In collaboration with The College of Traditional Midwifery, they have just launched a Competency Based Midwifery Education Program for aspiring midwives who want to
become Certified Professional Midwives.
Dr. Kai Parker is a Board Certified Naturopathic Physician and NARM
Certified Professional Midwife who specializes in Naturopathic Medicine, Holistic Women's Healthcare, Homebirth Midwifery, and Naturopathic Pediatrics.
«The CDC report and other research shows that babies born to women cared for
by Certified Professional Midwives are far less likely to be preterm or low birth weight, two of the primary contributing factors not only to infant mortality, but to racial and ethnic disparities in birth outcomes.»
She serves as Policy Analyst to the Midwives and Mothers in Action (MAMA) Campaign, a national coalition of six midwifery - related organizations advocating in the U.S. Congress for increased access for women across the country to
Certified Professional Midwife services and high - quality, high - value maternity care.
According to a recent piece in The Washington Post,
certified professional midwife Karen Carr boasted in the wake of her guilty plea in connection with the entirely preventable death of a baby in her care, her phone is ringing off the hook with women wanting to hire her.
That position has
upset certified professional midwives, who deliver the majority of babies born at home in this country but are accredited by a different body — the North American Registry of Midwives (NARM).
Willamette Birth is the midwifery practice of Corvallis midwife Ash Johnsdottir, who is a licensed &
certified professional midwife serving women & families in Corvallis, Albany, Salem, Philomath, Lebanon, Junction City, Sweet Home, & surrounding areas.
Finding a midwife to assist in a home birth is a little more difficult than finding Certified Nurse Midwives or
Certified Professional Midwives due to the differences in state laws.
Caroline and Jacqueline are both California Licensed Midwives /
Certified Professional Midwives who received clinical training through an apprenticeship model and didactic training from the National Midwifery Institute.