VFAM
VIRGINIA FAMILIES for ACCESS to MIDWIFERY
About us
Virginia is for Midwives
We are a consumer advocacy and civil rights organization dedicated to supporting midwives. Our mission is to advocate for freedom of decision for all women in their prenatal, birthing, and postnatal care. We support legislation that facilitates access to midwifery and fight legislation that limits it. We support autonomy for midwives and oppose policy that prevents them from applying the full scope of their credentials. We provide avenues for communication among pregnant women, their care providers, and policymakers, and provide informational materials to further support this mission.
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Supporting Consumer Choice
VFAM supports full autonomy for women in their birthing choices. When legislation arises that could limit access to midwifery, and thereby limit the birthing choices available to consumers, VFAM steps in to provide a voice for mothers, partners, families, and midwives.
Supporting Midwives
In Virginia, the freedoms we enjoy, and the restrictions we suffer, are being fought for daily by our midwifery organizations, who work and pay for a voice in our state government. VFAM is here to stand up for midwives so that they can focus on doing their job in peace.
Midwives, from anywhere and of any training pathway: we urge you to reach out to VFAM and guide our action. How are you being limited from providing the standard of care? How can we make your community more baby-friendly? What else can we, your clients, do to support you?
Resources
Resources
What's a Midwife?
Learn about the care offered by Virginia midwives.
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Share Your Story
Every birth matters. Your story makes a difference for other families as they navigate their birth choices, and encourages a culture that values informed choice.
Who Can Help?
VFAM needs the support of all those who support our values: healthcare freedom, self-reliance, small business, emergency preparedness and more.
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I’ve come to believe that it’s vitally important for all women to give birth in environments in which they feel safe and supported—and I’ve experienced first-hand that midwives create those environments.
abby, home birth midwifery client, virginia
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We want to hear your story
Whether you are a midwife or a parent, your story matters. If you wish to support midwifery and birth choice in Virginia, please consider sharing your story with us either anonymously or by name.