Now that you have gotten oriented to the various pathways to midwifery, we wanted to share a collection resources for direct entry midwifery and for certified nurse midwifery and certified midwifery. This list is also available on our website. Feel free to peruse these sites as you consider which pathway might be the best fit for you.

RESOURCES FOR DIRECT ENTRY MIDWIFERY

CareerOneStop.org is website with a searchable database of contact information and licensing organizations for each state. Use this website to find midwifery license information for your state

AROMIDWIFERY Anti-Racism and Anti-Oppression Work in Midwifery

ChildbirthProfessionals focus is to advocate for certified professional midwives (CPM) or licensed midwives (LM) in the United States

MANA's list of Midwifery Regulations and Licensing Agencies, State-by-State: This is an amazing resource for all midwives and midwifery students

Listing of MEAC Accredited Midwifery Schools

Hearthside Midwifery Study Group: A Listing of Non-MEAC Accredited Midwifery Schools

International Confederation of Midwives http://www.internationalmidwives.org/

Future Midwives Alliance: busy working on the second draft of the Midwifery Student Bill of Rights

Midwifery Today-Articles, Issues, Resources, Contacts, Training, Conferences

The Big Push for Midwives Campaign represents tens of thousands of people in the United States who support increasing access to Certified Professional Midwives (CPMs), out-of-hospital maternity care, and more birth options for women in America.

NACPM National Association of Certified Professional Midwives, including Anti-Racism Resources for CPMs

NARM- North American Registry of Midwives - for CPM certification

RESOURCES FOR CNMs and CMs:

American College of Nurse-Midwives: Information on becoming a NURSE Midwife http://www.midwife.org/Become-a-Midwife

American Midwifery Certification Board-For CNM and CM Certification

BestColleges.com investigative review of the best online BSN programs available in the US. Includes valuable resources and guides for students such as financial aid information that students can leverage to help finance their education.

learnhowtobecome.org resources to help nursing students find their way

Midwifeschooling.com A resource for aspiring and existing NURSE Midwives. The information includes accredited programs, state licensing requirements, details on the AMCB exam, credentialing information and salary surveys that will help individuals in career advancement

Information on becoming a Labor and Delivery Nurse. This site also has a great list of scholarships for nursing students

http://www.philau.edu/midwifery/ Philadelphia University M.S. in Midwifery (full or part-time) This option leads to a Master of Science degree and eligibility to sit for the American Midwifery Certification Board exam, and is available in a 2-year full-time or 3-year part-time format. In either format, the clinical rotation portion is full-time. Nurse practitioners, foreign educated midwives and MEAC-educated certified professional midwives may qualify for advanced placement in this program.

rntobsn.org Nursing Career Guide by State and breakdown of education programs. Scholarship application

nursingdegreeguide.com

The University of New Mexico's Nurse Midwifery program

University of Texas at Arlington RN-BSN