Certified Professional Midwives (CPMs) are a fast-growing segment of the midwifery profession in the United States today. Certified Professional Midwives are trained and credentialed to offer expert care, education, counseling and support to women for pregnancy, birth and the postpartum period. They have particular expertise in out-of-hospital settings. CPMs practice as autonomous health professionals working within a network of relationships with other maternity care professionals who can provide consultation and collaboration when needed.
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Read more »Along with our new web design, NARM has just unveiled updated language on our Accountabilty page and in our online Candidate Information Booklet on Informed Disclosure for Midwifery Care and Informed Consent requirements for CPMs. In seeking to clarify existing requirements and align CPMs to meet the needs of women in the context of health …
Read more »Note to MEAC Students: Currency of births: NARM requires documentation of ten (10) primary out-of-hospital births within the three (3) years prior to the application submission.
Read more »Approved Courses:
Neonatal Resuscitation (AAP NRP)
Helping Babies Breathe (AAP) – www.helpingbabiesbreathe.org/
CPR must be from the American Red Cross or the American Heart Association.
In validating the apprenticeship model as a valuable form of education and training for midwifery, NARM appreciates the many variations in the preceptor/student relationship. NARM has developed materials to help guide preceptors and students through the process of validating knowledge and skills as part of the certification process. A preceptor for a NARM PEP applicant …
Read more »Professional standards of accountability support midwives to remain active lifelong learners, confirming the ideals of competent practice. Accountability provides reassurance to women who choose CPMs as their care providers and to states who utilize the CPM for legal recognition. The process validates continued competency and professional conduct. In addition to recertification, NARM utilizes three levels of oversight and review of CPM practice: Community Peer Review, Complaint Review, and the Grievance Mechanism
NARM is committed to supporting the success of CPMs. As autonomous practitioners, CPMs must also be innovative business owners. While the care provided by CPMs is individualized to each woman she serves, NARM recognizes that the professionalization of midwifery can be supported by practitioners working together to develop standards for practice, charting, continuing education, marketing materials, and most importantly: a healthy midwifery community. NARM encourages CPMs to join their local, state, and national professional organizations and to share resources and knowledge that can improve quality of care and support sustainable careers for independent midwives.
Midwives are the key to increasing access to effective maternity care:
Debbie Pulley
5257 Rosestone Dr.
Lilburn, GA 30047
770-381-9051 or 888-842-4784
info@narm.org
Shannon Anton
PO Box 128
Bristol, VT 05443
accountability@narm.org
Sharon Wells
PO Box 420
Summertown, TN 38483
931-964-4234 or 888-426-1280
applications@narm.org
cpmnews@narm.org
Ida Darragh
PO Box 7703
Little Rock, AR 72217
501-296-9769 or 888-353-7089
testing@narm.org
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