Believe Midwifery Services

Gather together with breastfeeding mothers in the community for encouragent, counsel and fellowship.  Meetings occur the third Friday of each month from noon to 2pm at the Thorntown library.  All are welcome!

Contact Amy at 436-7728 or Penny at 436-7527 for further details. 

The American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) provides research, administers and promotes continuing education programs, establishes clinical practice standards, creates liaisons with state and federal agencies and members of Congress.

The mission of ACNM is to promote the health and well-being of women and infants within their families and communities through the development and support of the profession of midwifery as practiced by certified nurse-midwives, and certified midwives. The philosophy inherent in the profession states that nurse-midwives believe every individual has the right to safe, satisfying health care with respect for human dignity and cultural variations.

ACNM can be found at www.midwife.org

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Citizens for Midwifery is a non-profit, volunteer, grassroots organization. Founded by several mothers in 1996, it is the only national consumer-based group promoting the Midwives Model of Care.  www.cfmidwifery.org

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Waterbirth International offers a plethora of information concerning the safety of waterbirth and offers tubs and equipment for sale or rent.  www.waterbirth.org

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La Leche League was founded to give information and encouragement, mainly through personal help, to all mothers who want to breastfeed their babies. While complementing the care of the physician and other health care professionals, it recognizes the unique importance of one mother helping another to perceive the needs of her child and to learn the best means of fulfilling those needs.  www.lalecheleague.org

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Doulas of North America (DONA)   www.dona.org

Association of Labor Assistants and Childbirth Educators (ALACE) www.alace.org

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Plus-Size Pregnancy   www.plus-size-pregnancy.org

Sidelines: High-risk pregnancy  www.sidelines.org

Compleat Mother Magazine  www.compleatmother.com

Mothering Magazine  www.mothering.com

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Distance Learning in Midwifery

Midwives College of Utah   www.midwifery.edu

Frontier School of Midwifery & Family Health  www.midwives.org

The Boone, Clinton & Montgomery County Breastfeeding Coalition is a grass-roots group, composed of diverse individuals seeking to protect, support and promote breastfeeding families within our community.

The coalition is open to any and all community members interested in working towards this mission.  Meetings occur quarterly and are currently being relocated to the Thorntown Library. 

If you would like to be added to the networking group and receive updated information concerning this coalition, simply send penny@believemidwiferyservices.com an e-mail of your interest!!