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Midwifery Education Accreditation Council (MEAC) |
Midwifery is fast becoming the chosen way of going through the birthing process in the United States. Instead of going to the hospital, many women are opting to hire a midwife to help them give birth at home. Midwives are not doctors, but they are experts in assisting with child birth. The Midwifery Education Accreditation Council has the difficult job of making sure these professionals are very well trained for predictable and unpredictable child birth circumstances. Though midwifery is an age-old tradition, the popularity of the at-home care spawned the Midwifery Education Accreditation Council in 1991. It was then that a group of experts in the field of midwifery got together to oversee training programs for future midwives. The accreditation of these programs made it possible for students to receive federal aid money while they go to school, so the council expects to see more students applying to MEAC accredited programs. The MEAC Board of Directors is aiming to both promote the career of midwifery, and ensure and improve the education standards in the field. It also hopes to create new standards in the way women's health care is approached in the U.S. health care systems. |