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State-sponsored training and regulation of midwives took many different forms and existed to varying degrees in numerous states from the 1900s onwards. In Maryland in 1910, there were 23,456 lay midwives, who had in many cases had been practicing for decades, required to be recognized by the state in order to practice. [12]
As of March 2009, the American College of Nurse-Midwives represents over 11,000 Certified Nurse-Midwives (CNMs) and Certified Midwives (CMs) in all 50 states and most US territories. [4] In 2005, Certified Nurse-Midwives attended more than 10% of vaginal births in the United States. [4] In terms of gender, only 2% of CNMs are men. [5]
To position midwives as acknowledged authorities, working to improve perinatal health in collaboration with other professionals. To collect and disseminate high quality research about midwifery care. To promote excellence in midwifery practice. To sponsor continuing education opportunities for midwives. To increase access to midwives in all ...
The law, passed in 2019, regulates midwifery care by mandating a specific state license for anyone who provides information, advice or assistance during a pregnancy, birth or the postpartum period.
Nurse midwives Caitlin Hainley, left, and Emily Zambrano-Andrews of Des Moines Midwife Collective are suing the state to challenge what they say is an unconstitutional permitting process for ...
A state Circuit Court has ruled in favor of plaintiffs challenging a Hawaii law that prevented traditional midwives from assisting in pregnancies and births without state-issued licenses.
Cannon also sponsored the State's first pure food law. [10] She fought against lobbyists trying to abolish the State Board of Public Examiners. The board was in charge of certifying the qualifications of doctors and midwives, preventing impersonators from potentially hurting patients.
After the state began requiring licenses in 2006, Baker chose to remain unlicensed, according to her website. By the 2000s, she was well-known in the Green Bay area as a midwife and home birth ...