California Families for Access to Midwives (CFAM) is a grassroots consumer advocacy organization whose mission is to ensure that all California families have access to safe, affordable midwifery care.
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The Midwifery Model of Care
Monitoring the physical, psychological, and social well-being of the pregnant person throughout the childbearing cycle
Providing the client with individualized education, counseling, and prenatal care, continuous hands-on assistance during labor and delivery, and postpartum support
Minimizing technological interventions
Identifying and referring people who require obstetrical attention
As any person who has experienced the midwifery model of care will tell you, midwives provide unparalleled physical, emotional and wellness support during pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum period.
The application of this client-centered model of care has been proven to reduce the incidence of birth injury, trauma, and cesarean section.