Your data have a story. Every birth you attend and every outcome you document is evidence. That evidence can improve your own practice, and when it's combined with data from midwives across the country, it can move the dial on perinatal care quality for everyone. [1/3]

Join us in remembering the life of Dr. Michael C Klein, whose legacy can inspire us all.

When you're choosing a birth data registry, it’s important to know who provides its funding. The CBDR is funded by a grant from the Skyline Foundation, a nonprofit philanthropic organization whose Birth Justice program is focused on improving outcomes for every family. [1/3]

Virginia has long been home to a dedicated community of midwives who show up for families across the state, including in communities with limited access to maternity care. [1/4]

Heading to Lisbon for ICM? Come find us. The Community Birth Data Registry (CBDR) will be at the Quality Maternal Newborn Care Research Collaborative table. Stop by to learn how community birth midwives across the US are contributing their data to a registry built for them, by them. [1/2]

When you're submitting data to a birth registry, the question isn't just whether you’re HIPAA compliant. It's whether your data registry is, too. CBDR is hosted on a platform built specifically for healthcare data, independently audited, and operated in full adherence to HIPAA standards. [1/2]

Today we celebrate something fundamental: families’ right to choose where they bring their children into the world. At CBDR, we're grateful to the midwives who make homebirth possible: through the skilled care they provide, and through the data...

As a community birth provider, reporting your birth data is a commitment of time, energy, and resources. The registry you choose should give something meaningful back. A registry worth your time should provide: [1/4]

Your data tell the story of your community birth practice. Before you submit them anywhere, you deserve to know: Who owns them? How are they stored and protected? And can they be subpoenaed or used in legal proceedings? [1/3]

Did you catch Missy Cheyney's talk today at the NACPM Virtual Conference? 🙌 If "Data That Delivers" got you thinking about where your data goes and what they can do, we'd love to connect. (1/2)

Why collect birth data, and what can data collection do to advance community birth outcomes? If you’re curious about the answers, don’t miss Melissa Cheyney’s presentation at the NACPM Virtual Conference next week. (1/5)

We're celebrating Washington State, the birthplace of CBDR, and the many individual midwives and practices across the state that are part of the Community Birth Data Registry. Washington is where it all began. [1/3]

Community birth midwives have long known that comparing their outcomes to hospital data is apples to oranges, because the data infrastructure was never built to make accurate comparisons. With the CBDR, midwifery outcomes can be compared meaningfully with every other birth setting...[1/4]

Compassionate, consistent, authentic connection with your care provider makes a profound difference in maternal mental health outcomes. Midwives know this intuitively and the research bears it out. A growing body of evidence suggests that midwifery continuity of care supports better...[1/4]

Midwives are the care providers who make parents feel seen and heard. Midwives take as long as their client needs. Midwives know their names, their fears, and their hopes for their birth. Midwives believe in the body's ability to bring life into the world. [1/4]

Are you a community birth midwife? When you contribute your data to the Community Birth Data Registry (CBDR), you're building the evidence base that can demonstrate the value and effectiveness of your care and support quality improvement across the field. (1/2)

Your practice isn't like anyone else's. Your data collection shouldn't be either. CBDR is built to flex around the way you provide care, not the other way around. ✦ A baseline of core variables keeps you connected to the bigger picture ✦ Beyond that, you choose what you track (1/2)

Welcome, California! We're celebrating 23 California practices that have joined the Community Birth Data Registry, including the many members of the California Association of Licensed Midwives (CALM), whose partnership with CBDR is already helping to grow and strengthen our community. (1/3)

Your client has done their research, asked their questions, and knows they want a community birth. Their partner is not so sure. What do you tell them? When you practice with data behind you: your outcomes, your transfer rates...[1/5]

The moments after a birth at home. A midwife charting in a client's kitchen. A family in a birth center, siblings meeting their baby for the first time, right there in the room. Those moments are real, and they're hard to find. When we need images to tell the story of community...[1/3]

This Black Maternal Health Week, we congratulate the Black Mamas Matter Alliance on 10 years of centering Black mamas, amplifying community-led solutions, and cultivating research that centers Black communities. (1/3)

This #BlackMaternalHealthWeek, join us and @blackmamasmatter.bsky.social in the movement in advancing Black Maternal Health equity. Rooted in Justice and Joy affirms that equity and celebration are both essential to Black Maternal Health. (1/3)

On the International Day for Maternal Health and Rights, we believe this: Every mother’s and birthing person’s story deserves to be seen, counted, and understood. For too long, the data that shapes maternity care has been incomplete. [1/5]

Until recently, what we knew about fetal macrosomia and the outcomes associated with it came almost entirely from hospital birth populations. A 2020 study published in Birth changed that. [1/7]

As we close out the annual Community Doula Week (@communitydoulaweek), we hope to inspire clinicians & institutions to reflect on how they can better integrate doulas into the healthcare system. Learn more → vist.ly/4xe9j

