Birth Choices

*(Here you will list avaible providers and birth settings in your community)

·         Choices of birth provider

o   M.D. or D.O.

§  General Practitioner offering obstetrical services

§   Obstetrician

o   Certified Nurse-Midwife (CNM)

o   Certified Professional Midwife (CPM)

o   Certified Midwife (CM)

o   Licensed Midwife (LM)

·         Choices of birth place

o   Hospital

o   Birth Center attached to hospital

o   Freestanding Birth Center

o   Home

Here are some links that may help you discover what choices are available to you and understand more about the midwifery model of care:

The Farm Midwifery Workshops                    One World Birth

Childbirth Connection                                    The Feminist Breeder:  Resource Guide

My Best Birth                                     OB-GYN or Midwife: How Will You Choose?