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Improving Inequities in Prenatal Screening: Time to Modernize Guidelines

Quickening - May 22, 2021

Professional guidelines can have a profound impact on reproductive health. In many cases, prenatal genetic screening is often only recommended for specific...

Disparities in Maternal Morality in the U.S.

Meetings & More Quickening - May 21, 2021

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Anatomy of a Difficult Conversation: A Guide for Midwives During Challenging Moments

Meetings & More Quickening - May 20, 2021

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Respectful Care: It’s What Women Want, But Can We Ensure It during the COVID-19 Pandemic?

Meetings & More Quickening - May 19, 2021

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Reducing Maternal and Neonatal Mortality in the Dominican Republic

Meetings & More Quickening - May 18, 2021

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People

After All These Years, I Still Love It

Shirley Cohen - July 13, 2020

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My day starts at 5 AM, when I go out for a run to relax and think. I arrive at hospital at...

People

Birthing in the Time of Corona

Mimi Richard - May 11, 2020

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Tears accompany the layers between us... how rude to our psyches this new birthing is. The masks, shields, filters......

Keeping in Touch

Birth Notice: Adalynn Grace Balo

Quickening - April 16, 2020

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Donna Harvel Balo, CNM and proud parents Seth & Danielle Balo welcomed their second baby, Adalynn Grace, 8 lb 9 oz, born...

Roundtable

Clinical

Helping Pregnant Women Navigate Microbiome Research

Joan Combellick, CNM, MPH, MSN - March 6, 2019

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There is a growing body of research that focuses on the “critical window in early life” from conception through the first...

Advocacy

Midwives for Universal Health Care: Now Is the Time to Get Involved

Susan Kamin, CNM, MSN, MPH - March 9, 2019

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New ACNM Connect group is advocating for health care reform and needs your help. For years, a solid...

Clinical

Quality Improvement and Risk Reduction: Two Peas in a Midwife’s Pod

Katie Page, CNM - March 14, 2019

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Quality improvement and risk management are often treated as unrelated aspects of the health care system. They are housed in different departments and operate...

Affiliate's Corner

Affiliate Conferences and Continuing Education: Virginia’s Experience

Katie Page, CNM - May 28, 2019

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One of the primary roles of every affiliate is to provide networking and continuing education opportunities to its members. For the past 6 years, the Virginia Affiliate has been doing this by hosting a one-day conference that brings together midwives, students, and...