The Passing of Jan Weingrad Smith
With a heavy heart, we share the news of Jan Weingrad Smith's passing on May 22nd at Norwalk Hospital Saturday night, after a brief battle with metastatic colon cancer. Jan Weingrad Smith was a...
Passing of Diane Tose, CNM
Born in Hartlepoole, England, Diane Tose’s life embodied the definition of midwife: “with woman.”
During a hospitalization at age 11, she was assigned to help make beds and care for the little ones on the...
Congratulations to the 2021 ACNM Election Winners
We're excited to announce the winners of the 2021 ACNM Election! Thank you to the Nominating Committee (Nena Harris, Terri Clark, Celina Cunanan, Lisa Hanson, Gwendolyn Foster, and Linda McDaniel), the candidates, and the...
Diana Jolles Named to 2021 National Quality Forum Leadership Consortium
Last week, the National Quality Forum announced its 2021 Leadership Consortium roster, welcoming leading healthcare experts from 31 member organizations to shape its 2022 priorities. Diana R. Jolles, PhD, CNM was selected to represent...
YNM Member Story: Laure Sinnhuber-Giles, CM, LM, CLC, LCCE
Share your story: What does midwifery mean to you? What would you like to be celebrated in the Year of the Nurse and the Midwife?
To me, midwifery is about enabling women to tap into...
YNM Member Story: Ana Sofia De Brito, CNM
Share your story: What does midwifery mean to you? What would you like to be celebrated in the Year of the Nurse and the Midwife?
Midwifery to me means reclaiming the spaces it has been...
YNM Member Story: Mallorie Resendez Bassetti, CNM
Share your story: What does midwifery mean to you? What would you like to be celebrated in the Year of the Nurse and the Midwife?
Midwifery is all about partnering with women to help them...
YNM Member Story: Eugenia Montesinos, CNM
For Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 – October 15), we are highlighting Hispanic/Lantinx midwives.
Hispanic Heritage: Tell us about your Latinx/Hispanic heritage
I was born in Peru where I lived until my 30s. I moved to United States...
YNM Member Story: María Ramos Bracamontes, CNM
For Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 – October 15), we are highlighting Hispanic/Lantinx midwives.
My name is María Ascención Ramos Bracamontes and I am a Mexican Indigenous certified nurse-midwife (CNM) in Santa Cruz, California. I...
YNM Member Story: Martina Granado, CNM
For Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 – October 15), we are highlighting Hispanic/Lantinx midwives.
My name is Martina Martinez Berryhill Granado. I am what we call in northern New Mexico, a “coyote.” My mother’s side...