History:

    In 1995, a group of volunteers with similar interests held
    its first organizational meeting and became incorporated
    by the state of Maryland on May 15, 1997 as Maryland
    Friends of Midwives, Inc. (MFM).  On January 28, 1999,
    MFM received 501(c)3 nonprofit status from the IRS.  After
    years of raising funds to do educational and charitable
    work as well as support midwives facing legal challenges,
    MFM became inactive.

    In May 2009, a small group of volunteers gathered together
    to once again organize MFM and work towards organizing
    MFM as a nonprofit and growing the membership of
    consumers and birth professionals to provide support for
    area midwives in addition to educating the public about
    midwifery and out-of-hospital birth especially homebirth.

    Today we have a growing membership of consumers from
    all over Maryland working to support our area midwives and
    to create better access to midwives!  


    Goals:

  • To ensure women have the ability to choose midwifery care
                   whether they plan to birth in a hospital, birth center or home.

  • To protect midwives' ability to practice openly and independently
                   without harassment.

  • To increase public awareness of the benefits of midwifery care
                   and the services midwives offer to Maryland families.

  • To educate the public about out-of-hospital birth, including the
                   safety of birth center birth and homebirth.

  • To increase the number of midwives in Maryland.

  • To advocate for legislation which improves and supports access
                   to midwifery care for all Maryland families.


    Board of Directors 2010-2011:
If you don't know your
options, you don't have
any! ~ Diane Korte
Birth is as safe
as life gets.
~ Harriette Hartigan
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