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To find a licensed midwife for your home birth, start by searching your state’s medical or nursing board website, which is the official source for verifying a provider's legal license status. You can also use national directories like the 
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Best for locating Certified Nurse-Midwives (CNMs) who may offer home birth services. Use their locator tool to find practitioners, then verify their specific state credentials.
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 Find a Midwife — New Jersey Homebirth Midwiveshttps://www.njhomebirthmidwives.com/find-a-midwife | 1.5% |
Birth Planning Questions to Ask Homebirth Midwiveshttps://motherbabysupport.net/parent-support/birth-planning-questions-to-ask-homebirth-midwives/ | 1.4% |
 Midwife-Informationhttps://www.dhcs.ca.gov/provgovpart/Pages/Midwife-Information.aspx | 1.1% |
 Preparing for a Home Birth, Part 1: How To Choose A Midwifehttps://cocomoonhawaii.com/blogs/blog/preparing-for-a-home-birth-part-1-how-to-choose-a-midwife | 1.1% |
Midwives Homepagehttps://www.tdlr.texas.gov/midwives/ | 1.1% |
About Midwives & Homebirthhttps://www.njhomebirthmidwives.com/about | 1.0% |
 Licensed Midwives | Medical Board of Californiahttps://www.mbc.ca.gov/Licensing/Licensed-Midwives/ | 0.9% |
 States Vary On What They Allow Midwives To Do - NPRhttps://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2012/02/14/146859861/states-vary-on-what-they-allow-midwives-to-do | 0.9% |
 How to find the best midwife for your home birth | Moments Midwiferyhttps://momentsmidwifery.com/home-birth/resources/how-to-find-the-best-midwife-for-your-home-birth | 0.8% |
 If you are planning a home birth, please look up your Midwife's ...https://www.reddit.com/r/BabyBumps/comments/14dvqba/if_you_are_planning_a_home_birth_please_look_up/ | 0.8% |
To give you the exact breakdown of who is licensed to practice a home birth in your area, I need to know your state, as midwifery regulations and legal credentials vary entirely by…
To give you the exact breakdown of who is licensed to practice a home birth in your area, I need to know your state, as midwifery regulations and legal credentials vary entirely by geography.
Generally speaking, out-of-hospital and home births involve a few different categories of licensed professionals, depending on your state's laws:
If you tell me your state , I can look up the exact legal status, what specific classes of licensed midwives are authorized to attend home births there, and how you can verify practitioners through your state's medical or nursing board.
If you mean **Iowa**, I can help identify the currently licensed midwives who attend home births. Iowa regulates both **certified nurse midwives (CNMs)** and **certified professional midwives (CPMs)**, and the state provides an official license-verification system. [Inspections &…
If you mean Iowa, I can help identify the currently licensed midwives who attend home births. Iowa regulates both certified nurse midwives (CNMs) and certified professional midwives (CPMs), and the state provides an official license-verification system.
Because your current location is only approximate, please confirm your state (or share your location):
If you're in Iowa, I can then give you a current list of licensed midwives, identify which ones explicitly provide home-birth services, and include their practice/contact information where publicly available. I’ll also distinguish CNMs from CPMs, since their credentials and scope of practice differ.
Licensing laws and credential types for home birth midwives vary significantly depending on where you live , as regulation happens at the state level.[[1]](https://www.midwifeschooling.com/blog/midwife-licensing-laws-by-state/) Depending on your specific state, the types of midwives legally authorized to attend a…
Licensing laws and credential types for home birth midwives vary significantly depending on where you live , as regulation happens at the state level.
Depending on your specific state, the types of midwives legally authorized to attend a planned home birth typically fall into one or more of the following categories:
To give you the exact breakdown for your area, I need to know your location.
Could you tell me which U.S. state you are planning your home birth in? I can give you the exact types of licensed midwives available there and point you toward local registries or state boards to help you find one.
- **Alexandra Wagner, LM** - 125 Doughty St, Charleston, SC 29403, United States - **Holy City Homebirth** - 1513 Galloway Ln, Charleston, SC 29412, United States - **Allison Sizemore office MUSC** - 133 Cannon St, Charleston, SC 29403, United States
Assuming you mean South Carolina, yes—South Carolina specifically licenses Licensed Midwives (LMs) through the Department of Public Health (DPH), and DPH says their deliveries are generally conducted at home.
The official current roster is maintained by DPH in its “List of Licensed Midwives.” DPH says this is the current source for licensed midwives and also provides an interactive Find a Facility map that includes midwives and license information.
For the Charleston/Lowcountry area, I found several midwives/practices that appear relevant to home birth, including:
Important: I would not treat those practice listings alone as proof that a particular midwife's South Carolina license is currently active. DPH's official roster is the appropriate verification source. DPH says licensed midwives must meet state licensing requirements and renew every two years.
If you'd like, I can pull the current DPH roster and narrow it to midwives who serve James Island/Charleston, including their credentials, contact information, and whether they explicitly offer planned home birth.
If you mean **Virginia**, there are several types of midwives who may be legally practicing there, and the distinction matters for a planned home birth. ### Virginia home-birth midwives Virginia licenses **Licensed Midwives (LMs)** through the Virginia Board of Medicine. State licensure is required to practice…
If you mean Virginia, there are several types of midwives who may be legally practicing there, and the distinction matters for a planned home birth.
Virginia licenses Licensed Midwives (LMs) through the Virginia Board of Medicine. State licensure is required to practice midwifery or use the title “licensed midwife.”
The state also licenses Certified Nurse-Midwives (CNMs) through the Board of Nursing and, since recently, Licensed Certified Midwives (LCMs).
For a planned home birth, some Southwest Virginia options I found include:
Important: this isn't a definitive statewide roster. Virginia's official license database is the authoritative way to verify whether an individual midwife's license is currently active and unrestricted. The Department of Health Professions says its License Lookup provides real-time primary-source license information.
If you'd like, I can pull together the currently licensed home-birth midwives within, say, 60–90 minutes of Pulaski, including their names, practice locations, and contact information.
Licensure and legal authorization for home birth midwives vary significantly depending on the jurisdiction, as regulations are determined at the state level.[](http://www.morningglorybirth.com/faqs.html) [[1]](http://www.morningglorybirth.com/faqs.html)[[2]](https://www.bornbir.com/blog/midwives-who-do-home-births)…
Licensure and legal authorization for home birth midwives vary significantly depending on the jurisdiction, as regulations are determined at the state level.
The primary credentials and designations of midwives who may attend home births include:
If you share your state , I can provide the specific types of midwives licensed to practice home births there and direct you to the state regulatory board to verify active credentials.
Assuming you mean **Virginia** (your location appears to be Virginia), the state does not publish a simple “home birth midwives” roster in the sources I found, but you can verify every currently licensed practitioner through the official state license database.…
Assuming you mean Virginia (your location appears to be Virginia), the state does not publish a simple “home birth midwives” roster in the sources I found, but you can verify every currently licensed practitioner through the official state license database.
In Virginia, home birth care may be provided by several types of licensed midwives:
To find the names of currently licensed midwives:
If you tell me your Virginia city or county (for example, Loudoun, Fairfax, Charlottesville, Richmond, etc.) and whether you are looking specifically for home birth, I can help narrow the list to nearby licensed midwives.
Because midwifery laws, licensing boards, and out-of-hospital practice rules vary entirely by geography , who is legally permitted to attend a home birth depends completely on **your specific…
Because midwifery laws, licensing boards, and out-of-hospital practice rules vary entirely by geography , who is legally permitted to attend a home birth depends completely on your specific state.
To give you an idea of who typically practices home birth, the two main categories of licensed or recognized midwives in the U.S. include:
If you tell me what state you live in , I can look up the exact licensing regulations and tell you which credentials (CNM, LM, or CPM) are legally authorized to attend home births in your area.
Assuming you mean **Pennsylvania**, there’s an important recent change in the law that affects your question. ### Who is legally licensed as a midwife in Pennsylvania? As of 2026, Pennsylvania recognizes **two midwife license types** under the Medical Practice Act:
Assuming you mean Pennsylvania, there’s an important recent change in the law that affects your question.
As of 2026, Pennsylvania recognizes two midwife license types under the Medical Practice Act:
A CPM (Certified Professional Midwife) is not the same thing as a Pennsylvania CM license. This distinction is particularly important for home birth: having a CPM credential by itself doesn't establish that someone holds a Pennsylvania midwife license.
Pennsylvania's Department of Health specifically says that when a home birth is attended by a licensed midwife, the midwife reports the birth to the state.
Since you're in the Lehigh Valley area, there are several practices advertising home-birth services, including:
However, I would not assume that every provider above is currently licensed by Pennsylvania simply because they're called a "midwife" or hold a CPM credential. The state's official license database is the authoritative source. Pennsylvania says its PALS database lets you check a professional's license status and disciplinary history.
If you'd like, I can go through the Pennsylvania license database and give you a verified list of currently licensed midwives who attend home births in the Lehigh Valley/Allentown area, including their license type and contact information.
To give you an accurate list of the types of midwives who can legally practice home births, **licensing regulations depend entirely on which U.S. state you are in** . Midwifery legal frameworks vary dramatically across state lines—ranging from robust states where direct-entry and nurse-midwives are fully integrated…
To give you an accurate list of the types of midwives who can legally practice home births, licensing regulations depend entirely on which U.S. state you are in . Midwifery legal frameworks vary dramatically across state lines—ranging from robust states where direct-entry and nurse-midwives are fully integrated and covered by insurance/Medicaid, to states with restrictive or unclear laws.
The two primary credentials you will encounter for planned home births are:
If you tell me which state you are located in , I can give you the exact types of licensed home birth midwives legally recognized there, along with resources on how to verify active credentials through your state’s health department.
