Events
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Designing Incentive Compensation for Midwives
This presentation will help midwives understand various compensation models including pay-for-service, pay-for-value, and incentive compensation plans. Incentive (or variable) compensation plans have been available to physicians for decades, however, the shift from incentivizing volume to incentivizing value has recently accelerated. In this changing environment, opportunity exists to incentivize value, ethics, and provider-employer-payor alignment. The majority […]
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Midwife Practice Leaders at the Table: Leading Clinical Policy and Practice Changes
This webinar will explore the pivotal role of midwife practice leaders in shaping clinical policies and practices. Attendees will gain insights into the importance of midwives in healthcare policy development, current trends and challenges, and various levels of clinical policy involvement. The presentation will cover practical strategies for identifying opportunities, building networks, and effectively engaging […]
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The Faucett Review: an AMCB Certification Exam Prep
Over the course of five hours, participants will review pertinent content and test-taking strategies to prepare for the AMCB Certification exam for Certified Nurse-Midwives and Certified Midwives. Participants will learn innovative test-taking tips to help them tackle the exam and gain confidence in approaching standardized exam questions. The Faucett Review method involves four components: Content, […]
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Ideas to Action: Using change management to get things done
Midwives face numerous challenges each day in providing high-quality, compassionate care. While we often recognize the problems and have innovative ideas to address them, turning those ideas into action can be difficult. This interactive webinar offers a practical strategy for moving from insight to implementation through a structured change management approach. Participants will learn how […]
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Surgical First Assist Workshop
Midwife as Surgical First Assistant is an expanded practice area for the CNM and CM. The midwife who serves as first assistant in surgery functions as a perinatal and birth professional in the perioperative setting. The workshop’s focus is on applying current evidence so midwives can participate and provide continuity of care for clients during […]
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New Prenatal Care Clinical Consensus: A Tailored Approach
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists’ Clinical Consensus Committee - Obstetrics has developed new prenatal care recommendations to improve pregnancy outcomes and care experience. This session synthesizes current evidence for prenatal care delivery including streamlined visit schedules, alternative visit modalities (e.g., telemedicine) and services for unmet social needs, and explores how to tailor care […]
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Surgical First Assist Workshop
Midwife as Surgical First Assistant is an expanded practice area for the CNM and CM. The midwife who serves as first assistant in surgery functions as a perinatal and birth professional in the perioperative setting. The workshop’s focus is on applying current evidence so midwives can participate and provide continuity of care for clients during […]
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August Open Board Meeting
Join the ACNM Board of Directors for the August Quarterly Open Board Meeting. The Open Board Meeting agenda and meeting materials can be found in your member portal under the Member Resources tab in Organizational Documents.
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Surgical First Assist Workshop
Midwife as Surgical First Assistant is an expanded practice area for the CNM and CM. The midwife who serves as first assistant in surgery functions as a perinatal and birth professional in the perioperative setting. The workshop’s focus is on applying current evidence so midwives can participate and provide continuity of care for clients during […]
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Addressing Mis and Disinformation in Contraceptive Care – A discussion with CECA and PTD
The webinar hosted by Coalition to Expand Contraceptive Access (CECA) and Power to Decide (PTD) in collaboration with ACNM addresses current challenges surrounding access to contraception amidst political and advocacy attacks, with a heightened emphasis on the role of misinformation and disinformation (MDI). These challenges include attempts to redefine pregnancy by focusing on fertilization rather […]
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Midwifery Means Business: Building Success on a Foundation of Care
Midwifery Means Business: Building Success on a Foundation of Care shares lessons from Laura's journey as a CNM practice owner, balancing patient-centered midwifery care with the realities of running a sustainable business. Participants will gain an overview of essential small business functions along with practical, real-world insights to help strengthen and sustain their own midwifery […]
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The Faucett Review: an AMCB Certification Exam Prep
Over the course of five hours, participants will review pertinent content and test-taking strategies to prepare for the AMCB Certification exam for Certified Nurse-Midwives and Certified Midwives. Participants will learn innovative test-taking tips to help them tackle the exam and gain confidence in approaching standardized exam questions. The Faucett Review method involves four components: Content, […]
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Surgical First Assist Workshop
Midwife as Surgical First Assistant is an expanded practice area for the CNM and CM. The midwife who serves as first assistant in surgery functions as a perinatal and birth professional in the perioperative setting. The workshop’s focus is on applying current evidence so midwives can participate and provide continuity of care for clients during […]
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Midwifery: Our True North
