Midwifery Education and Accreditation Council. This is a non-profit corporation which evaluates and accredits direct-entry midwifery education programs and schools. MEAC has developed comprehensive national standards for education in out-of-hospital midwifery care, and has accredited 11 programs to date, with 4 more in process. Students who attend MEAC accredited programs obtain their certification through NARM (see below).