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After Apr. 5, Medicare will not reimburse claims for services ordered by providers not listed in PECOS. Midwives who enrolled with Medicare in past years should be listed in PECOS, but should verify the listing. More information on Internet-based PECOS is available here.
The FDA reports a shortage of acyclovir. See the CDC alert for referrals to additional information and alternatives.
Graco recalls strollers due to fingertip amputation and laceration hazards
Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Added to Newborn Screening Panel
View slides and audio from the March of Dimes Symposium on Quality Improvement to Prevent Prematurity
Joint Commission Alert: Preventing Deaths During, After Pregnancy
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Hosts FREE VBAC Consensus Conference, March 8-10, in Bethesda, MD

ACNM has received a number of calls and emails from people interested in supporting Haiti. Here is information on how you can help.
Cochrane review finds no benefit to restricting fluids and food during labor for women at low risk of complications.
American Public Health Association's call for abstracts for the 2010 Annual Meeting in Nov.

National Coalition for Health Professional Education in Genetics (NCHPEG) invites proposals from its dues-paying member organizations to collaborate on a one-year project to develop a genetics education tool. Proposals due March 1

The 5th International Normal Labor and Birth Research Conference (July 20-23, 2010 in Vancouver) Call for Abstracts. Learn more

Mothers: Take The Birth Survey, an online resource from the Coalition for Improving Maternity Services

National Business Group on Health's Investing in Maternal and Child Health recommends health plans develop CNM-friendly benefits to improve quality of care

Read February Quick eNews
Meet the 2010 ACNM Elections candidates.
Read ACNM Federal Lobbyist Patrick Cooney's latest health care reform update: Shock and Awe. To keep up with all the ACNM health care reform news, bookmark this page

Call for manuscripts for JMWH — The Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health will publish a theme issue on pharmacology in 2011. Submit abstracts of proposed articles to Mary C. Brucker CNM, PhD or Tekoa King CNM, MPH by May 1

Call for Manuscripts - Clinical Rounds
Have you had a clinical experience that was unusual, educational or controversial? Submit a manuscript for the Clinical Rounds column of JMWH. For more info, visit www.jmwh.com or e-mail

Still need to register CEUs from the 54th Annual Meeting in Seattle? Here's the place to do so!

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