Resources for Stakeholders

Resources created through the collaborative efforts of coalition partners in Midwifery Access California

New! CA Midwifery Payment Model At-A-Glance

New! CA Midwifery Payment Model Executive Summary

New! AABC-CA, California Nurse-Midwives Foundation, & Midwifery Access California: Status of Freestanding Birth Centers in California

UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine: Medi-Cal Access to Community Midwifery Care: Midwives’ Perspectives

New! California Nurse-Midwives Foundation: Demystifying Accreditation vs. Licensure of Freestanding Birth Centers in California

Short video summary of Best Practices in Contracting & Reimbursement

New! Perinatal Outcomes for Community Birth

New! Community Midwifery Services & Costs of Care

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