~Support consumer rights, including:
   ~The right to choose midwifery care
   ~The right to the best birth outcome
   ~Provide resources to find midwives
~Support all midwives
~Educate politicians, the board of health, consumers, doctors, and nurses about the benefits of midwifery care for both mother and child
~Provide assistance in starting your own local chapter
~Provide web space to advertise your group
~Help to file or grant use of TfM tax status and incorporation status
~Fill consumer positions within the Texas Department of Health
~Provide translators for all midwifery consumers when needed