Improve immunization rates in the families you care for: ACNM has resources and a...
The data on the safety and efficacy of vaccines continues to grow. Despite this, vaccine hesitancy is on the rise. Social media have provided an easy way for those opposed to vaccines to spread...
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,...
The Fourth Trimester Visit Increases Utilization
Toward the end of pregnancy, we see women weekly and guide them
safely through the birth. And then, after all of the attention before birth, we
do not schedule a postpartum visit until several weeks later....
Oral Contraceptive Pills and Sexual Dysfunction
Oral contraceptive pills (OCPs), and other estrogen-containing contraceptives (e.g., ring and patch), are an excellent choice for some women and have many health benefits. Besides being highly effective contraception, they can decrease dysmenorrhea, menorrhagia,...
The Do’s and Don’ts of the Deposition Process
Written on behalf of the ACNM Professional Liability Section
Starting out in practice, none of us probably devoted a great deal of thought to the possibility of being deposed as part of a malpractice action....
Teen Sex Ed in Rural Haiti
Introduction
This
article describes the experiences of a midwife and retired nursing professor, a
labor and delivery registered nurse (RN), and a family medicine physician
working together to provide sexual health education in rural Haiti in January
2019. Our...
Anxiety Symptoms and Severity Among Perinatal Women Screened for Depression with the Edinburgh Postnatal...
The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) is a well-known screening tool for clinical use in identifying perinatal depression symptoms and risk for perinatal depression. Did you know the EPDS also can be used to...
Quality Improvement and Risk Reduction: Two Peas in a Midwife’s Pod
Quality improvement and risk management are often treated as
unrelated aspects of the health care system. They are housed in different
departments and operate independently rather than in unison. It is unfortunate
that the work of improving...
Anatomy of a Difficult Conversation: A Guide for Midwives During Challenging Moments
The Scenario
The midwifery student sat at the computer in the clinic office, looking through her preceptor’s busy schedule and preparing for the day. She got there a little early, and the office was quiet,...
Racial Disparities in Immunizations and the New Maternal Immunization HEDIS® Measure
One of the best public health successes has been the reduction of infectious diseases through vaccination. Vaccinations have helped eliminate smallpox, largely eradicated polio, and reduced rates of hepatitis, measles, mumps, tetanus, pertussis, and...