Region VI Update (Jul-Dec 2020)
Region VI has been busy supporting ACNM’s work to address racism in our profession, organization, and health care system and ultimately support BIPOC students and midwives. The work that has been achieved or is...
Region V Spring Update: Strategizing, Leading Change
A common theme from affiliates in our region: student involvement! They are on affiliate boards, helping to lead change, and most affiliates are looking to ways to offer support for students to attend our...
Region II Update (Jul-Dec 2019): Sharing the Value of Midwifery-Led Care
In this update, we’ll highlight the Virginia and DC Affiliates. The next will feature Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.
Virginia Affiliate:
In October, the mayor of Lynchburg gave a proclamation for Midwifery Week 2020,...
Region V Update (Jan-Jun 2020)
We continue to show up for our patients to provide exceptional care, in our leadership roles to support the profession, in our educational roles to support students and grow more midwives, in our research...
Region I Update (Jan-Jun 2020)
The experience of many of the Region I midwives during the first half of 2020 is intertwined with the COVID-19 pandemic – the trauma of risking sickness for midwives and their families due to...
Region V Update (Jul-Dec 2019): Recharging and Reconnecting
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American Association of Colleges of Nursing Appoints Dr. Lisa Kane Low to Health Policy...
Congratulations to ACNM member and past president Dr. Lisa Kane Low. Recently, Kane Low was appointed to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing's Policy Advisory Council. The Health Policy Advisory Council provides contextual and...
Region VI Update (Jan-Jun 2020)
Region VI has been busy managing everything COVID! It has been impressive to see the affiliates come together and support their members. Thank you to our affiliate leaders and members for your dedication, passion,...
Region IV Update (Jul-Dec 2019): Closing a Chapter
This is my last Quickening article in my current six-year role as the Region IV Representative. I wanted to say thank you for the honor of serving in this role—I have been the liaison...
Student Update (Jul-Dec 2019): Developing More Resources for Midwifery Students
Congratulations to the August graduates! We wish you all well as you prepare for boards, conduct job searches, and begin working as midwives. We hope that you continue to engage with ACNM as new...