ACNM News Releases

Midwives Applaud Legislation to Improve Birth Outcomes Utilizing Best Evidence (July 22)

Holly Powell Kennedy Inducted as President of American College of Nurse-Midwives (July 9)

  Region I's Saraswathi Vedam Named to ACNM Fellowship (July 9)

  Region II's Vivian Lowenstein Named to the ACNM Fellowship (July 9)

  Frances E. Likis and Captain Patricia Riley Inducted into the ACNM Fellowship (July 9)

  Two Region IV Midwives Inducted into ACNM Fellowship -- Jody Lori of Michigan and Barbara McFarlin of Illinois Named (July 9)

  Lynne Himmelreich of Region V Named to the ACNM Fellowship (July 9)

  Region VI Congratulates Three Midwives that Were Inducted into ACNM Fellowship -- Diana Beck of OR, Jane Dyer of UT and Maureen Shannon of CA Named (July 9)

Connecticut Midwife Receives American College of Nurse-Midwives' Highest Honor (July 2)

Tennessee Nurse-Midwife Receives Prestigious Award from American College of Nurse-Midwives (July 2)

American College of Nurse-Midwives Urges Passage of The Midwifery Modernization Act (June 16)

ACNM Joins in Support of International Call for More Midwives (June 10)

ACNM Recognizes Charles S. Mahan, MD for the Inaugural Louis M. Hellman Midwifery Partnership Award (June 9)

ACNM Welcomes Suzanne Stalls, CNM as Director of Global Outreach Department (May 28)

ACNM Recognizes the International Day of the Midwife May 5, 2010 (May 3)

Landmark Health Reform Law to Improve Access to Midwifery, Benefit Women's Health (March 23)

Who Should Deliver Your Baby? New Tool Helps Expectant Parents Choose Their Health Care Provider (December 16)

ACNM Announces National Midwifery Week (October 5)

New Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health Study Shows Midwifery Education Benefits Graduates, Clinical Sites, Universities and Consumers (October 1)

ACNM and Contemporary Insurance Services, Inc. Unite to Provide Home Birth Practice Coverage for 11,000 CNMs and CMs in the U.S.  (September 4)

ACNM Endorses Health Care Reform Legislation (August 10)

Dawn Durain, CNM, MPH, Named to ACNM Fellowship (June 30)

Suzanne Schechter, CNM, MS, Named to ACNM Fellowship (June 30)

Karen Burgin, CNM, MA, Named to ACNM Fellowship (June 30)

Washington State Nurse-Midwife Receives the Hattie Award, ACNM's Highest Honor (June 30)

Tennessee Nurse-Midwife Honored With Esteemed Award (June 29)

New Research on Midwives' Role in Interdisciplinary Education Published in the Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health (June 26, 2009)

ACOG Supports CNM and CM Reimbursement Under Medicare (June 12, 2009)

ACNM Announces Eileen E. Beard, CNM, FNP, MS as Senior Practice Advisor (March 26, 2009)

Midwives Applaud House Introduction of Medicare Equity Legislation  (February 19, 2009)

ACNM Shares Valentine's Day Message of Good Health with Women (February 11, 2009)

ACNM Announces New Senior Management Team (December 24, 2008)

ACNM Sets Aggressive Federal Policy Agenda (December 22, 2008)

ACNM Welcomes Tina Johnson, CNM, MS, as Director of Professional Practice and Health Policy (December 18, 2008)

ACNM Hires New Communications Manager Yolanda Landon (December 16, 2008)

ACNM Announces New Vice President and Region II Representative (December 9, 2008)

Eunice K.M. "Kitty" Ernst Resigns from ACNM Presidency; Vice President Melissa Avery Takes the Helm (November 20, 2008)

New Research on Violence and Trauma Published in Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health (November 3, 2008)

Midwives Put Their Message in the Mail (October 6, 2008)

Midwives Honored During National Midwifery Week (October 2, 2008)

New Articles on Infertility and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Published in the Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health (July 11, 2008)

Suzan Ulrich Named to ACNM Fellowship (July 7, 2008)

Terri Patrice Clark Named to ACNM Fellowship (June 27, 2008)

Barbara Fildes Named to ACNM Fellowship (June 27, 2008)

Cara Krulewitch Named to ACNM Fellowship (June 27, 2008)

Mary Kathleen McHugh Named to ACNM Fellowship (June 27, 2008)

Valerie A. Roe Named to ACNM Fellowship (June 27, 2008)

Susan Rutledge Stapleton Named to ACNM Fellowship (June 27, 2008)

Michigan Nurse-Midwife Receives Highest Honor From American College Of Nurse-Midwives (June 19, 2008)

Washington, DC Midwife Receives Prestigious Award From American College Of Nurse-Midwives (June 19, 2008)

Cooper, Slager Receive A.C.N.M. Foundation's Highest Award (June 19, 2008)

Anne Hyre, CNM Joins ACNM as the Director of the Global Outreach Department (June 18, 2008)

American College of Nurse-Midwives Celebrates Passage of Revised Bylaws (June 2, 2008)

Nurse-Midwives Present Blankets for Babies(TM) to Boston Area Women's Organizations

(May 27, 2008)

ACNM Succeeds In Petitioning For Coding Change (May 23, 2008)

Mayor Menino to Proclaim May 24 Boston Nurse-Midwifery Day at ACNM’s Inaugural Women’s Health Expo (May 21, 2008)

