Grand Opening Celebration of North America’s Newest Birth Center | Borderland Births Presents Luna Tierra Birth Center

SEPTEMBER 22 ~ EL PASO, TX Join us in celebrating the opening of Luna Tierra Birth Center. We are excited at providing care to the El Paso and Juarez communities with a focus on social and reproductive justice. Please join us for the celebration! Carambola Community Music will be performing. There will be snacks, a…

WEBINAR | December 10 @ 1:00 PM EST

On Saturday December 10th @ 1:00 pm (EST) Jennie will be holding a Q & A webinar for those that have an interest in and would like to know more about the JJ Way Model of Care as well as the Easy Access Clinic Model. Join us and learn: How the JJ Way Model of Care has eradicated the persistent…

THIS IS BIRTH with Lisa Ling f. Midwife Debbie Allen

In Los Angeles, Debbie Allen — a licensed midwife and a Certified Professional Midwife — is serving a demographic that doesn’t represent your typical midwifery clientele: some are on Medicaid, or have no health insurance, and many are African-American or Latina. Allen believes these women, who may feel disenfranchised by hospital systems and traditional health…

Midwife JayVon Muhammed … THIS IS THE WORK!

The CEO of the Marin City Health and Wellness Center is a woman of many talents and, seemingly, endless energy. Within a crowded waiting room, a middleaged man in work clothes is checking in for his dental appointment; a kid in soccer shorts is about to get a sports physical; and a soon-to-be-mom is there…

AABC Workshops

2016 Dates and Locations September 21-22, 2016 – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Attend the workshop held right before our annual Birth Institute Conference!  This workshop will feature The Midwife Center and will take place in the Omni William Penn Hotel.  The group rate is $179 single/double.  Call 1-800-THE-OMNI and mention the American Association of Birth Centers to make…

TEXAS | Midwifery Position

A brand new chiropractor owned birth & wellness center is opening and is seeking an experienced CNM/CPM to fulfill the lead midwife role.  The USAF & civilian community is ripe for a birth center and business will boom.  Salary negotiable, future part-ownership is possible, community & OB support in place, beautiful Victorian Texas Historical Home blocks…

Virginia | Midwifery Skills and Ranges of Normal Retreat

July 31 – August 6 Jul 31 at 5:00 PM to Aug 6 at 5:00 PM in EDT Embrace Midwifery Care & Birth Center 124-130 Buford Rd, Richmond, Virginia 23235 Join us for a week of discussions, demonstrations, and lots of hands-on practice as we learn the most difficult-to-obtain clinical skills.  We will focus on those…

Cast Your Vote For ‘the AMERICAN dream’

This year the documentary, ‘the AMERICAN dream’ has the honor of being a part of the 2016 Women’s Voices Now Online Film Festival! From now through July 1, 2016 you have the opportunity to let your voice be heard by voting for this documentary. Told through the voice of African American women, ‘the AMERICAN dream’ exposes the disparities of maternal mortality that…

California | Save the date!

This webinar will introduce the laws and policies relevant to birth centers in California. Midwives at existing birth centers are encouraged to join and add your experience to the discussion. For a comprehensive look at birth centers in California please join us at the California Association of Midwives annual conference, September 8-11, 2016 in Lake Tahoe. REGISTER FOR EVENT…

New Birth Center | Marin City Health and Wellness

MARIN COUNTY’S FIRST FREESTANDING BIRTH CENTER OPENS SUMMER 2016! Midwife Jayvon Mohammed, CEO Marin City Health and Wellness  Midwife Khailylah “Kiki” Jordan, Program Director Marin Family Birth Center …The Health and Wellness Center opened in 2007 and became a federally qualified health center in 2011. Federally qualified health centers are eligible for enhanced reimbursement from Medicare…