medicine or nursing without a license, which drives the practice of midwifery underground and creates barriers to access for women seeking maternity care.
Download a PDF of the PushMap here.
Learn more about where families are fighting Big Medicine for legal access to CPMs:
- See the PushChart below that shows the state-by-state regulation picture of where CPMs can practice legally, and where they can't. Download a PDF of the PushChart here.
- See the PushStates below that are in action and contact the folks on the ground in your state. Many hands can help to make light work.
Please join your state group(s) today and increase access to CPMs!
- Alabama Midwives Alliance
- 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 - NACPM Georgia
https://www.georgiacpm.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
https://www.facebook.com/groups/23193637742 -
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 -
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The Website: https://wheresmymidwife.com
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The Crowdmap: https://wheresmymidwife.ushahidi.io
- The Podcast: https://anchor.fm/wheresmymidwife
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