Sentences with phrase «midwifery organizations»

To my knowledge, not a single one of the midwives involved in these deaths was ever investigated by any homebirth midwifery organization, either in North Carolina or nationally.

They are accredited by a national midwifery organization, the North American Registry of Midwives.

Dr. Stapleton was very giving of her time and shared great insight into the structure, purpose and role of an accreditation body, and how it might or might not coordinate efforts with birth center organizations and various midwifery organizations.

There are also certified midwives who have not trained as nurses in the traditional medical setting and are able to practice midwifery on the basis of state or midwifery organization certifications.

She advises numerous midwifery organizations and consults with NACPM on strategy, programs and initiatives to support the development of the CPM profession and to improve the quality of maternity care for all women in the U.S.

Read the recent report from the historic partnership among US midwifery organizations and agencies responsible for the national midwifery credentials, CPM, CNM and CM, to advance the vision of expanding access to high quality midwifery care and physiologic birth for all women in all birth settings in the United States, and to examine and strengthen U.S. midwifery in light of the International Confederation of Midwives» Vision and Global Standards.

I also fervently (and probably naively) believe that when the American public becomes aware of the death toll that homebirth midwifery organizations are strenuously trying to hide, there will be consequences.

Other direct - entry midwives may have met certification requirements of their state midwifery organization or practice without outside certification.

Homebirth midwifery organizations have repeatedly called for transparency in American maternity care.