This roundtable panel discussion, in which we will engage webinar attendees to share their ideas, concerns and thoughts, will examine where the profession of Midwifery is today in light of our long and convoluted history, our unique but often unappreciated role in society and the health care system, our values and beliefs that focus on […]
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Midwifery Week 2025: Clinical Competencies for Suturing and Perineal Repair
This presentation introduces recently developed clinical competencies for suturing, post-birth assessment, and repair of birth-related tissue trauma. Detailed skill-specific clinical competencies provide an innovative framework for learning, teaching, and evaluation of skill acquisition. Explore how competencies can improve birth equity for clients and across the midwifery profession, ensuring that all midwives have the education and […]
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Midwifery Week 2025: Getting Virtual Care Right: Three case studies exploring high-risk maternity care for the individual and group care patient
This presentation examines the implementation and outcomes of a virtual Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) model designed specifically for high-risk maternity care. Through quantitative analysis and detailed case studies, we evaluate how digital health technologies enable comprehensive care coordination between virtual specialists and local in-person providers. The model demonstrates successful integration of behavioral health services, group […]
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Midwifery Week 2025: How Midwives Can Use the Quality Family Planning (QFP) Recommendations to Improve Care and Advance Change
This webinar hosted by Coalition to Expand Contraceptive Access (CECA) and Power to Decide (PTD) in collaboration with ACNM, will introduce participants to the Quality Family Planning (QFP) Recommendations released in late 2024. The recommendations aim to enable health care providers with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to ensure that all people, regardless of individual […]
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2025 ACNM Annual Meeting
The 2025 ACNM Annual Meeting will take place October 11th – 13th, 2025 in Palm Springs California DETAILS HERE
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October Open Board Meeting
Join the ACNM Board of Directors in Palm Springs for our in person Open Board Meeting.
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Surgical First Assist Workshop
Midwife as Surgical First Assistant is an expanded practice area for the CNM and CM. The midwife who serves as first assistant in surgery functions as a perinatal and birth professional in the perioperative setting. The workshop’s focus is on applying current evidence so midwives can participate and provide continuity of care for clients during […]
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Sleep Across the Perinatal Journey: Pregnancy, Postpartum, and Beyond
In collaboration with the AASM Foundation, ACNM presents a webinar focusing on sleep disturbances across the perinatal cycle. Sleep disturbances are common during pregnancy and the postpartum period and can significantly impact maternal physical and mental health. This webinar will provide an overview of sleep changes across the perinatal continuum, highlighting key clinical considerations for […]
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Surgical First Assist Workshop
Midwife as Surgical First Assistant is an expanded practice area for the CNM and CM. The midwife who serves as first assistant in surgery functions as a perinatal and birth professional in the perioperative setting. The workshop’s focus is on applying current evidence so midwives can participate and provide continuity of care for clients during […]
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December Open Quarterly Board Meeting
Join the ACNM Board of Directors for our December Quarterly Board Meeting.
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Surgical First Assist Workshop
Midwife as Surgical First Assistant is an expanded practice area for the CNM and CM. The midwife who serves as first assistant in surgery functions as a perinatal and birth professional in the perioperative setting. The workshop’s focus is on applying current evidence so midwives can participate and provide continuity of care for clients during […]
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The Faucett Review: an AMCB Certification Exam Prep
Over the course of five hours, participants will review pertinent content and test-taking strategies to prepare for the AMCB Certification exam for Certified Nurse-Midwives and Certified Midwives. Participants will learn innovative test-taking tips to help them tackle the exam and gain confidence in approaching standardized exam questions. The Faucett Review method involves four components: Content, […]
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Surgical First Assist Workshop
Midwife as Surgical First Assistant is an expanded practice area for the CNM and CM. The midwife who serves as first assistant in surgery functions as a perinatal and birth professional in the perioperative setting. The workshop’s focus is on applying current evidence so midwives can participate and provide continuity of care for clients during […]
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Realizing Person-Centered Decision-Making for Routine Induction of Labor
This presentation examines how person-centered decision-making can guide counseling for routine induction of labor. Grounded in midwifery values and aligned with the ACNM position statement, the session emphasizes informed choice, respect for autonomy, and preference-concordant care. We will explore practical strategies and clinical tools that support meaningful, values-aligned conversations and demonstrate how to use a […]
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Missed, Delayed, Preventable: Syphilis in Pregnancy and the Power of Point-of-Care Testing
Syphilis rates in pregnancy continue to rise despite long-standing screening recommendations and effective treatment. This session will explore where and why missed opportunities occur across the perinatal continuum, with attention to barriers that delay diagnosis and treatment. Current screening recommendations and emerging point-of-care testing options that can support timely, patient-centered care will be highlighted. Presented […]
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Surgical First Assist Workshop
