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Welcome to The American Association of Birth Centers
We are excited to announce the release of National Birth Center Study II, a landmark study published in the Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health which highlights the benefits for women who seek are at midwife-led birth centers. Read About It HERE.
We are a multi-disciplinary membership organization comprised of individuals and organizations who support the birth center concept.
Birth Centers uphold the rights of healthy women and their families, in all communities, to birth their children in an environment which is safe, sensitive and cost effective with minimal intervention.
The Latest in Birth Center News
Conference News
Scholarship Available for AABC Birth Institute
June 6, 2013
The AABC Foundation is accepting applications for the Lisa Ross Memorial Scholarship. The Scholarship was developed in memory of Lisa Ross, CNM, an early pioneer in the development of birth centers to support and encourage midwives to work in birth centers. The scholarship is awarded in the form of a tuition grant to attend the 7th Annual AABC Birth Institute "Sustaining Growth in Rivers of Change" in Minneapolis, Minnesota on September 26-29, 201316 » READ MORE
Registration Open for AABC Birth Institute
June 6, 2013
Online registration is now open for the 7th Annual AABC Birth Institute "Sustaining Growth in Rivers of Change." The Birth Institute, the largest gathering of birth center professionals, will take place September 26-29, 2013 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. » READ MORE
AABC News and Legislative Alerts
AABC Seeks Nominations for 2013 Achievement Awards
June 5, 2013
Do you want to recognize a person who has been a champion for birth centers? You may want to nominate a writer who has given your birth center exceptional media coverage, a consumer who has contributed to the growth of birth centers in your community, a politician who has supported legislation for safe, quality care in birth centers, or a professional peer or collaborating physician who has labored hard in the birth center movement. The AABC Achievement Awards are a wonderful opportunity to nationally recognize those who support birth centers. » READ MORE
AABC Leads Successful National Grant Award with 48 Local Birth Center Sites
March 1, 2013
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation announced that American Association of Birth Centers has been awarded a $5.35 million four year grant for the Strong Start for Mothers and Newborns Initiative to measure outcomes and costs from enhanced prenatal care in birth centers for women enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP who are at risk of having a preterm birth. » READ MORE