The American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) is the professional association that represents certified nurse-midwives (CNMs) and certified midwives (CMs) in the United States. ACNM sets the standard for excellence in midwifery education and practice in the United States and strengthens the capacity of midwives in developing countries. Our members are primary care, sexual, and reproductive providers for people throughout their lifespans, with a special emphasis on pregnancy, childbirth, and gynecologic and reproductive health.
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*Updated Schedule* It's almost here! National #MidwiferyWeek2024 is October 6-12, and the schedule is packed with amazing events all week. Take a look at some of the week's exciting offerings, and get registered to join in at: https://lnkd.in/gachrvy Each day of National Midwifery Week will feature opportunities for education and connection, and ACNM Members can attend every event this week for FREE to receive CEs: https://lnkd.in/gachrvy
ACNM continues to be a vital partner in the AIM Program, and is happy to share a new resource developed by @allianceforinnovationonmaternalhealth in collaboration with community birth experts. The Community Birth Transfer Resource Kit (CBTRK) provides best practices for safe and timely transfers regardless of birth setting or care model. In this resource kit, “community birth” refers to planned birth at home or in a freestanding birth center, most commonly attended by midwives using the midwifery model of care. Creating systems that promote safer birth in all scenarios is a key component to improving the safety and quality of care provided to all patients. Download the full resource kit at: https://lnkd.in/g_nNQMMM
National #MidwiferyWeek2024 is October 6-12, and the schedule is packed with amazing events all week. ACNM is offering special discounts for members of @birthcenters and @nacpm for the duration of the week! Take a look at some of the week's exciting offerings, and get registered to join in at: https://lnkd.in/gachrvy Each day of National Midwifery Week will feature opportunities for education and connection, and ACNM Members can attend events this week for FREE and receive CEs, excluding only the Leading a Midwifery Practice workshop and Midwives-PAC Annual Rally: https://lnkd.in/gachrvy
It's almost here! National #MidwiferyWeek2024 is October 6-12, and the schedule is packed with amazing events all week. Take a look at some of the week's exciting offerings, and get registered to join in at: https://lnkd.in/gachrvy Each day of National Midwifery Week will feature opportunities for education and connection, and ACNM Members can attend events this week for FREE and receive CEs, excluding only the Leading a Midwifery Practice workshop and Midwives-PAC Annual Rally: https://lnkd.in/gachrvy
Join in today for our September Journal Club! This month's topic: The Experiences of Midwives Providing Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic - A Meta-Synthesis. The Journal Club is a 1 hour meeting where a midwife-researcher will present a paper to the group – sharing about the methods and results for a great discussion. Grow your skills in research by asking questions about the process, learning how to read and interpret research papers, and gaining knowledge in statistical interpretation or limitations of research. Journal Club is open to anyone who is interested in learning more about research and/or the topic being discussed. Register now: https://lnkd.in/g3kk_FXA
Join us tonight for this interactive webinar: Promoting Effective Vaccine Conversations Online and Offline with Elisabeth Wilhelm, MA. Maternal vaccination coverage in the US is historically lower than the general population. Vaccine misinformation and questions and concerns that go unaddressed can all affect vaccine confidence and affect a pregnant person’s healthcare decisions. In this interactive webinar, participants will be equipped with the latest knowledge and tools to confidently converse about vaccines with their clients. Register at: https://lnkd.in/gp9eVjay
Sharing this historic moment in midwifery history!
CEO Grow Midwives, LLC; March for Moms, Founding President/Board Member; Past President ACNM; Editor Top Selling Book, 2nd Ed., Nobody Told Me About That: Surviving and Thriving Through the Early Weeks of Parenting
One of my mentors, dear friends and Grow Midwives consultants Katherine Camacho Carr PhD, CNM sent these photos of the practice she started in Chicago, IL 50 years ago! From Kathy: “Here’s past and present midwives who work(ed) at Illinois Masonic medical center. We had a lovely celebration and I presented the ACNM With Women for a Lifetime commendation to Karen Wennerberg, CNM and Dr Tom Ianucci, Department Chair of OB GYN recognizing 50 years of service. It’s a wonderful legacy since they still care for many immigrant and refugee women as well as many diverse birthing families from inner city Chicago.” Congratulations to ALL for dedicating their time, effort, passion and belief to sustain and scale up midwifery 50 Years!! 🎉👏🎊 #yesyoucan #scalingupandsustainingmidwifery #illinoismasonicmedicalcenter
ACNM offers a wide range of educational opportunities and materials for our members, ranging from our webinars and workshops to virtual clinical skills labs to the Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health. Take a tour with our Director of Education Stormee Bailey, MPH of some of the types of education you can access as an ACNM member. Want more? National Midwifery Week is coming soon, a week that will be packed with educational webinars that are completely free to our ACNM members! Find the schedule of events at: https://lnkd.in/eGzqbKpx
Join the October Surgical First Assist Workshop! Registration closes on Oct 7. This course is designed specifically for midwives and addresses the promotion of vaginal birth, shared decision-making and informed consent, and functioning as an active member of the perioperative team. Attendees learn how to perform immediate pre-op preparation of the client for surgery, and during surgery provide optimal surgical exposure, participate in tissue dissection, ensure hemostasis, perform or facilitate wound closure, and perform other intraoperative functions to assist the surgeon in carrying out a safe operation that optimizes outcomes. Enroll now: https://lnkd.in/gyQgcfma
Our Midwife of the Week is Heather Lane, CNM, MSN. Heather attended Yale School of Nursing after moving from St. Louis, where she spent a year working in a hospital-based doula program. Heather worked in South Africa with Zulu women in Kwazulu Natal and also worked as a labor and delivery nurse at Yale New Haven Hospital. Members can learn more about Heather in the Weekly CEO Update email.