The Foundation for the Advancement of Midwifery awarded almost $40,000 in grants this year. MANA projects including Division of Research, Communications, Health Policy and Advocacy, and Division of Access and Equity received support in the categories of Health Equity, Public Policy, Public Education and Research. Other recipients this year include Home Birth Summit, Ancient Song Doula Services, California Association of Midwives and Commonsense Childbirth.
Victory in Michigan! First Meeting of the Michigan Board of Licensed Midwifery
Monday, July 31, 2017 - 11:05am
The new Michigan Board of Licensed Midwifery held its very first meeting in late June in the state capitol Lansing. The board includes MANA board member Nicole White, CPM and Past MANA President/Executive Director Geradine Simkins.
Please join us in congratulating them on this important development in Michigan midwifery!
Help shape the future of MANA: Volunteers Needed for the Elections Committee
Monday, July 31, 2017 - 10:56am
Members of the Election & Nomination Committee are primarily responsible for locating candidates for open positions on the Board of Directors. An active and diverse committee will help ensure a wider candidate pool and create a more diverse MANA Board. Committee members also assist the Chairperson to remind candidates to turn in their information on time, and check references and other items as needed.
Consumers now have a new resource to help them learn about recent research on risk factors and community (home and birth center) birth. Jeanette McCulloch interviewed Missy Cheyney, PhD, CPM, in this recent blog post at MomsRising.org.
Please consider sharing the post HERE and leaving a comment thanking MomsRising.org for sharing information about community birth!
More Resources on Relative Risk in the Community Birth Setting
Monday, May 1, 2017 - 2:45pm
Looking for resources regarding the relative risk in the community birth setting paper? MANA has made available a policy paper here. Also, you can find a press release, developed by Oregon State University, here.
Exhibit tables at #MANACAM17 are assigned in the order that applications are received, and vendors have already started to complete our easy-to-use online form!
Showcase your brand to the hundreds of midwives, student midwives, doulas, and birth workers at #MANACAM17. Learn more on the website here.
MANA President Vicki Hedley to Speak at Association of Texas Midwives Conference
Sunday, April 30, 2017 - 10:22pm
MANA President Vicki Hedley, CPM, CM will speak at the Association of Texas Midwives Conference on Tuesday, May 2nd at 2:00pm. The annual conference is being held at Camp Allen in Navasota, TX. Vicki will present an update on MANA. More information about the conference can be found here.
