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...
Quality Improvement and Risk Reduction: Two Peas in a Midwife’s Pod
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...
Protected: Revisiting an Ugly Past
The ACNM 2018 Annual Meeting theme, Giving Voice to the Soul of Midwifery, celebrated and honored the Grand Midwives of the South. The Grand Midwives were descendants of enslaved older African women...
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...
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...
Gender Equity Task Force Steps Forward
At the Spring 2016 board meeting, the ACNM Board of Directors approved the creation of a Gender Equity Task Force charged with examining member education, online and print resources, and language...
Please Step Up …
“Raising the Voice of Midwives, One Donation at a Time”—this is our motto in the Midwives-Political Action Committee (PAC), and this fall, we continue the hard work of raising money on behalf...