Creating and Sustaining Midwifery Data Collection for Quality Improvement and Research
OB resident passing comment: “The midwives have a high rate of third- and fourth-degree lacerations”Another OB resident: “I can’t believe your c/s rate is only 13%, I thought it was much higher given my...
Interprofessional Education with Midwifery Students and Obstetrics and Gynecology Residents: What Difference Does It...
Do you think midwives and obstetrician-gynecologists will work together better in a collaborative and team-based way if they learn together during their professional programs? ACNM and ACOG wanted to know that too! With funding...
Notes from the Field: Malawi #3 (Teaching/Learning)
This column is the third of four from Malawi and illustrates one of the ACNM Global Health Competencies. If you are interested in submitting a Notes from the Field column, please read the instructions for submission to...
Midwives Made a Movie About Circumcision
“If your baby is male, are you planning a circumcision?”
How often do you ask some version of that question in your prenatal visits? How do you feel about asking the question? Is it a...
Results of the 2019-2020 Midwifery Clinical Education Empowerment Project
In November 2019, ACNM and the Developing Families Center (DFC) introduced the Midwifery Clinical Education Empowerment Project. The vision of this project was to increase the capacity of the District of Columbia to support...
Midwifery Burnout and the Importance of Work-Life Balance
I can remember exactly when I hit a wall and said I need a change in my life. I had been doing home births for three days in a row and just got home to...
Notes from the Field: Malawi #4 (Health System Strengthening)
This column is the final of four from Malawi and illustrates one of the ACNM Global Health Competencies. If you are interested in submitting a Notes from the Field column, please read the instructions for submission to...
Preceptors’ Pointers: How to be a Culturally Sensitive Preceptor.
Q: I’ll soon be precepting a student who is very different from
me culturally. How do I establish a relationship with her that is
culturally sensitive and minimize the potential for conflicts or
misunderstandings?
A: I would meet...
Urinary Incontinence and the Role of the Midwife
Before addressing the role of the midwife in urinary incontinence, a brief review of kinds, causes, and risk factors is introduced. The role of the midwife, references, and four appendices follow.
There are several forms...
ACNM Global Work Adapting to COVID-19 Pandemic
The Accessible Continuum of Care and Essential Services (ACCESS) program targets improvements in health care for mothers, babies, and children in Madagascar as part of the work of the Global Health Team of ACNM....