Sustainability takes on an even broader meaning when viewed through a midwifery lens:

• How can we, as midwives, practice in ways that are more environmentally sustainable?

• How can we sustain ourselves while working in a career that asks so much of us?

• How can we ensure that the profession itself is sustained for generations to come?

NACPM is excited to share our 2026 Mid-Year Donor Report — a look at what supporters helped make possible in the first six months of this year.

The National Association of Certified Professional Midwives (NACPM) and the American Association of Birth Centers (AABC) are thrilled to announce our partnership in hosting “The Community Birth Conference” — happening May 20-23, 2027 in Greenville, South Carolina!

When we talk about workforce development in midwifery, I believe we have to ask a very basic question: Who actually has access to becoming a midwife, and what can we do collectively to make that pathway more accessible?

When we talk about workforce development in midwifery, I believe we have to ask a very basic question: Who actually has access to becoming a midwife, and what can we do collectively to make that pathway more accessible?

Midwifery stands at the intersection of clinical care, cultural tradition, and community trust. Yet, the global development of the midwifery workforce has too often mirrored inequities found across health systems, where Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) are underrepresented in formal leadership, under-resourced in training pathways, and undervalued despite generations of knowledge and practice.