The AABC Foundation raises funds to support the advancement of the AABC birth center model as the standard to improve maternity and women's health care. The AABC Foundation raises funds to support the advancement of the American Association of Birth Centers' birth center model as the standard to improve maternity and women's health care. The Foundation aims to accomplish this mission by identifying funding needs and appropriate resources necessary to carry out the following goals: - Assuring continued development, expansion, & stability of the birth center model. - Educating about the role of birth centers in improving maternity & women's health care. - Identifying & validating the birth center model through ongoing research. - Documenting & disseminating the history, research & development of the birth center model. - Supporting CABC accreditation as the standard for birth center excellence.