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The State of the PushNation
Moderator Steff Hedenkamp, Communications Director of the Big Push for Midwives, a national campaign and collective impact project to secure license laws for Certified Professional Midwives (CPMs) in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands – engages midwife and consumer legislative advocates, and insurance industry panelists in a robust discussion about “the State of the PushNation” and the collective push toward licensure for Certified Professional Midwives (CPMs). Hear a preliminary report out from PushSummit 2019, which is being offered as a MANA Pre-Conference Workshop on Thursday, Oct. 31 and learn how "license first" is the cornerstone in the national movement to increase community birth options for birthing families in the US.
Special guests joining the conversation include:
- Ida Darragh, CPM, LM, Executive Director of the NARM Board
- Tanya Smith-Johnson, MS; VP, Californians for the Advancement of Midwifery, Co-Chair, Birth Disparities and Equity Team, and Oahu representative of Midwives Alliance of Hawaii
- Emily Anesta, Maternal Health Advocate with the Bay State Birth Coalition in Massachusetts and Board President for the Foundation for the Advancement of Midwifery
- Ann Geisler, Midwifery Advocate and President of Southern Cross Insurance Solutions, which provides insurance solutions for midwives and birth centers
- Brielle Epstein, CPM, LM, Owner of Moonstone Birth, former Chapter Leader of ICAN of Austin a chapter of the International Cesarean Awareness Network, Legislative Chair of the Association of Texas Midwives, and a Midwife Adviser and former Board Member of Texans for Midwifery