Resource Organizations Related To Midwifery
- Midwives Alliance of North America
- MANA is the professional organization for all midwives. "The mission
of MANA is to provide a nurturing forum for support and cooperation
among midwives."
www.MANA.org
- Midwifery Education Accreditation Council
- MEAC is the accrediting agency for direct-entry midwifery
schools in the United States. FSTM is proud to be a MEAC accredited
school. "MEAC creates standards and criteria for the education of
midwives that reflect the nationally recognized core competencies and
guiding principles of midwifery care set by the Midwives Alliance of
North America."
www.MEACSchools.org
- North American Registry of Midwives
- "The North American Registry of Midwives (NARM) is an international
certification agency whose mission is to establish and administer
certification for the credential 'Certified Professional Midwife' (CPM)."
The NARM exam is used to certify both CPM's and Florida Licensed
Midwives. www.NARM.org
- Citizens for Midwifery -
"Citizens for Midwifery works to provide information and resources that
promote the local midwife, as well as midwives and
midwifery care across the country.
www.CfMidwifery.org
- The Coalition for Improving Maternity
Services - "Our mission is to promote a wellness model of
maternity care that will improve birth outcomes and substantially reduce
costs."
www.MotherFriendly.org
- American College of Nurse Midwives
- "The mission of ACNM is to promote the health and well-being of
women and infants within their families and communities through the
development and support of the profession of midwifery as practiced by
nurse-midwives, and certified midwives."
www.Midwife.org
