National Partnership for Women & Families: Choosing a maternity care provider
Use this resource to learn more about the different types of maternity care providers and things to keep in mind as you decide on a care provider.
National Partnership for Women & Families: What to ask…a midwife who may provide your maternity care
Use this list of questions when meeting and talking with different midwives to help you choose a midwife who matches your values and priorities.
National Partnership for Women & Families: What to ask…a physician who may provide your maternity care.
Use this list of questions when meeting and talking with different physicians to help you choose a provider who matches your values and priorities.
National Partnership for Women & Families: Choosing a place of birth
This resource provides details on birth place options, why where you give birth matters, and considerations in choosing a provider and place of birth.
National Partnership for Women & Families: What to ask…when visiting a birth center
Bring this list of questions with you when visiting a birth center to help you decide where to give birth.
This app is a “Yelp-like” platform where you can find prenatal, birthing, postpartum and pediatric reviews of care from Black and brown women.
Centering Healthcare Institute: CenteringPregnancy
For those interested in exploring group prenatal care, this site provides more information about the group prenatal care model CenteringPregnancy and provides a list of program locations.
Nurse-Family Partnership. Support for first time moms
For first time parents, the Nurse-Family Partnership can connect you to your own free personal nurse to provide information and support throughout pregnancy, birth, and postpartum.