Midwives Alliance of North America- MANA is the professional organization for all midwives. "The mission of MANA is to provide a nurturing forum for support and cooperation among midwives." www.MANA.org
Midwifery Education Accreditation Council- MEAC is the accrediting agency for direct-entry midwifery schools in the United States. FSTM is proud to be a MEAC accredited school. "MEAC creates standards and criteria for the education of midwives that reflect the nationally recognized core competencies and guiding principles of midwifery care set by the Midwives Alliance of North America." www.MEACSchools.org
North American Registry of Midwives- "The North American Registry of Midwives (NARM) is an international certification agency whose mission is to establish and administer certification for the credential ‘Certified Professional Midwife’ (CPM)." The NARM exam is used to certify both CPM’s and Florida Licensed Midwives. www.NARM.org
Citizens for Midwifery - "Citizens for Midwifery works to provide information and resources that promote the localmidwife, as well as midwives and midwifery care across the country." www.CfMidwifery.org
The Coalition for Improving Maternity Services - "Our mission is to promote a wellness model of maternity care that will improve birth outcomes and substantially reduce costs." www.MotherFriendly.org
American College of Nurse Midwives - "The mission of ACNM is to promote the health and well-being of women and infants within their families and communities through the development and support of the profession of midwifery as practiced by nurse-midwives, and certified midwives." www.Midwife.org