Ten state teams selected to join the Midwifery Policy Collective!

The Midwifery Policy Collective is excited to announce the selection of 10 state teams that are championing access to midwifery care in their local communities! The selected teams represent Alabama, California, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, and Ohio. The teams in each of these states assembled multi-disciplinary coalitions that center birthing people and families, while bringing together expertise in midwifery, policy, and advocacy.

Over the course of 15 months, the teams will participate in programming designed by the Midwifery Policy Collective and receive substantial funding to advance their local policy priorities, including, among others: recognition of different midwife credentials, expanded access to birth centers, and Medicaid payment models that better support equitable access to midwifery services.

The Institute for Medicaid Innovation is a proud co-convener of the Midwifery Policy Collective in partnership with the American Association of Birth Centers, Birth Center Equity, Birth Place Lab, Elephant Circle, National Association for the Advancement of Black Birth, and National Association of Certified Professional Midwives.

To learn more about this initiative, contact midwifery@medicaidinnovation.org