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 Midwife as Student: Embracing Lifelong Learning
by Vicki Penwell, PhD
“Credentials given to a servant-leader are used to create less privilege and more capacity to serve.” ~ Dr. Brad Smith, Chancellor
I thought of this quote I read the other day when NACPM wrote to congratulate me on earning a doctorate degree, then asked if I would write on the subject of a midwife’s continuing education for the NACPM newsletter on Education & Professional Development.
BMMA, Inc. (Black Mamas Matter Alliance) is seeking new Board Members. Nominations are currently being accepted until July 10, 2025. We are seeking up to five new Board members who are resourceful, values-aligned, and committed to advancing maternal health equity (domestically & globally), reproductive justice, and the sustainability of BMMA as the premier Black Maternal Health organization.
The Deadline to Apply is July 10, 2025.
(Note: Form requires a Gmail account to access.)
The Association of Christian Birth Professionals is pleased to announce the application period is now open for the 2025 Rebekah Knapp Scholarship for Educational Expenses.
Abide Women’s Health Services, a nonprofit maternal health clinic in South Dallas, is currently seeking a Bilingual Staff Midwife (English/Spanish) to join our dedicated team.
We’re excited to share that the webinar Wildfire Smoke and Midwifery: Tools for Community Education and Resilience, is now available for 2 MEAC CEUs on our website. You can access both the webinar and the course to obtain CEUs below.
In response to conversations during our Midwifery Student Social Hour and the consistent call from students for reliable, accessible clinical opportunities, NACPM is proud to launch the NACPM Preceptor Directory—a national, opt-in resource designed to connect student midwives with midwives who are open to serving as preceptors.