The future begins with the way we are born.
The National Association of Certified Professional Midwives (NACPM) is the membership organization representing Certified Professional Midwives (CPM) in the United States. Certified Professional Midwives provide unique and critical access to normal physiologic birth, profoundly benefitting childbearing people and their newborns. Founded in 2000, NACPM ensures a powerful, collective voice for Certified Professional Midwives. NACPM directs its influence toward improving outcomes for all childbearing people and their infants, investing in a strong racially, ethnically, and socially representative CPM workforce, and helping to drive urgently needed changes in the systems that care for birthing people in the U.S. today.
Certified Professional Midwives (CPMs) have long held a critical role in ensuring accessible, high-quality maternity care across diverse communities. As the CPM profession continues to grow and evolve, so does our responsibility to maintain and communicate a comprehensive, consistent framework for quality, education, practice, and ethics.
This special edition focuses on state updates, highlighting the incredible work happening across the country to advance midwifery care, expand licensure, and strengthen advocacy efforts. We are thrilled to see so much momentum building at the state level and can’t wait to share these updates with you.
Thank you for staying engaged—your support and involvement make all the difference!
NACPM is excited to introduce a brand-new membership benefit—a limited-time opportunity to access UpToDate at a discounted rate!
NACPM warmly invites you to join us for our first quarter Midwifery Student Social Hour, a dedicated time for connecting with fellow student midwives and discussing the unique challenges and opportunities within the midwifery journey.