Center for the Chilbearing Year
Resources for Doulas & Aspiring Midwives
DONA International
P.O. Box 626
Jasper, Indiana 47547
888-788-DONA
email at:
doula@DONA.org
website:
www.DONA.org
American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM)
818 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 900
Washington D.C. 20006
(202) 728-9860
website: www.acnm.org
website: www.midwife.org
The ACNM oversees the education and licensing of Certified Nurse Midwives.
Citizens for Midwifery
P.O. Box 8227
Athens, GA 30608-2227
(316) 267-7236
email at:
shodgesmwy@peachnet.campus.mci.net
Creative Health Arts
Janice Marsh-Prelesnik
12902 Fort Custer Dr.
Galesburg, MI 49053
(269) 665-7797
School for Natural Health in Wise Woman Tradition; traditional midwifery courses; therapeutic herbalism; at-a-distance learning program.
Michigan Midwives Association (MMA)
Patrice Bobier
4220 E. Loop Rd.
Hesperia, MI 49421
(231) 774-8021
email Patrice at:
pbobier@voyager.net
The MMA offers bi-annual conferences with educational workshops, a quarterly newsletter, and an opportunity to network with other midwives and apprentice midwives. The MMA also offers a midwifery certification process for homebirth midwives which results in the CM (Certified Midwife) credential.
Midwifery Today
P.O. Box 2672
Eugene, OR 97402
(800) 743-0974
website:
www.midwiferytoday.com
This bi-monthly midwifery journal also published a book that is a guide to getting a midwifery education and presents information on both nurse-midwifery and non-nurse midwifery training available across the U.S. The title is Paths to Becoming a Midwife.
They also offer a free weekly email newsletter.
Midwives Alliance of North America (MANA)
Kelley Daniel
MANA Membership Secretary and Ohio Midwives Alliance contact
5426 Madison St.
Hilliard, OH 43026
(614) 777-0246
email at:
MANAinfo@aol.com
email at:
BirthLady@ad.com
MANA offers bi-monthly newsletters, an annual national conference, and occasional regional conferences.
Debbie Pulley
MANA Legislative Committee
email at:
gamidwife@aol.com
Contact for information regarding the legal status of midwifery in your state.
North American Registry of Midwives (NARM)
1033 Woodlawn
Iowa City, IA 52245
(319) 354-5365
email at:
IowaMama@aol.com
NARM oversees the nationally-recognized CPM (Certified Professional Midwife) credentialing process.
Nurse-Midwifery Program at the University of Michigan
website:
www.nursing.umich.edu/midwifery
Sources for books:
Cascade HealthCare Products, Inc.
1826 NW 18th
Portland, OR 97209
800-443-9942
Childbirth Graphics
P.O. Box 21207
Waco, TX 76702-1207
800-299-3366 x287
Cutting Edge Press
RR#2, Box 1611
287 Whiteface Mountain Drive
Johnson, VT 05656
802-635-2142
DONA/Doula Boutique
P.O. Box 626
Jasper, IN 47547
888-788-3662
website:
www.DONA.org
ICEA Bookmarks
P.O. box 20048
Minneapolis, MN 55420
800-624-4934