The Midwife Center is licensed as a freestanding birth center by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Each year, two state inspectors survey the center for compliance with the regulations set forth for the program and facility.
The Midwife Center is also nationally accredited by the Commission for the Accreditation of Birth Centers. Accreditation is a voluntary procedure and based on carefully defined standards. Accredited birth centers are surveyed every three years by site visitors from the Commission.
Their reports are submitted to the national board for review. The Certificate of Accreditation symbolizes the excellence a center has achieved in providing quality care to childbearing families.