As Licensed Midwives, we are required to share certain documents with our clients. We have notebooks with these documents in the office that can be borrowed, or you may read the documents on line here. Please feel free to ask questions that may come up as you peruse them either way.
Here is a link to PA 417, the Midwifery Licensure part of the Michigan Public Health Code: https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2015-2016/publicact/pdf/2016-PA-0417.pdf
Here is a link to the current Rules for Licensed Midwives in Michigan: https://ars.apps.lara.state.mi.us/AdminCode/DeptBureauAdminCode?
Here’s a link to the MANA Standards and Qualifications for the Practice of Midwifery: https://mana.org/sites/default/files/pdfs/MANAStandardsQualificationsColor.pdf
Here is a link to the Midwives Alliance of North America (MANA) Core Competencies: https://mana.org/sites/default/files/pdfs/MANACoreCompetenciesFINAL.pdf
Here’s a link to the Statement of Ethics from The Midwives Alliance of North America (MANA): https://mana.org/sites/default/files/pdfs/MANAStatementValuesEthicsColor.pdf
This link takes you to the National Association of Certified Professional Midwives’ (NACPM) Essential Documents: https://www.nacpm.org/wpcontent/uploads/2013/12/NACPM_EssentialDocs.pdf
Here’s a link to use to file a complaint against a licensed midwife with the State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/lara/0,4601,7-154-89334_72600_73836_93200-498824–,00.html
Here is a link to the Complaint Process with the North American Registry of Midwives (NARM), the organization that oversees the Certified Professional Midwives: http://narm.org/accountability/
