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NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
National Professional Organizations for Maternity Care Providers
National Organizations: Maternity-Related & Consumer Advocacy
National Educational Organizations
International Midwifery and Related Organizations
National Professional Organizations for Maternity Care Providers
- AABC – American Association of Birth Centers
- ACNM – American College of Nurse Midwives
- ACOG - American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists
- AMA - American Medical Association
- AMCB – American Midwifery Certification Board
- MEAC - Midwifery Education Accreditation Council
- NACPM – National Association for Certified Professional Midwives
- NARM - North American Registry of Midwives
National organizations: Maternity-Related & Consumer Advocacy
- ALACE – Association of Labor Assistants and Childbirth Educators and Doulas
- APHA – American Public Health Association
- CfM – Citizens for Midwifery
- CIMS – Coalition to Improve Maternity Services
- CRC - Childbirth Resource Center
- DONA – Doulas of North America
- ICAN – International Cesarean Awareness Network
- ICEA – International Childbirth Education Association
- LLLI – La Leche League International
- NACC - National Association of Childbirthing Centers
National educational organizations
- ACE – American Council on Education
- National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education
- NCCA - The National Commission for Certifying Agencies
- National Commission For Certifying Agencies Accredited Certification Programs
- NOCA - National Organization for Competency Assurance
- NPEC - National Postsecondary Education Cooperative
- UNESCO - The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization
- USDOE – United States Department of Education
- US Department of Education database of accredited post-secondary institutions and programs
- US Department of Education Links to Educational Associations and Organizations
INTERNATIONAL MIDWIFERY AND RELATED ORGANIZATIONS
ICM - International Confederation of Midwives. ICM is an organization representing 85 national associations from more than 75 countries which promotes women’s health worldwide. Contact ICM at
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