Licensing
Both Direct Entry Midwives and Nurse Midwives may practice and be licensed in Virginia.
Licensing Agencies
Virginia Department of Health Professions: Board of Medicine: Midwifery Advisory Board
Direct entry midwives are licensed as licensed midwives.
http://www.dhp.virginia.gov/Medicine/advisory/mw/
Contact info:
Virginia Board Of Medicine
Perimeter Center
9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300
Henrico Virginia 23233-1463
Phone: (804) 367-4600
Virginia Department of Health Professions: Board of Nursing
Certified Nurse-Midwives are licensed as licensed nurse practitioners.
https://www.virginiaacnm.com/
Contact info:
Perimeter Center
9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300
Henrico Virginia 23233-1463
Phone: (804) 367-4515
Fax: (804) 527-4455
Consumer Organizations
Virginia Families for Access to Midwifery (VFAM)
Contact info:
Briana Watts, Executive Director
vfamvolunteers [at] gmail [dot] com