About NACPM
These pages introduce who NACPM is, explain the role of Certified Professional Midwives (CPMs) in providing community-based perinatal care, highlight the organization’s leadership and membership model, and describe its commitment to social justice, advocacy, and strengthening the midwifery workforce. Together, they offer context for NACPM’s mission and the collaborative efforts underway to expand equitable access to midwifery care across the United States.
Who is NACPM?
The National Association of Certified Professional Midwives is the professional organization representing CPMs in the United States. Our mission includes strengthening the profession, advocating for supportive policies, and building equitable access to community-based midwifery care.
Who are CPMs?
CPMs are trained, credentialed primary maternity care providers who specialize in community-based care—particularly home and birth center births—providing prenatal, birth, postpartum, and newborn care in collaboration with other health professionals when needed.
Strategic Plan through 2027
The 2025-2027 NACPM Strategic Plan outlines the organization’s priorities for strengthening the CPM workforce, advancing supportive policy and systems integration, expanding access to community-based care, and building the data, leadership, and infrastructure needed to sustain community midwifery nationwide.
Equity in Birth and Midwifery
NACPM is committed to eliminating racial disparities in birth outcomes, dismantling systemic racism in perinatal care, and building a diverse midwifery workforce to ensure equitable access to safe, physiologic birth for all childbearing people.
Sponsors and Benefits
Learn more about the companies who support our members!
Green Bottle Membership
The Green Bottle Membership Model introduces NACPM’s sliding-scale membership system, designed to make participation in the professional organization accessible to midwives and supporters across a wide range of financial circumstances while sustaining advocacy and professional development work.
Our Team
The Our Team page introduces the leadership, staff, and board members of the National Association of Certified Professional Midwives who guide the organization’s work to strengthen the CPM profession and advance equitable access to community-based midwifery care across the United States.