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WELCOME
MAWS celebrates our 30th Anniversary this year and we've already had an exciting 2013 so far! Read the MAWS Spring Update for more info!
The United States’ three midwifery organizations—American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM), Midwives Alliance of North America (MANA), and National Association of Certified Professional Midwives (NACPM)—have released a historic consensus statement. Supporting Healthy and Normal Physiologic Childbirth: A Consensus Statement by ACNM, MANA, and NACPM gives maternity care providers, policymakers, and women a succinct summary of the evidence for the benefits of normal physiologic childbirth.
Brand new study demonstrates once again that freestanding birth centers are a durable model of high-quality, high-value maternity care. This large, well-designed study of over 15,000 women demonstrates the safety of the midwifery-led birth center model of collaborative care as well as continued low obstetric intervention rates, similar to previous studies of birth center care. These findings are particularly remarkable in an era characterized by increases in obstetric intervention and cesarean birth nationwide. Read the entire journal article here.
MAWS members joined social workers, doulas, lactation consultants, social justice advocates and students committed to moving our community towards the best future for all mothers and babies at our spring conference on May 4 titled Eliminating Disparities in Maternity Care Together. We continued important conversations about undoing racism and strategized about how to move forward to eliminate disparities in maternity care. We also raised $6,500 as seed money for the new Washington Midwifery Foundation towards scholarships for aspiring midwives. Read more.
Looking for our new Ina May Bumper Sticker? Click here.
And welcome to our new website! We hope that you’ll find it more user friendly and enjoy all of the new content and resources we have compiled. Don’t forget to invite your family, friends, colleagues and clients to visit the site.
MAWS is a statewide midwifery organization working to transform maternity care and support our members as they promote the health and well-being of women and babies.
Recent conference resources and links are posted here.
Click here to read MAWS' Fall Update 2011
If you have feedback or suggested revisions, please send us an email.
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Read MAWS' Legislative Agenda 2013
for more information about HB 1773 (Morrell)/SB 5626 (Kline)
NEW! Forms for CPMs seeking Licensure in WA
Click here for the CPM+ Bridging Documents to help you organize your application to the state if you didn't or don't intend to attend a state-approved school.
2012 MAWS Accomplishments
PDF of the MAWS 2012 print newsletter
Read the latest MAWS Enews (January 2013)
Practice Updates for Midwives
including the latest recommendations for HPV and CHD screening, NRP, GDM, Cord clamping and more!
Do you have a "Midwife-Friendly" Business?
Click here to learn how you can support Washington Midwives while bringing more attention to your health care or birth-related business or service.
Download the Orientation Manual for LMs (pdf)
Comprehensive Resource for New and Prospective Licensed Midwives. Click here to download pdf.
