Certified Professional Midwives of West Virginia

02/25/2026

Help us invest in Midwifery Care in WV! Support SB993!!

When midwives are by women's side through pregnancy and birth, health outcomes improve & women are happier with their care. They are more likely to have:

👩🏻 Positive birth experiences
💕 More natural births
✂️ Fewer medical interventions

To improve the health of mums & babies, WHO urges countries to invest in lifesaving midwifery models of care.

bit.ly/4kShgEQ

02/25/2026

Did you know that your homebirth midwife can collect your prenatal lab work?
All routine labs are done at the clinic or in your home when you work with Highland Birth Support 💕
A lot of patients are surprised when I recommend things like a glucose test or group beta strep testing- thinking perhaps homebirth is just twinkle lights and herbal teas 😉
But a huge part of midwifery is risk assessment during pregnancy! These tests help us determine your health and your risks during birth. They can also help us figure out the best birth setting for you and baby to stay safest. It’s never homebirth or bust! And I will keep supporting you no matter where we end up 🥰

02/23/2026

Our bill in the Senate is HERE!! SB993!

It's being discussed in the Senate Committee for health and human resources TOMORROW!

We are asking our supporters to email and call the members in the Senate health and human resources committee to support this bill!

Find the scripts in the comments below! Let's get this bill PASSED!

Please read our bill below:
https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb993%20intr.pdf

Thank you for showing up for midwives, families, and the future of birth in West Virginia. 💙💛

02/18/2026

🤝 At NACPM, we know strong partnerships make safer, more respectful care possible. The Relationship Building with Hospitals guide shows how midwives, hospitals, EMS, and care teams can work together with trust, shared accountability, and respect.

👶 Community-based midwives improve access and continuity of care, but partnerships with hospitals need clear pathways and understanding. When we collaborate, families experience smoother transitions, safer referrals, and care rooted in dignity and equity.

📖 Learn the strategies that make collaboration work and join us in building bridges in maternity care.

👉 Read the full guide here: https://bit.ly/NACPMrelationshipbuilding

02/16/2026

Supporting licensure of CPM Midwifery in West Virginia

These faces represent dedication, compassion, skill, and a deep commitment to birthing people and families across our state. Certified Professional Midwives (CPMs) and CPM students are walking alongside families in pregnancy, birth, and postpartum, offering individualized, relationship-based, evidence-informed care rooted in trust and autonomy.

For many midwives, CPM midwifery means:
🖤 Honoring physiologic birth
🖤 Preserving traditional and community-based knowledge
🖤 Expanding access to safe, out-of-hospital birth options
🖤 Serving rural, underserved, and marginalized families
🖤 Keeping birth local, personal, and family-centered

For West Virginia, supporting CPM licensure means:
✨ Stronger birth workforce
✨ More access to maternity care
✨ Better birth outcomes
✨ More options for families
✨ A step toward addressing our maternal health crisis

We are proudly supporting HB5501 to establish licensure for CPMs in West Virginia.

👉 CPMs and CPM students: Share your photo in the comments and tell us where you practice (or plan to practice) and what midwifery means to you and how licensure would benefit you!

Let’s show our legislators the faces and voices behind this work in our wild and wonderful state of West Virginia! 💙💛



Governor Patrick Morrisey

02/15/2026

CALL TO ACTION: SUPPORT CPM LICENSURE IN WEST VIRGINIA

Big news: after a long road, our correct CPM licensure bill is FINALLY out!!! (be on the lookout for a correct SB soon)

We are now working to get HB5501 placed on the Health Committee agenda as soon as possible.

This is an exciting and important opportunity to move Certified Professional Midwife (CPM) licensure forward in West Virginia and community support right now truly matters.

We’re asking supporters to help by committing to:

➡️ 1 email per day
➡️ 2 phone calls per day

to:

🔵 Delegate Worrell
🔵 Governor Patrick Morrisey

Even brief messages make a difference. Consistent, respectful outreach shows that West Virginians care about expanding access to safe, community-based maternity care.

Licensing CPMs will support:

• More birth options for families
• Better access to care, especially in rural areas
• A stronger perinatal workforce
• Healthier beginnings for parents and babies

Email prompt is in the comments below for easy copy & paste.

Call prompts:

Delegate Worrell / 304-340-3269

Phone Prompt:
Hello, my name is _______
I’m calling to respectfully ask Delegate Worrell to place HB5501 on the Health Committee agenda as soon as possible.This bill will improve safety for moms and babies, increase access to maternity care, and save the state money by licensing Certified Professional Midwives. Please support moving HB5501 forward. Thank you.

Governor Morrisey / 304-558-2000

Phone Prompt:
Hello, my name is _____
I’m calling to ask Governor Morrisey to support licensing Certified Professional Midwives and encourage immediate movement on HB5501.
Licensing CPMs will expand access to maternity care, save the state money, and significantly improve outcomes for moms and babies, especially in rural and underserved areas. Thank you.

Thank you for showing up for midwives, families, and the future of birth in West Virginia. 💙💛

HB 5501: https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb5501%20intr.htm&yr=2026&sesstype=RS&i=5501

01/30/2026

Attention WV midwives and home birth community!
Here is a wonderful opportunity to share your experience about home birth! 💙

01/28/2026

Thank you West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy for sharing this important information and recognizing the important role that CPMs and Doulas have in improving our maternal and infant outcomes, especially amongst our black population!

We must have state-wide recognition of these important professions.

We will have updates soon about legislative efforts. 💙

01/23/2026

Anyone needing NRP? Perfect place to get it done!

01/23/2026

Our very own Staysha Quentrill! West Virginia is lucky to have her! ❤️

Midwives are stepping in where systems have stepped away. In West Virginia, the New York Times highlights how community based midwifery care is expanding access in places facing hospital closures and maternity care deserts.

At NACPM, this work is about more than geography. It’s about birth justice, dignity, and evidence based care that meets families where they are. Certified Professional Midwives provide relationship centered support across pregnancy, birth, and postpartum, especially in communities that have been historically underserved.

This is what systemic change can look like when care is rooted in community, trust, and equity. NACPM is proud to advocate for CPMs and community centered birth care that expands access, protects choice, and strengthens the future of midwifery.

Take a look at what this looks like in West Virginia with Staysha Quentrill. https://ow.ly/Jucb50XWNHz

Join NACPM in supporting evidence based, community centered care for every family.

11/13/2025

We’re so proud of our very own Staysha Quentrill!

Staysha was recently featured in The New York Times article highlighting the incredible work of midwives in West Virginia. Her passion, dedication, and advocacy for birth autonomy and accessible care truly reflect what midwifery is all about.

This recognition is not just for one, but for our whole team of midwives each working toward meaningful change, stronger communities, and more supported births across our state.

We’re honored to have Staysha as part of our team and so proud of the impact she and all of us are making together. 💙

West Virgina taught me how to become a midwife. Forever will be grateful, to the midwives that have cared for me in all moments of this journey.

To all the families, woman and babies that have allowed me to hold a hand, braid your hair, give a hug, and say a prayer, Thank you.