Welcome: The New Mexico Midwives Association (NMMA) incorporated in 1977 to insure women’s access to safe and personalized care throughout all the cycles of their lives. The NMMA has worked consistently to enable licensed midwives to attend the births of thousands of New Mexican babies with excellent outcomes.
Current Events
Support Mother’s, Babies, and Midwives!
Coffee Mugs $15
T-shirts $25
Be sure to print and bring your receipt with you for pick up.
International Day of the Midwife 5K Walk
The International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) has called on midwives worldwide to walk on this day in solidarity to build commitment to tackling global inequalities in maternal and newborn mortality and to highlight local issues in midwifery service provisions.”
Where: Start and end at Dar a Luz Birth Center (7708 4th St. NW, Los Ranchos), walk the Bosque
Time: Pre-registration at 3-3:30pm; walk starts at 4pm, music and potluck (bring a dish to share) at 5pm
Registration: Online at http://www.active.com
$20 pre-reg, $25 day of
For more information: See our blog at: http://idm5kwalknm.blogspot.com/
Please show your support by printing the fliers below and posting in your community.
IDM5KWalk2012_w-tabs.pdf
IDM5KWalk2012_notabs.pdf
In Memory of Elizabeth Gilmore
“Just at sunset, 8:18 PM on Sunday, August 7, 2011, Elizabeth Gilmore passed away. She was surrounded by her loving husband, her children, her grandchildren, and her dogs. She went very peacefully with infinite grace. Elizabeth assisted many families as their midwife and teacher of other midwives in Taos County since 1978, through the Northern New Mexico Birth Center, of which she was a founder. She was an unparalleled champion of mothers and babies, famous for those efforts throughout the world; she also founded the Midwifery Education Accreditation Counsel and the National College of Midwifery.
Elizabeth was born on September 9, 1947 to Louis E. Stephens and Helen Hall Stephens and grew up in La Ciudad & Tepoztlan Mexico. She is survived by her husband, Carl, her children, Anna, Ezra, and Jan, ex-husband Daniel, her grandchildren, Jang, Logan and Hunter, her mother Helen, her siblings Charles, Louis, Alice & James, She will be missed by a staggering number of people for whom she was a teacher, a mentor, a friend & often as the first person they ever encountered.
The family wishes to thank Elizabeth’s friends who were so helpful & caring during her long illness. Elizabeth’s life touched many people around the world.