Why you should join MAWS today

MAWS works for midwives and families by:

Emphasizing the need to reduce unnecessary cesarean surgery
Educating state legislators and drafting legislation
Promoting fair reimbursement of midwives
Helping to ensuring the stabilization of malpractice premiums
Providing a forum for peer review at conferences and in local communities
Offering semi-annual conferences with continuing education opportunities
Offering a Quality Management Program
Raising funds for a Public Education Campaign to educate the public about midwifery care and home and birth center birth options
Fighting for fair midwifery licensing fees
Promoting the increased utilization of licensed midwives at the local health level to address the OB access problem
Bridge-building with other health care professionals
Educating government agencies
Articulating and promoting the Midwives Model of Care™

The MAWS Board is run by volunteers. MAWS dues are the primary source of income to support the profession of midwifery in WA state. Dues are used to:

Communicate with members
Continue the development of MAWS’ web presence
Support consultations with advisors and experts in developing strategic planning to advance the profession of midwifery
Support the necessary administrative functions of the organization

Exclusive Member Benefits include:

Bi-monthly E-newsletter
Regular E-alert messages as news develops
Professional members have access to the MAWS Discussion Board
Associate members who would like to promote their businesses/services are listed in an online directory of midwife-friendly service providers, as well as on our Discussion Board referral list.

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