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Timeline of important US MERA events

2009 – 2011

  • Normal Physiological Birth Statement. Collaboration between ACNM, MANA, and NACPM

May 2011 – April 2012

  • ICM Standards adopted.
  • Signed joint agreement to support ICM standards.

April 19-21, 2013

  • US MERA met for the first time at Airlie as a collaboration of ACME, ACNM, AMCB, MEAC, MANA, NACPM, and NARM

April 10-13, 2014

  • US MERA second annual meeting at the Bolger Center in Potomac, MD

November 20, 2015

  • Principles for Model U.S. Midwifery Legislation & Regulation published

April 25-27, 2015

  • US MERA annual meeting at the Bolger Center in Potomac, MD
  • Approval of a Memorandum of Understanding to formalize relationships among US MERA organizations
  • Approval of a Midwifery Bridge Certificate concept to meet new professional regulation requirements in states with legislation requiring an accredited education by 2020

February 11, 2016

  • International Center for Traditional Childbearing (ICTC) joins the US MERA collaboration

April 15-17, 2016

  • US MERA annual meeting at the Bolger Center in Potomac, MD