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: