Medical Board of California Midwifery Advisory Council September 11, 2025

Midwifery Advisory Council, Medical Board of California · November 5, 2025

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The Medical Board of California's Midwifery Advisory Council meeting is being conducted via WebEx, with public comments allowed for each agenda item.

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The Medical Board of California Midwifery Advisory Council met remotely to hear program updates, licensing and enforcement statistics, and reports on Medi-Cal initiatives, legislative developments affecting midwifery, and workforce and payment models. The council received a research presentation on intentional unassisted birth ("free birth") and discussed concerns about families being denied routine birth registration and Social Security enumeration after out-of-hospital births. Members and public commenters also reviewed data reporting (LMAR), the Community Birth Partnership Initiative, and ongoing efforts to expand midwifery education and payment parity.

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