ACNM Launches New Website Design (May 20, 2008)

Senator Moore to Discuss Health Care Reform at The ACNM 53rd Annual Meeting & Exhibit (May 20, 2008)

Women’s Health Agenda Set For ACNM 53rd Annual Meeting in Boston (May 19, 2008)

American College of Nurse-Midwives Publishes Clinical Guidelines For Oral Nutrition During Labor (May 19, 2008)

ACNM to Host Free Film Festival and Birth Symposium (May 16, 2008)

Fourth Edition of Life-Saving Skills Manual To Debut In 2008 (May 2, 2008)

ACNM Selects Jones Public Affairs As Public Relations Firm (April 22, 2008)

The American College of Nurse-Midwives Invites Boston Women to the Women’s Health Expo (April 8, 2008)

ACNM Launches Workshops on Billing and Coding For Women’s Healthcare Services (March 5, 2008)

Groundbreaking Study of Widowhood During Pregnancy Published in the Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health (March 3, 2008)

AMERICAN COLLEGE OF NURSE-MIDWIVES ELECTS NEW OFFICERS (February 29, 2008)

• Minneapolis Midwife Reelected As Vice President
  
• Providence Midwife Selected to Represent East Coast
• San Diego Midwife Selected to Represent West Coast Region

ACNM Joins National Quality Forum (February 1, 2008)

ACNM Supports Study of Effectiveness and Outcomes of Care of Advanced Practice Nursing (January 28, 2008)

ACNM To Host 53rd Annual Meeting & Exhibit in Boston May 23-29 (January 19, 2008)

ACNM Applauds Release of The Business of Being Born

ACNM Forms Health Care Reform Task Force (November 16, 2007)

Francie Likis is New Editor of The Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health

(October 25, 2007)

ACNM Launches Women's Health Expo (October 24, 2007)

AMERICAN COLLEGE OF NURSE-MIDWIVES PARTNERS WITH MYBIRTHTEAM.COM TO HELP MATCH WOMEN WITH MIDWIVES (August 17, 2007)

ACNM WELCOMES CHRISTINE TATE AS THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE (August 6, 2007)

CONGRESS TAKES MAJOR STEP TOWARD EQUITABLE PAYMENT FOR NURSE-MIDWIFERY SERVICES AND EXPANDED COVERAGE FOR PREGNANT WOMEN (August 2, 2007)

PENNSYLVANIA MIDWIVES ARE GRANTED PRESCRIPTIVE AUTHORITY (July 20, 2007)

ELAINE GERMANO, CNM JOINS ACNM AS THE EDUCATION PROJECTS MANAGER
(July 13, 2007)

LESLIE LUDKA, CNM JOINS ACNM AS THE NEW SENIOR TECHNICAL ADVISOR 
(June 22, 2007)

DC-AREA MIDWIFE RECEIVES PRESTIGIOUS AWARD FROM AMERICAN COLLEGE OF NURSE-MIDWIVES (June 19, 2007)

TEXAS NURSE-MIDWIFE RECEIVES HIGHEST HONOR FROM AMERICAN COLLEGE OF NURSE-MIDWIVES (June 15, 2007)

Three Pioneers of Midwifery in Illinois Receive A.C.N.M. Foundation’s Dorothea Lang Award (June 15, 2007)

Barbara Anderson, CNM, CHES DrPH, FACNM was inducted into the Fellowship (June 14, 2007)

Barbara Camune CNM, DrPH, FACNM,was inducted into the Fellowship (June 14, 2007)

Martha Hoffman Goedert CNM, PhD, FACNM, was inducted into the Fellowship (June 14, 2007)

Lisa Hanson CNM, PhD, FACNM, was inducted into the Fellowship (June 14, 2007)

Joyce King CNM, PhD, FACNM, was inducted into the Fellowship (June 14, 2007)

Joan Slager CNM, MS, FACNM, was inducted into the Fellowship (June 14, 2007)

Jacquelynn Tillett CNM, PhD, FACNM, was inducted into the Fellowship (June 14, 2007)

CLAUDETTE BAILEY, CNM OF AFRICARE/LIBERIA WINS THE GLOBAL MIDWIFE AWARD FROM THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF NURSE-MIDWIVES (June 19, 2007)

Nurse-Midwives Present Blankets for Babies^TM to Chicago Women's Organizations (May 24, 2007)

Women's Health Agenda Set for ACNM 52nd Annual Meeting in Chicago (May 21, 2007)

ACNM Endorses Breastfeeding Promotion Act (May 4, 2007)

Joanna King Joins ACNM As State Policy Analyst (April 25, 2007)

Support Increases for Midwifery Care Legislation Before Congress (April 24, 2007)

Save the Date: ACNM Annual Meeting Will be in Chicago May 25-31 (April 19, 2007)

ACNM Board of Directors Selects Lorrie Kline Kaplan as Executive Director Effective May 1, 2007 March 6, 2007)

ACNM 2007 Election Results (February 19, 2007)

Eunice "Kitty" Ernst Elected as President (February 19, 2007)

Tanya Tanner Elected as Treasurer (February 19, 2007)

Cecilia Jevitt Elected as Region III Representative (February 19, 2007)

Dawn Durain Elected as Region II Representative (February 19, 2007)

Midwives Applaud Introduction of Medicare Equity Legislation (February 9, 2007)