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Links
American
College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM)
With roots dating to 1929, the American College of Nurse-Midwives
(ACNM) is the oldest women's health care organization in the U.S.
ACNM is the professional association that represents Certified Nurse-Midwives
and Certified Midwives in the United States. ACNM provides research,
administers and promotes continuing education programs, establishes
clinical practice standards, creates liaisons with state and federal
agencies and members of Congress.
American
Association of Birth Centers
The American Association of Birth Centers, nation's most comprehensive
resource on birth centers, is a multi-disciplinary membership organization
comprised of individuals and organizations who support the birth
center concept.
Birthnet
Founded in 2000, BirthNet is a non-profit organization whose mission
is to educate the public about maternity care in order to improve
it.
British
Journal of Midwifery
British Journal of Midwifery is the leading clinical peer-reviewed
journal for midwives. Its strong readership is an indication of
the winning combination of quality clinical content and in-depth
clinical supplements. BJM meets the growing demand to provide the
latest clinical and educational information needed to succeed in
midwifery.
Bronx
Health link: the Perinatal Information Network:
Our mission at the Perinatal Information Network is to identify
and organize information about the healthcare and social services
system in the Bronx for the purpose of improving the prenatal and
perinatal health of women, their children, and their families.
Childbirth
Connection
Childbirth Connection is a national not-for-profit organization
founded in 1918 as Maternity Center Association. Our mission is
to improve the quality of maternity care through research, education,
advocacy and policy. Childbirth Connection promotes safe, effective
and satisfying evidence-based maternity care and is a voice for
the needs and interests of childbearing families.
Choices
in Childbirth
Our mission is to improve maternity care by providing the public,
especially childbearing women and their families, with the information
necessary to make fully informed decisions relating to how, where,
and with whom they will give birth.
Coalition
for Improving Maternity Services
The Coalition for Improving Maternity Services (CIMS) is a coalition
of individuals and national organizations with concern for the care
and well-being of mothers, babies, and families. Our mission is
to promote a wellness model of maternity care that will improve
birth outcomes and substantially reduce costs. This evidence-based
mother-, baby-, and family-friendly model focuses on prevention
and wellness as the alternatives to high-cost screening, diagnosis,
and treatment programs.
Friends
of the Birth Center / New Space for Women's Health
The New Space for Women’s Health is improving the quality
of health care for all women in New York City by establishing an
independent, freestanding center for birth, breastfeeding, and women’s
health care, opening in midtown Manhattan in early 2011.
Got
Mom
GotMom was created by the American College of Nurse-Midwives to
provide breastfeeding information and resources for mothers and
families.
ICEA
The International Childbirth Education Association (ICEA) is a professional
organization that supports educators and health care professionals
who believe in freedom of choice based on knowledge of alternatives
in family-centered maternity and newborn care.
La
Leche League
La Leche League International strives to help mothers worldwide
to breastfeed through mother-to-mother support, encouragement, information,
and education, and to promote a better understanding of breastfeeding
as an important element in the healthy development of the baby and
mother.
Lamaze
International
The mission of Lamaze International is to promote, support and protect
normal birth through education and advocacy. We envision for the
future a world of confident women choosing normal birth.
Long
Island Midwives
Long Island Midwives website is an educational outreach and directory
for licensed midwives living and practicing on or near Long Island.
Midwives
Alliance of North America (MANA)
The Midwives
Alliance of North America is a professional organization for all
midwives, recognizing the difersity of educational backgrounds and
practice styles within the profession.
Midwives
for Haiti
Midwives for
Haiti was started by certified nurse-midwives who believe every
woman in this world deserves the knowledge and care to have a safe
pregnancy and birth. We also believe that even women who cannot
read or write are teachable. With the right knowledge and tools,
community women can make birth safer and keep babies and mothers
from dying. We want to bridge the gap between the traditional birth
attendants and the nurse-midwives trained in the medical model so
that more women in Haiti have access to skilled care. Join us as
we travel this journey “with woman”.
Mothers
and Babies Perinatal Network of South Central New York
To improve pregnancy and birth outcomes and support the
health and development of individuals and families. Serving Broome,
Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Otsego, Tioga, and Tompkins counties.
National
Perinatal Organization
The National Perinatal Association promotes the health and well
being of mothers and infants enriching families, communities and
our world.
NYC
Midwives - ACNM Region II, Chapter I
At NYC Midwives our mission 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 certified nurse-midwives and certified midwives. NYC Midwives
is an affiliate organization of The American College of Nurse-Midwives
(ACNM), also known as Region II, Chapter I.
New
York Friends of Midwives
New
York Friends of Midwives is a statewide consumer advocacy organization
promoting access to the Midwives Model of Care.
New
York State Office of Professions
Defines
who we are, under which laws and regulations we practice, how to
become licensed, and links to the Board of Midwifery.
New
York State Perinatal Association (NYSPA)
The New York State Perinatal Association (NYSPA) is a state-wide
alliance of health and human service professionals and consumers
concerned with perinatal health issues from preconception through
early childhood. NYSPA advocates for optimal perinatal care and
parenting and promotes education and research, influences state
priorities and encourages a multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary
approach to maternal and child health.
Rochester
Area Birth Network
The
purpose of Rochester Area Birth Network is to advocate for health,
safety, and informed options in childbearing.
United
States Breastfeeding Committee
The
United States Breastfeeding Committee (USBC) is a coalition of more
than 40 organizations that support its mission to improve the Nation’s
health by working collaboratively to protect, promote, and support
breastfeeding.
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