Here in Massachusetts, midwifery supporters have been working for many years to pass a bill that would license Certified Professional Midwives (CPMs). We believe we now have a real shot at passing the bill into law in the current legislative session.
This January we re-filed the bill, An Act Relative To Certified Professional Midwives (SB 1825/HB 2941), sponsored by Representative Kay Khan and Senator Anne Gobi. If passed into law, the legislation would: