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I don't know of any states that have regulations stating how far a birth center may be from a hospital. I could be wrong, but I doubt it. Also bear in mind that there are AABC-accredited birth centers, but also many non-accredited birth centers out there. ACNM recently put out a nice PowerPoint presentation about the state of midwifery in the U.S., and one of the slides shows a map of all the accredited and non-accredited birth centers by state, hopefully you can access it:
Any job where you have to take call may require that you live a certain distance from the hospital, it varies from practice to practice.
Hope that helps.
The AABC addresses distance a birth center is from a hospital on their website as well.
Distance: How far is too far? | American Association of Birth Centers
mommy2anangel
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I am planning to apply to programs this summer, but had a couple of thoughts. Are there regulations on how far a birthing center must be from a hospital that does deliveries? All of our birthing hospitals are 45 minutes to one hour away no matter what direction you go. I would love to open a birthing center one day, but not sure of the regulations. Also, do most facilities (any kind) require that you live a certain distance away? We are completely willing to move to wherever necessary; however, it is always nice to stay close to home and not uproot my family if necessary.