Resources for Stakeholders
All Resources (Alphabetical)
Best Practices in Contracting, Reimbursement, & Advancing Midwifery Care in Medi-Cal
Compendium of Explainer Resources for Health Plans (APL 25-006 & DHCS Birthing Care Pathway)
DCHS Birthing Care Pathway: How Midwifery and Freestanding Birth Centers Deliver on It
Demystifying Accreditation vs. Licensure of Freestanding Birth Centers in California
Medi-Cal Access to Community Midwifery Care: Midwives’ Perspectives (UCSF Osher Center)
The California Maternal Health Strategic Plan: Where are the midwives?
Outside Resources
American Association of Birth Centers Position Statement on Sustainable Reimbursement for Midwifery-Led Birth Center Care (2024)
California Health Care Foundation California’s Midwife Workforce
American Association of Birth Centers Getting Payment Right (2021)
Purchaser Business Group on Health & Primary Maternity Care: Hospital Guide to Integrating the Freestanding Birth Center Model
