I support the passage of the regulations for CM practice.  These regulations are consistent with the national movement to increase access to midwives that are licensed to practice full-scope midwifery. Specifically, the House of Representatives reintroduced the Midwives for Maximizing Optimal Maternity Services Act (Midwives for MOMS) in the 118th session of Congress. This legislation is a bipartisan effort to increase access to maternal health care whose lack thereof disproportionately affects minority and indigenous populations. This Virginia CM regulation legislation will improve access to midwifery care by meeting the demand for more midwives that our federal legislation will create. 

Sincerely 

Juliana Fehr, CNM, PhD, VACNM, Professor Emeritus Shenandoah University, Winchester, VA.