"The interrelationship between accreditation, midwifery education and certification, form the basis for regulation of midwifery in the United States."  ~ US MERA

NC MERA – North Carolina Midwifery Education, Regulation, and Association is our state alliance of North Carolina midwives that includes Certified Nurse-Midwives (CNMs) and Certified Professional Midwives (CPMs).

NC MERA (in congruence with US MERA) envisions an integrative health care system where every woman has access to midwives and midwifery care that improves health.

Like US MERA, NC MERA’s mission is to bring together leadership and expertise to identify priorities in our state, and to be a unified, credible, recognized voice for issues that affect midwifery education, certification, accreditation, regulation, association, and practice. The goal is to increase access to high quality and culturally relevant midwifery care for all women through adopting:

• US MERA Principles for Model U.S. Midwifery Legislation & Regulation to advance the legal autonomous practice of midwifery: http://www.usmera.org/index.php/2015/11/20/principles-for-model-u-s-midwifery-legislation-regulation/

• US MERA Statement on the Licensure of Certified Professional Midwives (CPM) who meet international midwifery education standards through completing an accredited educational pathway: http://www.usmera.org/index.php/2015/07/01/statement-on-the-licensure-of-certified-professional-midwives-cpm/

• US MERA Statement of Commitment to Health Equity and to Greater Diversity in Midwifery: http://www.usmera.org/index.php/2015/09/15/us-mera-statement-of-commitment-to-health-equity-in-maternal-and-newborn-health-and-to-greater-diversity-in-midwifery/

NC MERA is an independent midwifery alliance of North Carolina midwives and is not an official affiliate or entity of US MERA.