In the near future, we will be introducing a resolution to recognize October 5-11, 2025, as “National Midwifery Week” in Pennsylvania.
 
Certified midwives are clinically trained nurses who provide safe, quality medical care to women and their babies before, during, and after delivery.  As medical professionals, they offer a wide range of health services, such as family planning; nutrition counseling; gynecological care; physical exams; prenatal, labor, birth, and postnatal care; and newborn care. 
 
According to the American College of Nurse-Midwives, the practice of midwifery results in fewer maternal deaths, fewer preterm births and infant deaths, and fewer interventions during birth (episiotomies and labor induction).   
 
Please join us in recognizing midwives for the compassionate and competent care they provide to women and their babies.