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California Nurse-Midwives Association
The California Nurse Midwife Association (CNMA) is the professional organization representing Certified Nurse-Midwives and Certified Midwives in the state of California. We are an affiliate of The American College of Nurse-Midwives.
CNMA advocates for the people we serve, our communities and the midwifery profession. We aim to increase access to midwifery care, improve maternal-child health care outcomes with a specific focus on reducing racism-based disparities, and to advance sexual and reproductive healthcare in California.
CNMA provides our members with continuing education, timely resources and community with other midwives.
Our Mission:
With midwives. With communities.
Our Vision:
An equitable California where all people have access to safe, evidence-based, trauma-informed reproductive healthcare through the advancement of the midwifery profession by:
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Promoting respectful healthcare that improves the health and wellbeing of individuals, mothers and birthing people, newborns, and families
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Eradicating health disparities by challenging the practices, behaviors, and inactions that further perpetuate them
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Practicing cultural humility
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Acknowledging the history of white supremacy in midwifery and healthcare and its continued negative impacts by condemning racism and promoting equity
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Creating a diverse midwifery workforce that meets the needs of the community with racial, ethnic, and linguistic concordance
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Remaining accountable to each other, to midwives, and to the people for whom we advocate, educate, and care
Our Values:
Equity, Community, Diversity, Accountability, Respect, Evidence-Based Practice, Service
Organizational Structure
CNMA is run by an 11-member volunteer board, six appointed committee members and involves over 30 active members in our Health Policy, Professional Practice, and Reproductive Justice & Antiracism Workgroups.
Please reach out if you are interested in getting involved!
