Colegio de Matronas

What Colegio de Matronas does

The Colegio de Matronas y Matrones de Chile (ColMat) is a professional guild organized as a private-law corporation (corporación de derecho privado) that represents approximately 2,200 actively practicing midwives (matronas/matrones) across Chile. Founded in 1834 with the establishment of Chile's first School of Obstetrics and Puericulture by French physician Lorenzo Sazié, the organization operates through 20 Regional Councils covering every Chilean region from Arica y Parinacota to Magallanes y Antártica Chilena, with a national headquarters located at Phillips 15, Santiago. The college functions as the primary voice of the midwifery profession nationally, defending professional competencies, advocating for sexual and reproductive rights, and providing services to members including representation, continuing education, scientific research sponsorship via its Comité Científico, a Revista Matronas journal, quarterly bulletins, webinars, and a Bolsa de Empleo (job bank) connecting members with public health institutions.

Name

Colegio de Matronas

Legal name

Colegio de Matronas y Matrones de Chile A.G.

Website

https://colegiodematronas.cl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1834

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Professional guild representing approximately 2,200 midwives across 20 regional councils in Chile, providing advocacy, continuing education, scientific publications, and regulatory defense of the midwifery profession since 1834.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Santiago

HQ country

Chile

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Professional Membership Dues: Voluntary membership fees from approximately 2,200 active midwife members distributed across 20 regional councils

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Colegio de Matronas y Matrones de Chile (ColMat) is a private professional guild that provides membership representation, advocacy, professional development, scientific research support, and employment services to approximately 2,200 licensed midwives across 20 regional councils in Chile. The organization sells voluntary professional membership subscriptions, publishes Revista Matronas and informational bulletins, runs a Scientific Committee offering research sponsorship, and operates a job board (Bolsa de Empleo) connecting members with healthcare employers.

Product overview

Colegio de Matronas y Matrones de Chile is a professional association serving approximately 2,200 active members across 20 regional councils throughout Chile. The organization provides professional services including membership representation, a scientific committee offering research sponsorship, a job board connecting professionals with healthcare institutions, and continuing education through webinars and publications. Its product portfolio centers on professional development and advocacy, supported by the Revista Matronas publication and informative bulletins that cover union activities, international leadership, and public health initiatives.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Revista Matronas Professional journal published by the association covering midwifery research, professional development, and healthcare topics relevant to maternal and reproductive health in Chile. Targeted at midwife members and the broader professional community.
• Boletines Informativos Informative newsletters that keep members informed about union activities, international leadership developments, professional advancements, and public health initiatives including women's rights defense and cancer prevention. Targeted at guild members.
• Comité Científico Scientific Committee composed of academic professionals specializing in obstetrics and gynecology research and education, offering sponsorship for research projects and scientific initiatives. Targeted at midwife members and academic researchers.
• Bolsa de Empleo Job board service connecting member midwives with employment opportunities in healthcare institutions, including positions at Ministry of Health facilities and oncology units. Targeted at ColMat members seeking employment.
• Colegiatura (Membership Services) Professional membership services for midwives and midwifery professionals, providing representation, advocacy, and access to union benefits across 20 regional councils nationwide. Targeted at licensed midwives in Chile.
• Webinars y Actividades Educativas Online educational events and webinars for professional development on topics such as breast pathology, respectful childbirth, and sexual and reproductive health. Targeted at midwife members seeking continuing education.

Quantifiable outcome

• Chile has the second lowest maternal mortality rate in Latin America
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• International Confederation of Midwives (ICM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerColMat is a member of the ICM, the global organization representing midwifery. The presidency of Sandra Oyarzo Torres as the first Chilean ICM president in 2023 marked a significant milestone. Chilean midwifery received international recognition at the 34th ICM Triennial Congress in Lisbon (June 2026), with representatives from the Americas highlighting Chile's strength and international positioning.
• Federación de Colegios Profesionales Universitarios de ChilecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerColMat participates in this federation of professional colleges, strengthening its national representation and advocacy capacity.
• Foro Nacional del CáncerminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerColMat participates in the National Cancer Forum, contributing expertise on gynecological and breast cancer prevention through midwifery-led primary care.
• Sociedad Chilena de Medicina del Estilo de VidaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint educational initiative on lifestyle and women's cancers, including a free workshop on breast cancer and lifestyle factors.
• Fundación Mujeres por un LazominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in joint educational initiative on breast cancer and lifestyle factors.
• Sociedad Chilena de Obstetricia y GinecologíaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partner in continuing education activities including workshops on women's cancers and lifestyle.
• Ministerio de Salud de Chile (MINSAL)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerColMat maintains formal working tables with MINSAL on healthcare policy. Following the 2025 mobilization against Decree 243, a formal working table was established to ensure the profession's voice in future health policy formulation. The college also contributes to national health strategies including neonatal screening, vaccination, and cancer prevention.
• FENPRUSS (Federación Nacional de Profesionales Universitarios de la Salud de Chile)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerColMat joined with FENPRUSS Nacional in delivering a letter to President Boric regarding threats to sexual and reproductive rights, demonstrating unified professional advocacy.
• Mesa de Género de Trabajadoras de la SaludminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerColMat participates in the Gender Table of Women Health Workers, building strategic guidelines for gender equality in healthcare and inclusive rights-based approaches.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Colegio de Kinesiólogos de Chile: Chilean professional college for physiotherapists, another healthcare professional guild under the same legal framework and member of the Federación de Colegios Profesionales Universitarios de Chile alongside ColMat. Comparable governance and advocacy model.
• International Confederation of Midwives: Global federation of midwifery associations of which ColMat is a member. Operates at a much broader geographic and policy scope, but is directly comparable as a midwifery-focused professional association operating through member organizations.
• Colegio Médico de Chile: Chile's national professional guild for physicians, structured similarly as a private-law corporation (corporación de derecho privado) with national and regional councils. Closest domestic institutional analogue for governance, advocacy posture, and member-services model.
• Colegio de Enfermeras de Chile: Chilean professional college for nurses, sharing ColMat's structure as a national professional guild under Chilean private law. Comparable as a sister Chilean healthcare professional association engaging MINSAL on overlapping scope-of-practice issues.

Regional players

• Colegio de Obstetras del Perú: Peruvian professional college for obstetricians/midwives, the closest Latin American peer organization. Operates the same colegio profesional model in a neighboring country with overlapping scope-of-practice and public-health-system engagement.

Direct peers

• Canadian Association of Midwives: Canada's national midwifery association representing the profession federally and across provinces. Comparable in operating as a single national professional body with provincial chapters, advocacy focus, and ICM membership.
• New Zealand College of Midwives: NZ's professional midwifery organization with regional representation and a strong advocacy role. Comparable in being a self-regulating professional college with national reach and a midwifery-led model of care orientation.
• Royal College of Midwives: The UK's professional association and trade union for midwives, offering the closest functional parallel to ColMat: voluntary membership, regional representation, professional advocacy, and continuing education. Comparable in mission, governance structure, and revenue model (membership dues).
• American College of Nurse-Midwives: The leading US professional association for midwives, providing certification, advocacy, publications, and continuing education. Highly comparable in core offering (membership services, journal, advocacy) and similar reliance on volunteer committee leadership.
• Australian College of Midwives: Australia's peak professional body for midwives, offering membership, continuing professional development, and advocacy. Closely mirrors ColMat's combination of professional development, journal publishing, and regulatory engagement.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/chilematrones
• Instagraminstagram.com/chilematrones
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/colegio-de-matronas

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Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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