Please refer to April 29th and May 5th, 2023 posts for the context of this update. After several attempts reaching out to schedule a meeting convenient for both [FAM and MANA] boards, and getting [...]
To continue in transparency, this is an update on the meeting that the MANA board demanded on Saturday, April 29th, 2023. We are grateful for public support this past week as we navigate this [...]
PUBLIC NOTICE From the FOUNDATION for the ADVANCEMENT OF MIDWIFERY (FAM) 4/29/23 To Whom It May Concern: The Foundation for the Advancement of Midwifery (FAM) has been put in an untenable [...]
This year, the Foundation for the Advancement of Midwifery has coined the metaphor “Nurturing The Soil of Midwifery” to encapsulate our vision for supporting and uplifting the advancement of [...]
FAM uses the metaphor of “nourishing the soil of midwifery” to describe how to advance midwifery. As a doula and board member of FAM, this represents supporting midwives – not only through [...]
We thank you… The Board of Directors for the Foundation for the Advancement of Midwifery (FAM) thanks you for your support and engagement! With your help, we can cultivate equitable and [...]
September 16 – 17th, 2022 Foundational doula trainer and midwife Shafia Monroe hosted the 1st Annual SMC Doula Conference in Portland, Oregon this September. The Foundation for the [...]