Below you will find a comprehensive list of links to various midwifery education programs, midwifery organizations and certifying bodies as well as other related professional resources.
Doulas & Other Childbirth Professionals (and aspiring professionals)
International Organizations
Alternatal Foundation (Hungary)
Association for Improvements in Maternity Services
Association for Pre- & Perinatal Psychology and Health
Association of Radical Midwives
Australian College of Midwives
Birthrites (Australia)
Cesarean Awareness Network Australia
Childbirth Connection (formerly Maternity Center Association)
The Coalition for Improving Maternity Services
DONA International (Doulas of North America)
European Perinatal Epidemiology Network
Hungarian Association of Midwives
Independent Midwives Association
International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners (ICBLE)
International Center for Traditional Childbearing
International Cesarean Awareness Network
International Confederation of Midwives
International Lactation Consultant Association (ILCA)
International Midwife Assistance
Midwifery Council of New Zealand
Midwives Alliance of North America
MIDIRS (based in UK, with international resources)
Midwives on Missions of Service
New Zealand College of Midwives
Save Independent Midwifery Campaign
Trauma and Birth Stress New Zealand
WHO (World Health Organization) Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health
Midwifery Education Programs
Australia/New Zealand
Australian Catholic University
Curtin University of Technology
Otago Polytechnic - New Zealand
UK
Consumer Advocacy Groups & Other Organizations (by Region)
Internet Communities
Professional Resources
International Breastfeeding Journal
Managing Complications in Pregnancy and Childbirth: A guide for midwives and doctors (World Health Organization) - Full PDF
World Health Organization's Statistics on Birth Attendants (2007)
National Resources
The Breastfeeding Committee for Canada
Canadian Association of Midwives
The Canadian Midwifery Regulators Consortium
Education Programs
Midwifery Education Programme - Laurentian University
Midwifery Education Programme Home Page - McMaster University
Midwifery Education Program at Mount Royal College (under development)
Nunavut Arctic College - Maternity Worker Certificate & Midwifery Training (Look under Programs & Courses heading, Program Information sub-heading.)
Midwifery Education Programme - Ryerson University
Midwifery Baccalaureat en pratique sage-femme a l'Université du Québec a Trois-Rivières
Midwifery Programme - University of British Columbia
University College of the North (Manitoba) - Kanácí Otinawáwasowin (Aboriginal Midwifery) Baccalaureate
Provincial Organizations
Alberta Association of Midwives (AAM)
Birth Talk (a.k.a. Midwifery Group of Moncton) natarsenault@gmail.com 506-204-4555 Join on Facebook!
College of Midwives of British Columbia
Midwives Association of British Colombia (MABC)
College of Midwives of Manitoba
Midwives Association of New Brunswick midwives@manb-asfnb.ca
Midwives Association of Northwest Territories & Nunavut
Midwifery Coalition of Nova Scotia
Association of Ontario Midwives (AOM)
Regroupement des sages-femmes du Québec (RSFQ)
Midwives Association of Saskatchewan rosalindlydiate@gmail.com
Consumer Advocacy Groups & Other Organizations (by Region)
Alberta
Alberta Association of Midwives (AAM)
BC
British Columbia Reproductive Care Program
College of Midwives of British Columbia
The Home Birth Association of British Columbia
Gloria LeMay - Birth Attendant in BC
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Midwives Association of New Brunswick
PO Box 25023, Moncton NB E1C 9M9
506-536-0709
Newfoundland & Labrador
Northwest Territories
Nova Scotia
Nunavut
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
Quebec
Regroupement des sages-femmes du Québec (RSFQ)
6555 chemin de la Côte-des Neiges, bureau 442
Montréal, Québec H3S 2A6
Phone: (514) 738-8090
Fax: (514) 738-0370
sages.femmes.qc@bellnet.caSaskatchewan
Midwives Association of Saskatchewan
101 Albert Ave, Saskatoon SK S7N 1E6
Phone: 306-933-9867
rosalindlydiate@gmail.com
Yukon
Professional Resources
The Stevens Company - AOM members receive a discount on selected medical supplies as part of the AOM's Member Affinity Program.
La Leche League: Mother-to-Mother Support
Dr. Jack Newman Breastfeeding Guide
Canadian Breastfeeding Foundation
Breastfeeding Best Bet for Babies
The Official Page of Breastfeeding Propaganda
Links marked with * provide education and/or certification.
Association of Christian Childbirth Professionals (ACCP)
Association of Labour Assistants and Childbirth Educators (ALACE) *
Breastfeeding Basics Course (required for DONA birth doulas)
Childbirth and Postpartum Professionals Association (CAPPA) *
Douglas College (Canada) * Certification offered through connected agencies
Doulas of North America (DONA) *
International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners *
PLEASE NOTE: All information expressed on the WOMB website and in our workshops, sessions, and/or consultations is to be used for informational purposes only. We are not providing medical advice as we are not licensed medical professionals. Therefore, we cannot be held liable for unforseen outcomes.