CBDR is welcoming new members, and we'd love for you to be one of them! If you're a community birth midwife looking to connect your practice to a national registry built by midwives, for midwives, the door is open. ➡️ Visit CBDR online to learn more: fhcq.org/cbdr

When you contribute your data to the Community Birth Data Registry, you gain something valuable in return: a clear, evidence-based picture of the care you're providing and how it compares across the field. [1/4]

This World Doula Week, we're celebrating the skilled companions and advocates who show up for families at one of the most significant moments of their lives. Doulas improve outcomes. The evidence for this is strong and growing. [1/3]

A recent paper in JAMA Pediatrics claims to show that babies who transfer from community birth settings have worse outcomes—but the methodology is deeply flawed. If you see this study circulating, here's what you need to know. (1/6)

Maternity care facilities are closing across the U.S., leaving pregnant families, especially in rural areas, with widening gaps in access to care. [1/6]

Welcome, Texas! We're celebrating 7 Texas practices that have joined the Community Birth Data Registry. Every member strengthens our ability to gather the information to help improve birth outcomes for all families. To our Texas members: Thank you for being part of this mission. [1/2]

It’s a common assumption: That choosing to birth at home or at a birth center in a rural setting, further from hospital services, is inherently riskier than community birth in non-rural areas. [1/6]

You may already know them—and now they’re leading CBDR. The Community Birth Data Registry is co-directed by Melissa Cheyney, PhD, LDM, and Marit Bovbjerg, PhD, MS—two nationally respected community midwifery researchers. [1/3]

Not a data person? Not a fan of new technology? You don’t have to be. CBDR is designed to support community birth providers every step of the way, with: 🔸A full-time program manager who is also a trained midwife....[1/3]

✨ Welcome, CALM midwives! ✨ We’re thrilled to welcome members of the California Association of Licensed Midwives (CALM) to the Community Birth Data Registry (CBDR). [1/4]

On World Day of Social Justice, we recognize the essential role data play in advancing equity in perinatal care. At CBDR, we believe that harnessing high-quality data across all birth settings is key to identifying underlying inequities in our healthcare systems.... [1/2]

Today, CBDR recognizes all girls and women whose research, analysis, and lived experiences help to move maternal and newborn care forward—and that includes you, our members. [1/3]

✨Happy Postpartum Day. Forty days into the new year is a reminder that the first 40 days after birth are a sacred window of recovery, connection, and continued care—one that community birth midwives know well.

We’ve long known that integrated care between community birth & hospital settings supports safer, better outcomes—especially when a transfer is needed. Now, we’re encouraged to see a new position statement from the American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists that reflects this. [1/4]

Honoring Black History Month. Data have power—especially when they reflect the experiences of communities that have historically been underrepresented. [1/2]

Collecting high-quality community birth data shouldn’t be a financial burden. At the Community Birth Data Registry (CBDR), we’ve structured our pricing intentionally to keep costs low: ✔️Grant funding supports staffing and ongoing development of the registry [1/4]

A 2022 study published in BJOG shows what becomes possible when community birth data are collected at scale. Using data from more than 35,000 planned community births, researchers conducted a rigorous analysis comparing waterbirth and land birth outcomes. [1/3]

Tomorrow: Let's Think Big Join NACPM and OSU's Uplift Lab as we launch the Think Big Initiative Community Conversations: a conversation about infrastructure for community birth. 📅 January 28, 12:30 PM Pacific ⏱️ 90 minutes 💻 Virtual (register at https://thinkbiginitiative.org/ ) [1/4]

On this Maternal Health Awareness Day, we stand with the maternal child health community in committing to a future where maternal health is prioritized, equity is non-negotiable, and evidence drives change. [1/3]

CBDR office hours are here! Community Birth Data Registry (CBDR) members now have access to live online office hours with Akane Sugimoto Storey, Program Manager. 💠 Get your CBDR and data questions answered 💠 Enter data in real time [1/4]

Dr. King challenged systems that produced unjust outcomes—and called on institutions to do better. At the Community Birth Data Registry, our mission is to use rigorous community birth data to illuminate inequities, improve care, and support better outcomes for all birthing people. [1/2]

🌱 What if every birthing person could access community-based midwifery care? We're gathering midwives, advocates, researchers, and changemakers to envision the future we know is possible—where physiologic birth is honored, and community midwifery care is universally accessible. [1/4]

Community birth midwives need a system that takes data privacy seriously. The Community Birth Data Registry (CBDR) was built with that responsibility at its core. Here’s what you can expect: ✔️A secure, HIPAA-compliant platform for submitting and managing your data (1/3)

Midwives across the country are building something powerful through the Community Birth Data Registry (CBDR)—and 2026 will take this work even further. In the coming year, we will: ✨ Expand into more states, so even more midwives can access a unified, trusted home for their data. (1/3)

Community birth midwives are doing extraordinary work—often providing care that addresses social and economic vulnerabilities while achieving excellent outcomes. But for too long, this hasn’t been reflected in reimbursement. (1/4)