Midwife Advocacy Day -- April 14
Please join Bay State Birth Coalition, ACNM Massachusetts Affiliate, NACPM Massachusetts Chapter, AABC Massachusetts, Baystate Midwifery Education Program, Boston College Nurse Midwifery Program, and the BEE Collaborative for a powerful day of advocacy for midwifery.

Date: Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Time: 9:30 AM to 1:30 PM
Location: Beacon Hill in Downtown Boston, (starting at Church on the Hill at 140 Bowdoin St, then heading across the street to the Massachusetts State House)

We will email you additional details and logistics closer to the event date.
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About the Day
On Tuesday, April 14, midwifery supporters will gather in Boston to advocate for midwifery care in Massachusetts. The event will include speakers, brief advocacy training, and legislative visits in small groups.

Who should attend? Midwives, midwifery students, families, advocates, and anyone who supports midwifery, public health, and reproductive justice! Children are welcome.

No experience necessary! We will guide you every step of the way with instructions, handouts, and experienced group leaders. Legislators and their staffs appreciate hearing from you, and showing up at the State House makes a big impression!

What we will be advocating for? Everyone deserves access to midwifery care in every setting from hospital to birth center to home to community health center. We have made strides for midwifery in Massachusetts, but there is more work to do! We will advocate in support of:
  • Reimbursement parity for Certified Professional Midwives, Certified Nurse Midwives, and birth centers from commercial insurance and MassHealth (expanding upon what was already passed in 2024)
  • Creation of a midwifery workforce development fund
  • State investment in support of birth centers, midwifery, and maternal health programs
Why are we advocating? Legislators respond to direct outreach from constituents. Strong advocacy helps promote pro-midwife policy and build on what we have achieved so far. Make your voice heard on Beacon Hill!
Will you join us in person in Boston on April 14? *
Name *
Email address *
Phone *
Just in case. Will help us keep in touch during the advocacy day.
Identify your legislators
We will be organizing groups to visit State Senate and State Representative offices in the Massachusetts legislature. Please look up your state legislators by entering your address in the legislator look up.

For students who reside out of state, you can use the address of your school. For students who are living in Massachusetts from out of state, feel free to use your student address.
Who is your State Senator *
Who is your State Representative? *
Where do you live? (Full address preferred, but town is OK too.) *
In some cases, legislative districts divide towns, which is why your full address helps the most. We will not share your address or use it for any purpose other than identifying legislative districts.
Do you want to share any of your professional or personal roles relevant to your advocacy? (e.g. midwife, midwifery student, client, public health professional, physician, nurse, advocate, doula, parent, grandparent, etc.)
We are committed to accessibility for everyone. If you require an accommodation or service to fully participate, please let us know by April 3.
Would you like to be emailed about future advocacy opportunities? *
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