As a professional certified by Mattie Marie Traditional Birth Studies:
• I will guide expecting, bereaved, or newly grown families by adhering to the acronym NEAR (Nurture, Educate, Assess, Refer.)
• I will assist, but not direct expectant parents with writing a Birth/Life Transition/Death Plan prior to their occasion if I am their hired/requested advisor. I will help with communicating these desires to the family members as directed by the client(s).
• I will utilize my own education and professional experience to support those who have requested my services along their path.
• I will maintain a professional appearance and manner as fitting the individual(s) and culture of which I serve.
• I will remember it is not my personal experience nor expectation, but that of those I serve.
• I will support an individual’s pronouns, bodily autonomy, and reproductive justice (not just equity) in pregnancy and/or loss.
• I will stand opposed to human trafficking in any manner, including refusing affiliation with a crisis pregnancy center if they are affiliated in any manner including supported by an adoption agency.
• I will abstain from performing any clinical task, no matter what I have been asked by the client or provider. I will remember to “stay in my lane” as a professional, and not reach beyond my contracted and certified boundaries.
• I will adhere to our organization’s inclusivity policy.
• I will respect the privacy of my clients and peers, in order to contribute to an environment that allows for safe peer review and professional growth.
• I will support evidence-based science to the best of my ability.