Third Annual Midwives Cup
Another year has come and gone, and the Midwives-PAC Fall fundraising event is upon us. Last year, the Midwives-PAC held the 2nd Annual Midwives Cup! This was a fun, competitive, and creative way for...
House Introduces Bipartisan BABIES Act
Earlier this week,
Representatives Katherine Clark (D-MA) and Buddy Carter (R-GA) introduced bipartisan legislation to
expand access to freestanding birth centers for women with low-risk pregnancies
(i.e., uncomplicated singleton term pregnancies with a vertex presentation with
an expected uncomplicated birth)....
ACNM Advocacy Update 03/10/2022
ACNM State Advocacy Update
2022 has started with a flurry of legislative activity around midwifery, postpartum Medicaid expansion, abortion, preceptor tax credits and mandated implicit bias training. ACNM is monitoring many midwifery-related bills, and we...
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...
2022 Women’s History Month Recap
The 2022 theme was "Women Providing Healing, Promoting Hope." This theme is "both a tribute to the ceaseless work of caregivers and frontline workers during this ongoing pandemic and also a recognition of the...
Advocating for Midwifery: Addressing Systemic Racism Through Policy and Advocacy
The “Advocating for Midwifery: Addressing Systemic Racism Through Policy and Advocacy” session at ACNM’s 66th Annual Meeting will offer a comprehensive update on ACNM’s policy agenda and advocacy work for the 117th session of Congress....
CMS Update
CMS Approves Postpartum Medicaid Expansion in Additional States
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has approved Louisiana, Virginia, New Jersey, and Illinois’ extension of Medicaid and CHIP coverage for 12 months after pregnancy...
Midwives for Universal Health Care: Now Is the Time to Get Involved
New ACNM Connect group is advocating for health care reform and needs your help.
For years, a solid base of activists comprised largely of
physicians and nurses has championed the radical notion of a single-payer
health care...
State Advocacy Update
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...
Help Us Build Support for Midwifery via the MOMS and BABIES Act
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)...