American Association of Birth Centers

The American Association of Birth Centers, a non-profit membership organization, is the nation's most comprehensive resource on birth centers. AABC has built a solid foundation for growth in birth centers by:

• Promoting state regulations
• Advocating for insurance reimbursement
• Developing a quality improvement program
• Establishing national standards
• Establishing recognized accreditation through the Commission for the Accreditation of Birth Centers
• Providing an annual forum for discussion of issues
• Educating parents, professionals, and policy-makers to the birth center concept
• Conducting major research
• Developing industry indicators

Membership is available to birth centers, alongside midwifery units, organizations, professionals, students, and consumers who agree to the basic principles of the Association regarding:

• AABC Standards of care and safety
• Non-intervention in the process of natural childbirth
• A personalized approach to the care of families
• Elimination of unnecessary cost
• Participation of qualified midwives and physicians