Health History Skills Development for Interprofessional Learners in Transgender and Non-Binary Populations
Faculty and simulation educators developed a partnership with a community clinic that provides gender-affirming medical care to transgender and nonbinary people. The clinic developed a simulation for midwifery and women’s health nurse practitioner students...
Preceptors’ Pointers: Getting Started on the Right Foot
Q: I graduated from my midwifery program 4 years ago and was recently asked to precept a student. What support or guidance should I expect from the program, and are there any best preceptor...
Your State Affiliates at Work: Increasing Access to Midwifery Care Nationwide
Affiliate leaders are already busy in the Year of the Nurse and the Midwife with efforts to increase access to midwifery care nationwide. ACNM will continue to support our affiliates for the 2020 state...
Raising Awareness for MOMS Act
ACNM is reaching out to all members of the midwifery community for help in raising awareness of, and support for, the Midwives for Maximizing Optimal Maternity Services Act, H.R. 3352/S. 1697. To that end,...
ProPublica: COVID-Related Stillbirths Didn’t Have to Happen
During the first 18 months of the pandemic, the risk of stillbirth nearly doubled for those who had COVID-19 during pregnancy compared with those who didn’t. And during the spread of the delta variant,...
Improving Inequities in Prenatal Screening: Time to Modernize Guidelines
Professional guidelines can have a profound impact on reproductive health. In many cases, prenatal genetic screening is often only recommended for specific groups or individuals who have been historically recognized as high risk. Unfortunately,...
Black History Month: Reneau House-Diallo, DNP, APN, CNM
The theme for #BlackHistoryMonth 2022 is Black Health and Wellness, so ACNM is celebrating and honoring the contributions of Black midwives and their impact on the maternal health crises. This is Reneau House-Diallo's story,...
Announcing the ACNM Global Health Competencies and Skills for Midwives
The American College of Nurse Midwives Board of Directors and the ACNM Division of Global Engagement are pleased to announce the establishment of the ACNM Global Health Competencies and Skills for Midwives.
The ACNM...
How Can ACNM Government Affairs Help In Your State?
State legislative sessions are well underway and there are lots of opportunities to increase awareness of and access to midwifery in your community. ACNM Government Affairs is your partner in state advocacy efforts. When...
Preceptors’ Pointers: When is a Midwife Ready to be a Preceptor?
Q: When is a new midwife ready to be a good preceptor? How
much experience should she or he have?
A: In my first job as a new graduate, I was permitted to practice on my
own...