Experienced midwife Barbara Bechtel is the owner of Brooklyn’s Dahlia Midwifery. In addition to her day-to-day activities as a certified nurse midwife, Barbara Bechtel maintains membership in the American College of Nurse-Midwives, a professional association that oversees various programs and activities to enhance the practice of midwifery in the United States.

1. Barbara Bechtel, Midwife

2.  Experienced midwife Barbara Bechtel is the owner
of Brooklyn’s Dahlia Midwifery. In addition to her
day-to-day activities as a certified nurse midwife,
Barbara Bechtel maintains membership in the
American College of Nurse-Midwives, a
professional association that oversees various
programs and activities to enhance the practice of
midwifery in the United States.
In its effort to raise awareness about the role
midwives play in promoting women’s health, the
American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM)
celebrates National Midwifery Week each year.

3.  During the first week in October, patients, midwives,
and other health care professionals from across the
country take part in raising awareness by organizing
events, handing out promotional materials, and sharing
their personal stories through social media.
In 2015, ACNM members also celebrated National
Midwifery Week by promoting the organization’s Our
Moment of Truth campaign, which seeks to make
midwifery more accessible to American women. The
next National Midwifery Week will take place October
2-8, 2016.