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Welcome to The American Association of Birth Centers
We are excited to announce the release of National Birth Center Study II, a landmark study published in the Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health which highlights the benefits for women who seek are at midwife-led birth centers. Read About It HERE.
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
Accepting Applications for Amy Ellen Polk Memorial Scholarship
February 1, 2013
The AABC Foundation is accepting applications for the Amy E Polk Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship was developed in memory of Amy E Polk, a devoted wife, dedicated mother of two, talented transportation engineer, and passionate and outspoken advocate for a Takoma Park, Maryland-based birthing center... » READ MORE
Mark Your Calendars!
December 20, 2012
AABC has set it's calendar of conferences and workshops for 2013. Learn more about offerings such as the AABC Birth Institute, How to Start a Birth Center Workshops, and the one-day conference Practical Techniques to Support Women in Childbirth. » READ MORE
AABC News and Legislative Alerts
AABC Leads Successful National Grant Award with 48 Local Birth Center Sites
March 1, 2013
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation announced that American Association of Birth Centers has been awarded a $5.35 million four year grant for the Strong Start for Mothers and Newborns Initiative to measure outcomes and costs from enhanced prenatal care in birth centers for women enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP who are at risk of having a preterm birth. » READ MORE
Congressional Briefing Hails Cost Savings of Birth Centers
February 12, 2013
Washington, DC—Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard hosted a congressional briefing on a newly released study by the American Association of Birth Centers (AABC) that shows women who receive care at midwife-led birth centers incur lower medical costs and are less likely to have cesarean births compared to women who give birth at hospitals. The study, titled “Outcomes of Care in Birth Centers: Demonstration of a Durable Model,” was recently published in the American College of Nurse-Midwives’ Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health. » READ MORE