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Foundation Updates
Abortion Care is Midwifery Care. Abortion Care is Healthcare.
The CA Nurse-Midwives Foundation will continue to fight for sexual and reproductive rights as well as equitable access to abortion care. We will support expansion of these services for those who live in areas where their basic human rights have been, or will be taken away.
We stand with all organizations who fight to protect access to abortion care.
This is not only an attack on birthing people's bodies, but also the ongoing systematic oppression of marginalized communities, including BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, and persons with disabilities.
We are appalled by the Supreme Court's decision, and the trajectory of further rights which will likely be taken away.
We will never give up this fight.
We stand with all organizations who fight to protect access to abortion care.
This is not only an attack on birthing people's bodies, but also the ongoing systematic oppression of marginalized communities, including BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, and persons with disabilities.
We are appalled by the Supreme Court's decision, and the trajectory of further rights which will likely be taken away.
We will never give up this fight.
Dr. Mary Kay Phillip, CNM Appointed Chair of Nurse-Midwifery Advisory Committee
The California Nurse-Midwives Foundation (CNMF) wants to acknowledge Dr. Mary Kay Phillips, CNM, chair of the Nurse-Midwifery Advisory Committee (NMAC) to the Board of Registered Nursing! Dr. Phillips is employed at Kaiser San Diego and served in the US Navy as a Captain for 24 years. Although there are significant challenges to updating nurse-midwifery practice guidelines in CA, Mary Kay is up to the challenge and advocating across the board for midwives and the communities they serve. We are confident her leadership will guide the BRN in the full implementation of SB 1237 as it was intended by the CA legislature; and in removing all barriers to comprehensive integration of midwifery in CA. CNMF will continue to support the efforts of the NMAC and we take this opportunity to thank the entire NMAC for their service.
CNMF Sponsored Scholarships to Attend ACNM 2022 Conference
California Nurse-Midwives Foundation is happy to announce that we distributed $5,800 to cover registration costs for all eight student midwives who applied for CNMF’s student scholarships to attend ACNM Annual Conference in May 2022. Attending ACNM as a student midwife is an important growth opportunity during their educational journey.
Congratulations to all the recipients!
Messages of Gratitude from Students:
“Attending this conference means learning and growing together from midwives from all over the country! As I begin my career journey as CNM this summer, I am looking forward to learning from many CNMs that have come before me, and using that knowledge to help guide and shape my practice.”
“This attendance will broaden my horizons in the field as a student nurse midwife and carry through into my career. I plan on using this information to enhance the lives of my patients and share with my cohort. It would be such an amazing value to my education and experience.”
“I would like to learn more about advocacy efforts, improving midwifery education and most importantly improve maternal outcomes especially in minority populations. I believe that midwifery led care empowers the birthing person and promotes safe outcomes. California is still experiencing a deficit in nurse midwives to care for these populations. I believe that I can contribute and help bridge the gap in care."
CNMF sends our gratitude to all who continue to make such scholarships possible. Please help us replenish our Rebekah Kaplan Legacy BIPOC Scholarship Fund so we can continue to support worthy causes.
Congratulations to all the recipients!
Messages of Gratitude from Students:
“Attending this conference means learning and growing together from midwives from all over the country! As I begin my career journey as CNM this summer, I am looking forward to learning from many CNMs that have come before me, and using that knowledge to help guide and shape my practice.”
“This attendance will broaden my horizons in the field as a student nurse midwife and carry through into my career. I plan on using this information to enhance the lives of my patients and share with my cohort. It would be such an amazing value to my education and experience.”
“I would like to learn more about advocacy efforts, improving midwifery education and most importantly improve maternal outcomes especially in minority populations. I believe that midwifery led care empowers the birthing person and promotes safe outcomes. California is still experiencing a deficit in nurse midwives to care for these populations. I believe that I can contribute and help bridge the gap in care."
CNMF sends our gratitude to all who continue to make such scholarships possible. Please help us replenish our Rebekah Kaplan Legacy BIPOC Scholarship Fund so we can continue to support worthy causes.