The Georgia Midwifery Association (GMA) was founded in 1985 to provide standards and guidelines for direct-entry midwives who practice in out-of-hospital settings.  The association supports the premise that the entry-level midwife is a primary health care professional who independently provides care during pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum period for women and newborns within their communities. Services provided by the midwife include education and health promotion. When the care required extends beyond the midwife’s abilities, the midwife has a mechanism for consultation and referral.

We recognize and value the tradition of the midwifery learning cycle: knowledge being passed from woman to woman; experienced midwife to apprentice.

Midwife members of GMA are certified through the North American Registry of Midwives (NARM), American Midwifery Certification Board, or are in the process of certification.

Mission Statement

The Georgia Midwifery Association was founded in 1985 to provide standards and guidelines for midwives who practice in out-of-hospital settings. The association supports the premise that midwives in GMA are primary health care professionals who independently provide care during pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum period for women and newborns within their communities. Services provided by the midwife include education and health promotion. When the care required extends beyond the midwife’s abilities, the midwife has a mechanism for consultation and referral.We recognize and value the tradition of the midwifery learning cycle: knowledge being passed from woman to woman; experienced midwife to apprentice. 

“Increasing access to the Midwives Model of Care in all settings is essential to the health and well-being of childbearing women and their babies. The National Birth Policy Coalition supports legislative initiatives that promote the autonomous practice of Certified Professional Midwives and Certified Nurse-Midwives, and that ensure the availability of safe, evidence-based care during pregnancy, labor, birth, and postpartum.” -The National Birth Policy Coalition