Healthcare Provider Membership

Healthcare Provider Member Perks:
  • Voting Privileges (1 vote per membership) at Member Meetings, shaping the direction and inertia of our small organization.
  • Your practice information listed on the WHMS Resource List
  • Your practice information listed on the WHMS Facebook Page
  • ​One vendor booth at our Annual Fundraiser
  • Eligibility for nomination on the Board of Directors of Welcome Home Midwifery Services, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
Requirements:
  • Current licensure or certification as a midwife, physician, or complementary or alternative healthcare provider
Fees:
  • $250 per year. This fee allows WHMS staff to provide free and low-cost midwifery care to low-income families in our region, while providing clinical training to student midwives from marginalized communities.
    • 50% discount on Membership Fee to newly credentialed Midwives (certified or licensed within the last year)
    • ​50% discount on Membership Fee to Healthcare Providers of Color

Doula Membership

Doula Member Perks:
  • Voting Privileges (1 vote per membership) at Advisory Board Meetings, shaping the direction and inertia of our small organization.
  • Your practice information listed on the WHMS Resource List
  • Your practice information listed on the WHMS Facebook Page
  • ​One vendor booth at our Annual Fundraiser
  • Eligibility for nomination on the Board of Directors of Welcome Home Midwifery Services, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
Requirements:
  • Current doula practice attending more than 6 births per year​ (newly trained doulas are excluded from this requirement)
Fees:
  • $150 per year. This fee allows WHMS staff to provide free and low-cost doula care to low-income families in our region, while training doulas from marginalized communities.
    • 50% discount to newly trained doulas (business established within the last year)
    • ​50% discount to Doulas of Color

Client Membership

Beginning May 1, 2018, all new WHMS clients
​will receive a free 1-year membership.
Our clients often express that they want to give back to WHMS for the help we've provided. Whether it was on-call labor support, prenatal care, birth at home, or counseling in a difficult situation, WHMS providers pride themselves in being reliable and offering excellent care. If you received care from us and you'd like our organization to flourish, please consider a Client Membership.
As a previous client, you provide a unique insight to the benefits of midwifery and doula care for our community.

Client Member Perks:
  • Voting Privileges (1 vote per membership) at Member Meetings, shaping the direction and inertia of our small organization.​
  • Eligibility for nomination on the Board of Directors of Welcome Home Midwifery Services, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
Requirements:
  • Current or previous WHMS or WHDS client.
  • Attendance at 1 outreach event per year, promoting WHDS 
Fees:
  • $60 per year. This fee allows WHMS staff to provide free and low-cost midwifery care to low-income families in our region, while providing clinical training to student midwives from marginalized communities.​

Community Membership

WHMS providers pride themselves in being reliable and offering excellent care. If someone you know received care from us and you'd like our organization to flourish, please consider a Community Membership.

Community Member Perks:
  • Voting Privileges (1 vote per membership) at Member Meetings, shaping the direction and inertia of our small organization.​
  • Eligibility for nomination on the Board of Directors of Welcome Home Midwifery Services, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
Requirements:
  • Resident of Sacramento or San Joaquin County.
  • Attendance at 1 outreach event per year, promoting WHDS 
Fees:
  • $80 per year. This fee allows WHMS staff to provide free education about doula and midwifery care to low-income families in our region.

Student Membership

Student Midwife Member Perks:
  • Voting Privileges (1 vote per membership) at Member Meetings, shaping the direction and inertia of our small organization and maintaining focus on the rights of student midwives.
  • Eligibility for nomination on the Board of Directors of Welcome Home Midwifery Services, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
  • Free admission to skills trainings (including venipuncture, IV skills, pelvic exams) with WHMS.
Requirements:
  • Current enrollment in a MEAC-accredited midwifery school.
Fees:
  • $120 per year. This fee allows WHMS staff to provide clinical training to student midwives from marginalized communities.
    • ​50% discount on Membership Fee to Student Midwives of Color