Please sign this petition!

Kathleen Skestos sent a message to the members of Ohio Families for Safe Birth.
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Subject: Please sign this petition!
Dear Friends-
A recently revised Position Statement from the American College of Nurse Midwives (ACNM) seeks to limit recognition of midwifery providers to those who have received their training through government accredited programs. The North American Registry of Midwives (NARM) oversees the credentialing of midwives who have received their training through time honored and evidenced based systems that emphasize clinical competency over all other criteria (Certified Professional Midwives-CPMs).
NARM has posted an online petition in an effort to organize our voices and convince the ACNM to reconsider its position on apprentice trained midwives. This letter seeks to unite US Midwifery under the common goal of providing women with access to the provider and setting of their choice for birth.
We ask that individuals as well as state and national midwifery and birth advocacy organizations sign this petition.
There are many great opportunities mounting to move midwifery forward on both the state and national level. We must stand together as a community of midwives if we are going to have a real voice for change in maternity care. Whether you are a CPM, CNM, a midwifery consumer, advocate, or none of the above, please go to : http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http://www.thepetitionsite.com%2F1%2Fsupport-evidenced-based-midwifery-education to read more details about this issue and sign the petition to make your voice heard.
Respectfully,
The NARM Board of Directors
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Stephanie Beck Borden
Chair, Ohio Families for Safe Birth
Ohio families deserve access to licensed midwives...http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http://www.safebirthohio.org.
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