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Welcome to The American Association of Birth Centers
We are a multi-disciplinary membership organization comprised of individuals and organizations who support the birth center concept.
Birth Centers uphold the rights of healthy women and their families, in all communities, to birth their children in an environment which is safe, sensitive and cost effective with minimal intervention.
The Latest in Birth Center News
Conference News
AABC hosts How to Start a Birth Center Workshop in Florida
September 28, 2012
More than 48 people will be convening in Florida to attend the AABC How to Start a Birth Center Workshop on October 3-4, 2012 in St Pete Beach. The workshop sponsored by the American Association of Birth Centers, the nation's foremost authority on birth centers, is a two-day intensive course covering topics such as regulations, assessing readiness of the community, site selection, staffing, marketing, management, quality assurance and evaluation. » READ MORE
2012 AABC Annual Birth Institute
September 28, 2012
The AABC is excited to report that the 2012 AABC Annual Birth Institute will soon be here. This year’s AABC Birth Institute will take place on October 4-6, 2012 at the TradeWinds Island Grande Resort in beautiful St. Pete Beach, Florida. The conference exhibit hall is sold out and attendance is at a record high indicating that the birth center movement is making stealthy progress. » READ MORE
AABC News and Legislative Alerts
Member Feedback Sought on Proposed Revisions to Birth Center Standards
August 8, 2012
In an effort to update the AABC Birth Center Standards by which birth centers are accredited by the Commission for Accreditation of Birth Centers, the AABC Standards Committee has reviewed each Standard along with relevant literature and guidelines and consulted with individuals and organizations with relevant expertise. » READ MORE