CALM Statement on the nationwide Oxytocin for Injection (Pitocin) shortage
While Licensed Midwives and others attending births in community settings do not induce or augment labor with Pitocin, this medication is carried and utilized in the third and/or fourth stages of labor in community midwifery practices.Until the Pitocin supply shortage has been resolved, each midwifery practice may need to adjust their practice guidelines and inventory […]
Medi-Cal Updates from the 2023 CALM Annual Meeting
Click below to view CALM Vice President Madeleine Wisner’s update on Medi-Cal for Licensed Midwives. The slides from this presentation can be viewed and downloaded below. CALM-Medi-Cal-Update 2023 Annual MeetingDownload Are you interested in billing Medi-Cal as a Licensed Midwife? CALM offers a prerecorded, CEU-eligible webinar on the basics located here. For more individualized support, […]
California Business & Professions Committee Members 2021 – Senate & Assembly
Find YOUR California Legislator here and then check below to see if one are on either the Assembly or Senate Business and Professions Committee. Double check the whole list. Some people have two representatives who are B&P Committee Members. Assemblymember Megan Dahle — Assembly District 1State Capitol, Room 4116Sacramento, CA 95814(916) 319-2001 Assemblymember Kevin McCarty […]
Why the “L” in “LM” Matters
Opinion by Rosanna Davis, LM, CPM President, California Association of Licensed Midwives I am not a lay midwife. I am a California licensed midwife. And I am going to insist that health care providers and policy makers understand why this matters. My initial training included 3 years of didactic education and clinical experience as required […]
Honoring California State Senator Nancy Skinner – Thank you for your advocacy for women’s health!
Click here to help us honor State Senator Skinner by liking, commenting, or sharing on Facebook. Thanks to Senator Nancy Skinner, the role that midwives play in providing critical maternal and newborn health was honored with a resolution by the California legislature. The resolution, which recognizes the International Day of the Midwife, honors that […]
Significant Victory For Access to Midwifery for Medi-Cal Families
A major victory in CALM’s efforts to increase true access to the care of licensed midwifery for Medi-Cal eligible families was just achieved. CALM’s previous advocacy work had established the legal right for midwives to serve as Medi-Cal providers. Thanks to our ongoing efforts, the agency that administers the Medi-Cal program has agreed with us […]
Protect Midwifery Care Now
URGENT: Calls needed today! Update: AB 2682, a simple bill to remove physician supervision from nurse-midwives, has been hijacked by the medical lobby. It now has multiple amendments that give physicians decision-making power over women seeking midwifery care. It severely limits access to prenatal and birthing care with midwives, and mandates that birth centers become […]
Introducing the New Board of Directors
The California Association of Licensed Midwives (CALM) is pleased to announce our new Board of Directors. The full board now consists of founding board members and our newly elected members, who were affirmed by an overwhelming margin by CALM membership. To assemble the slate, members of the CALM founding board engaged in a careful and […]
Update: Access to Licensed Midwives Act of 2018
First, the bad news. Unfortunately, we were unable to secure an author to introduce CALM’s bill, the “Access to Licensed Midwives Act of 2018.” The good news? Your calls and outreach to legislators drew lots of positive attention to licensed midwives and helped CALM solidify its support among key legislators at the Capitol. Thank you […]
Why California Association of Licensed Midwives is opposed to SB 457 (Bates), anti “out-of-hospital birth” legislation, SB 457
Access to out-of-hospital maternity care will be significantly limited if this new legislation is passed. The bill, SB 457 (Bates), drastically reduces the scope of practice for both Licensed Midwives and Certified Nurse-Midwives and severely restricts access to out-of-hospital maternity care for all families in the state of California. SB 457 is sponsored by physician […]