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WELCOME
Save the Date for the MAWS Fall Conference Friday, November 9, 2012!
MAWS members joined social workers, doulas, lactation consultants, social justice advocates and students committed to moving our community towards the best future for all mothers and babies at our spring conference on May 4 titled Eliminating Disparities in Maternity Care Together. We continued important conversations about undoing racism and strategized about how to move forward to eliminate disparities in maternity care. We also raised $6,500 as seed money for the new Washington Midwifery Foundation towards scholarships for aspiring midwives. Read more.
Looking for our new Ina May Bumper Sticker? Click here.
And welcome to our brand new website! We hope that you’ll find it more user friendly and enjoy all of the new content and resources we have compiled. Don’t forget to invite your family, friends, colleagues and clients to visit the site.
MAWS is a statewide midwifery organization working to transform maternity care and support our members as they promote the health and well-being of women and babies.
Thank you to everyone who helped to make our Fall Conference a success! Speaker resources and links are posted here.
Click here to read MAWS' Fall Update 2011
If you have feedback or suggested revisions, please send us an email.
Note: this web site is best viewed in Firefox, Chrome or Safari browsers. If your browser of choice is a recent version of Internet Explorer, click here for how to use IE compatibility mode.
Read the new Orientation Manual for LMs (pdf)
Comprehensive Resource for New and Prospective Licensed Midwives. Click here to download pdf.
Do you have a "Midwife-Friendly" Business?
Click here to learn how you can support Washington Midwives while bringing more attention to your health care or birth-related business or service.
Read the latest MAWS Enews (April 2012)
Read about MAWS' successful legislative work this year
culminating in the passage of House Bill 2186, a bill sponsored by Rep. Barbara Bailey that will remove barriers in the state’s health care system and empower midwives and nurses.
