National and International 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
• MANA – Midwives Alliance of North America
• MEAC – Midwifery Education Accreditation Council
• NABCC – National Association of Birth Centers of Color
• NACPM – National Association for Certified Professional Midwives
• NARM – North American Registry of Midwives
• NBMA - National Black Midwives Alliance
  

National Organizations: Maternity-Related & Consumer Advocacy

• APHA – American Public Health Association
• BMBFA – Black Mothers’ Breastfeeding Association
• CfM – Citizens for Midwifery
• Childbirth Connection
• 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
• Improving Birth Coalition
• LLLI – La Leche League International
• AABC – ACancelmerican Association of Birth Centers
• Equity in Midwifery Education
  

National Educational Organizations

• ACE – American Council on Education
• National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education
• NCCA – The National Commission for Certifying Agencies
  • NCCA-Accredited Certification Programs
• ICE – Institute for Credentialing Excellence
• NPEC – National Postsecondary Educational Cooperative
• UNESCO – United Nations Education, 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

• ACIH – Academic Collaborative for Integrative Health

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