Virginians for Midwives
Stay tuned for research and personal stories supporting autonomous midwifery in Virginia.
Call for Stories!
You can improve midwifery access in Virginia by sharing your story! Our neighbors and legislators are growing to understand the unmatched value midwives bring to our communities by offering safe, skilled, trauma-informed care. You can be a part of this movement....
Midwives for Moms Act
Ask your representative to cosponsor the Midwives for MOMs Act! VFAM Supports the H.R.3352/S.1697 Midwives for MOMs Act, authorizing grants in support of midwifery education programs. One of the biggest barriers to midwifery access is that we need more midwives to...
Allow CPMs to Carry Standard Medications
VFAM asks that you take action to change the laws governing CPMs in Virginia, so that they may carry and administer standard medications. QUICK FACTS: 1) CPMs are trained and credentialed at the national level to carry and administer these meds, but Virginia law...
Send a VFAM Postcard to Your Delegate
VFAM has created several wonderful postcard designs to announce your baby's birth to your delegate. If you birthed with midwives and want to improve access to the midwifery care, let your delegate know what your midwife meant to you! Just contact us with your mailing...
Meet Board Member Gwen Paulson
Gwen Paulson is an LCSW, Perinatal Mental Health Counselor, Doula, Advocate, and Mama of one active toddler and one yet to meet in September 2022. As a Social Worker Gwen has been in roles of advocacy for over a decade. She has been a birth worker since 2015 upon...
Meet Board Member Mance Miller
My interest in midwifery began when I was in elementary school, when I learned I had been born at home with a midwife! I followed in my mother's footsteps with my children, who were both born at a midwifery birth center in Virginia. I am thankful to have a chance to...
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