Saturday, February 15, 2025

ACNM Reaffirms Opposition of Removal of Legal Protections in Health Care Rights Law

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The American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) reaffirms its strong opposition to efforts seeking to dismantle important legal protections afforded under the Health Care Rights Law (Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA)). Last...

ProPublica: COVID-Related Stillbirths Didn’t Have to Happen

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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,...

Get Ready for Off the Hill Advocacy Week!

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Due to the pandemic, our Members of Congress and their staff have become more accessible through virtual meetings. Engagement with legislators now is crucial to educate about midwifery and to establish us as expert...

State Advocacy Update

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We are more than halfway through 2022 and there have been so many monumental things that have happened to impact midwifery and the communities we serve in the advocacy and legislative spheres.   The volunteer leaders...

CMS Releases Maternity Care Action Plan to Implement Biden-Harris Maternal Health Blueprint

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On July 26, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) unveiled its Maternity Care Action Plan to support the implementation of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Blueprint for Addressing the Maternal Health Crisis. The action plan takes a...

Help Us Build Support for Midwifery via the MOMS and BABIES Act

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Dear ACNM Member and Midwifery Advocate, Last week, the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) convened on Capitol Hill alongside  the American Association of Birth Centers (AABC) and the National Association of Certified Professional Midwives (NACPM)...

Midwives-PAC Update

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The Midwives PAC, the fundraising arm of ACNM’s national advocacy efforts, is hard at work serving ACNM members! We are thrilled to be in-person for ACNM Annual Meeting in Chicago AND the PAC Rally!...

Kansas Achieves Full Practice Authority for Certified Nurse-Midwives

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Hip Hip Hooray! Join us in congratulating our Kansas ACNM Affiliate in becoming the 29th jurisdiction (28 states plus D.C.) to achieve FULL PRACTICE AUTHORITY for Certified Nurse-Midwives (CNMs). On Friday, April 15, 2022,...

Join ACNM’s National Government Affairs Committee

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The National Government Affairs Committee (NGAC) is seeking new members! The NGAC works to support ACNM’s strategic plan and advocacy agenda. Within the NGAC, we would ideally like to have representation from each state...

Help Us Build Support for Midwifery via the MOMS and BABIES Act

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Dear ACNM Member and Midwifery Advocate,  Last week, the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) convened on Capitol Hill alongside  the American Association of Birth Centers (AABC) and the National Association of Certified Professional Midwives (NACPM)...