Midwife as Surgical First Assistant is an expanded practice area for the CNM and CM. The midwife who serves as first assistant in surgery functions as a perinatal and birth professional in the perioperative setting. The workshop’s focus is on applying current evidence so midwives can participate and provide continuity of care for clients during […]
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February Journal Club
February Journal Club - Factors Associated With Interest in Birth Center Care for a Future Pregnancy: A Secondary Analysis of the Listening to Mothers in California Survey Understanding future demand for midwifery-led birth centers is critical to increasing utilization of this high-value model of care. This study examines factors associated with interest in birth center […]
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March Open Board Meeting
Join the ACNM Board of Directors for the March Open Board Meeting
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The Faucett Review: an AMCB Certification Exam Prep – March 17, 2026
Over the course of five hours, participants will review pertinent content and test-taking strategies to prepare for the AMCB Certification exam for Certified Nurse-Midwives and Certified Midwives. Participants will learn innovative test-taking tips to help them tackle the exam and gain confidence in approaching standardized exam questions. The Faucett Review method involves four components: Content, […]
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March Journal Club – Human Milk Biomarkers and Risk for Early Unplanned Cessation of Lactation
This journal club will focus on a Special Issue of Breastfeeding Medicine focused on Early, Unplanned Cessation of Lactation in Healthy and At-Risk Dyads and implications for midwifery practice. Presented by: Katie Kivlighan, PhD, CNM, FACNM
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Surgical First Assist Workshop
Midwife as Surgical First Assistant is an expanded practice area for the CNM and CM. The midwife who serves as first assistant in surgery functions as a perinatal and birth professional in the perioperative setting. The workshop’s focus is on applying current evidence so midwives can participate and provide continuity of care for clients during […]
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Perimenopause to Menopause: Body Changes, Personalized Treatments, and Empowering Women with Knowledge and Care
This presentation discusses a review of perimenopause and menopause (P/MP) physiology, symptoms of P/MP, and treatment for each symptom. Pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatments are presented, as well as the evidence behind each treatment. The Women’s Health Initiative and its influence on P/MP treatment are reviewed. Presented by: Lana Amy Giles, DNP, CNM, CNE, FACNM
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Thriving Through the Transition from Student to Midwife: Crafting Your Career and Finding Your Place in Midwifery
Join your student representative, Nina Hoffer and other ACNM board members for a presentation on transitioning out of your student role and preparing for licensure and interviews. The session will also cover identifying your personal priorities for the ideal job fit and a discussion with Mari-Carmen Farmer, At-Large Midwife of Color Representative, on ways to […]
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ACNM 2026 Virtual Business Meeting
Join the ACNM Board of Directors for the 2026 Virtual Business Meeting.
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Leading a Midwifery Practice: How and Why
For midwifery practice leaders (and aspiring leaders). Explores components of leadership, financial management, strategic planning, staffing, quality management, and performance evaluation. Participants will receive a workbook that includes all workshop slides, example forms for processes discussed, and worksheets to outline their own next steps and action plans. This is an 8-hour workshop split between two […]
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Surgical First Assist Workshop
Midwife as Surgical First Assistant is an expanded practice area for the CNM and CM. The midwife who serves as first assistant in surgery functions as a perinatal and birth professional in the perioperative setting. The workshop’s focus is on applying current evidence so midwives can participate and provide continuity of care for clients during […]
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Leading a Midwifery Practice: How and Why
For midwifery practice leaders (and aspiring leaders). Explores components of leadership, financial management, strategic planning, staffing, quality management, and performance evaluation. Participants will receive a workbook that includes all workshop slides, example forms for processes discussed, and worksheets to outline their own next steps and action plans. This is an 8-hour workshop split between two […]
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ACNM Annual Hill Day
Celebrate the International Day of the Midwife with ACNM and join us in DC for our Annual Hill Day.
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Surgical First Assist Workshop
Midwife as Surgical First Assistant is an expanded practice area for the CNM and CM. The midwife who serves as first assistant in surgery functions as a perinatal and birth professional in the perioperative setting. The workshop’s focus is on applying current evidence so midwives can participate and provide continuity of care for clients during […]
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The Faucett Review: an AMCB Certification Exam Prep – June16, 2026
Over the course of five hours, participants will review pertinent content and test-taking strategies to prepare for the AMCB Certification exam for Certified Nurse-Midwives and Certified Midwives. Participants will learn innovative test-taking tips to help them tackle the exam and gain confidence in approaching standardized exam questions. The Faucett Review method involves four components: Content, […]
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Surgical First Assist Workshop
Midwife as Surgical First Assistant is an expanded practice area for the CNM and CM. The midwife who serves as first assistant in surgery functions as a perinatal and birth professional in the perioperative setting. The workshop’s focus is on applying current evidence so midwives can participate and provide continuity of care for clients during […]
