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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.

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NACPM Launches Four Free Interactive Tools for Midwifery Advocacy
NACPM Launches Four Free Interactive Tools for Midwifery Advocacy

The National Association of Certified Professional Midwives (NACPM) is releasing four, free interactive tools for midwives, families, advocates, and lawmakers.

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Call for Proposals: 2027 Community Birth Conference
Call for Proposals: 2027 Community Birth Conference

We invite proposals to present at the AABC/NACPM 2027 Community Birth Conference, to be held May 20-23, 2027 in Greenville, South Carolina!

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Support: What Does It Really Mean?
Support: What Does It Really Mean?

My journey with my third baby — from pregnancy through labor, delivery, and recovery — has given me a new perspective on the meaning of support.

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Opinion Piece: What We Share is Midwifery
Opinion Piece: What We Share is Midwifery

There is a moment in the birth room, toward the end, when the intensity has almost peaked and clients fall into deep sleep in 90 second increments.

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September 2026 Newsletter: Sustainability, DAF Day is Oct. 8, and More
September 2026 Newsletter: Sustainability, DAF Day is Oct. 8, and More

Sustainability takes on an even broader meaning when viewed through a midwifery lens:

  • How can we, as midwives, practice in ways that are more environmentally sustainable?

  • How can we sustain ourselves while working in a career that asks so much of us?

  • How can we ensure that the profession itself is sustained for generations to come?

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DAF Day is October 8!
DAF Day is October 8!

DAF Day is a national day of giving with donor advised funds (DAF). This DAF Day, October 8, consider recommending a grant from your DAF to our 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsor, the new National Foundation for Certified Professional Midwives (NFCPM)!

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