Black History Month: Honoring Black Grand Midwives and Supporting Black Midwives Today
This Black History Month, The ACNM Midwives of Color Committee (MOCC) and Black Midwives Caucus want to uplift and celebrate the importance of Black...
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...
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...
Birthing in the Time of Corona
Tears accompany the layers between us... how rude to our psyches this new birthing is.
The masks, shields, filters... earnestly muting our fullest expressions.
It’s a...
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...
Failing Mothers of Color – Yet Again!
The COVID-19 crisis adds a new dimension to the maternal mortality crisis for New Yorkers. In New York City, Black women are eight times...
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...
What Exactly Is It That Midwives Do?
Defining midwifery care can elude us when questioned by friends that do not work in health care or interviewed by patients that are considering...
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: Malawi #2 (Leadership, Organization, and Program Management)
This column is the second of four from Malawi and illustrates one of the ACNM Global Health Competencies. If you are interested in submitting...