Frequently Asked Questions
I have pregnancy Medi-Cal. Where can I have a midwife for my birth?
All of the Hospital-Based Midwife Programs accept Medi-Cal, as does Best Start Birth Center and Acorn Community Birth and Wellness Center. Home birth Midwives cannot currently accept Medi-Cal, but they have recently been approved to begin the process of becoming Medi-Cal providers. If you would like to help fight for Medi-Cal to cover Home Birth, you can contact CFAM.
Do Licensed Midwives provide well person gyn care?
All midwives are educated and clinically trained to provide well person health counseling and family planning counseling throughout the lifespan from adolescence through menopause in addition to providing prenatal, childbirth, postpartum and normal newborn care for women and people with low risk pregnancies. Certified Nurse-Midwives in CA can additionally prescribe medications including oral and intrauterine methods of contraception and are qualified to manage and treat common gynecologic problems.
All of the Hospital-Based Midwife Programs accept Medi-Cal, as does Best Start Birth Center and Acorn Community Birth and Wellness Center. Home birth Midwives cannot currently accept Medi-Cal, but they have recently been approved to begin the process of becoming Medi-Cal providers. If you would like to help fight for Medi-Cal to cover Home Birth, you can contact CFAM.
Do Licensed Midwives provide well person gyn care?
All midwives are educated and clinically trained to provide well person health counseling and family planning counseling throughout the lifespan from adolescence through menopause in addition to providing prenatal, childbirth, postpartum and normal newborn care for women and people with low risk pregnancies. Certified Nurse-Midwives in CA can additionally prescribe medications including oral and intrauterine methods of contraception and are qualified to manage and treat common gynecologic problems.
