Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Winter 2023 Off the Hill Advocacy Week

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Get excited for Winter Off the Hill Advocacy Week! Join us the week of January 23rd-27th!  to advocate for midwifery!!  Due to the pandemic, our Members of Congress and their staff have become more accessible...

ACNM Racism in Midwifery Education Task Force Interim Report

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The 2020 ACNM Annual Meeting coincided with a national conversation about racism incited by the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis. As racism within midwifery and midwifery education exists, the national conversation served as...

Task Force on Revising the FACNM Admission Criteria

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The ACNM Fellowship will have the largest induction ever in May 2021! The enthusiastic increase in applications follows a year of work by the FACNM Board of Directors to review its inclusiveness and design...

We’re Expecting! Announcing Discover Midwives, ACNM’s New Consumer Resource

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ACNM members have consistently asked for more targeted outreach to consumers. Last year, ACNM's Membership & Marketing Committee proposed a new website, Discover Midwives, dedicated to consumer education about midwifery. Discover Midwives will help us...

ACNM Volunteer Committee Openings: Apply by September 15, 2020

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To apply for either of the following opportunities, complete ACNM's Volunteer Application Form by September 15, 2020. Consumer Engagement CommitteeACNM’s Consumer Engagement Committee (CEC), chaired by Chris Kocis in the Division of Advocacy and Affiliate Support seeks...

The Bylaws Committee Wants You!

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The Bylaws Committee is accepting new members to the Committee! The ACNM Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws are the guiding documents which define the structure and function of all areas of the organization. The...

ACNM Bylaws Revision 2020: Be Part of the Process!

Originally adopted in 1955 and most recently amended in 2015, the ACNM bylaws serve as the guiding documents that define the structure and function of all areas of ACNM. Every five years, we as an organization...
Like peas in a pod, quality improvement comes hand in hand with risk management.

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

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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 independently rather than in unison. It is unfortunate that the work of improving...
The many paths to ultrasound certification can also include the Sonography Workshop at the ACNM Annual Meeting & Exhibition.

Pathways to the Midwifery Sonography Certificate

By Kristen Ostrem-Niemcewicz, CNM, and Carolyn Gegor, CNM The Midwife Sonography Certificate was introduced in Spring 2017 by the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) as a means of validating a midwife’s knowledge...
Getting psyched for the PAC Rally in 2018 in Savannah, Georgia.

Anatomy of a PAC-Rally

The ACNM Midwives Political Action Committee (PAC) is busy planning for a successful PAC Rally at the Annual Meeting & Exhibition this May just outside Washington, DC! Each year, the PAC Rally is attended...