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.
The midwifery model of care is rooted in trust, empowerment, and individualized support, fostering a partnership between clients and midwives to embrace the natural journey of pregnancy and childbirth. Different models have been implemented when it comes to childbirth management. These models had been labeled “Medical vs Social”, “technocratic vs holistic” or “pathological vs salutogenic” models.