Worcester Community Midwifery Support

At a glance

• What: Khrystian E. King's order asked the City Manager to have the Health and Human Services Commissioner work with Worcester Community Midwifery on its mission to expand midwifery care and education.
• Where it stands: adopted on 2026-09-22.
• Next: the administration is to work with the group on site coordination, parking and facility support.

Background

• King said Worcester has about 7,000 births a year, no licensed birth center and few practicing midwives.
• Plans: a licensed community birth center (expected to open within a couple of years with city support).
• A mobile midwifery unit that could start seeing patients after this fall with state Department of Public Health support.
• Speakers Amy Ebbeson and others supported it.

Discussion time

About 7 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).

Log

• 2026-09-22 - City Council — King presented the order after the public comment (taken out of order for people waiting); adopted by voice vote.