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Outside the Hospital Walls: Exploring Community Birth, Midwifery, and Sustainable Financing Solutions

September 1
12:00 PM EDT

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Registration is open for Outside the Hospital Walls: Exploring Community Birth, Midwifery, and Sustainable Financing Solutions, a free national virtual summit from the PN-3 Capacity-Building Hub and PN-3 XChange on September 1, 2026.

Families across the country are seeking birth experiences that reflect their values and cultures through community birth centers, home birth, midwifery-led care, and other community-based models. Join midwives, doulas, clinicians, policymakers, and community leaders for a day exploring how community birth can become a more accessible, sustainable, and integrated part of our health care system.
Schedule (ET):
12:00 – 1:00 PM — Session 1
2:00 – 3:00 PM — Session 2
4:00 – 5:00 PM — Session 3

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