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The Midwifery Education and Accreditation Council is Hiring a Director of Accreditation (DA).
The Director of Accreditation (DA) oversees the accreditation aspects of the organization and supervises the accreditation team, including Accreditation Coordinators, volunteers, and consultants. This role stewards new and ongoing relationships with member schools and manages the process of continuing recognition as an accrediting agency with the USDE.
Read moreGet ready for a whirlwind of excitement and change! 🌪️🎉 Just as the anticipation heightens after days of prodromal labor, NACPM is bursting with newfound vitality with the induction of our brand-new Executive Director! We're on an exhilarating upward trajectory, and guess what? It's only the beginning!
Read moreHere we see Star guide Raven, who is expecting her first child, through her last month of pregnancy, from prenatal visits to the intimate experience of giving birth on her kitchen floor. Through observational black-and-white footage, the film documents an act of defiance and radical self-empowerment by Black women – mothers and midwives.
Read moreA federal program to combat the alarming rates of rural women dying from pregnancy complications has marked a first: It’s supporting an organization that serves predominantly Black counties in the Deep South.
Non-Hispanic Black women — regardless of income or education level — die of pregnancy-related causes at nearly three times the rate of non-Hispanic white women.
Read moreOf her new role, Dr. Jah says "I am thrilled to join NACPM's team, feel passionate about the organization's mission, and look forward to meeting the membership. In this existential moment in history, when midwifery preservation is a human rights issue, we all need to consider the foundation of values we embrace to grow midwifery as the primary birthcare system in the US. We have a moral imperative to create a movement that addresses health disparities, sustainability and provides an equitable future for the profession and care of childbearing people nationwide. I'm excited to provide leadership to this influential collective of CPM voices and connect even more of the community to this organization's strategic and forward-thinking work. During this critical time, NACPM needs creative problem solvers to join us in exploring how to take meaningful action in service of equitable, sustainable, and, ultimately, more accessible midwifery care."
Read moreNACPM is in an exciting time of transition and expansion. We are reimagining our future, assessing what has worked for us and learning about ways that we can be more supportive to the CPM community. We are building a board that will identify the next steps in our strategic approach and our new Executive leadership. Serving on the NACPM board is exciting and rewarding work, providing opportunities to contribute to the profession and to develop leadership skills.
Read moreThe Executive Director of NACPM leads the association towards achieving its vision, purpose, values and commitments. The Executive Director is responsible for the overall management of NACPM including all personnel, operations, financial management, strategic planning, project development, marketing, and fundraising efforts of the organization, to support and implement the mission. Additionally, the Executive Director holds primary responsibility for developing and maintaining collaborative relationships with stakeholders, and serving as a policy advocate for the integration of CPMs in the maternity care system.
Read moreThe Institute for Medicaid Innovation (IMI) has launched a national learning series addressing the essential elements of midwifery business case development to provide services to Medicaid enrollees. The project utilizes an interactive virtual, salon-style format, bringing together Black, Indigenous, and other people of color (BIPOC) focused, Medicaid-serving midwives and midwifery practices with national experts in business development, Medicaid, and midwifery.
Read moreNationwide, more than 400 maternity services closed between 2006 and 2020. Between March and June 2022 alone, 11 health systems announced they were closing their obstetric services, citing low birth volumes and staffing challenges. As birthing units close, obstetricians and nurse-midwives are more likely to leave the area, exacerbating “maternity care deserts.”
Read moreNACPM Board Member Keisha Goode, PhD, whose research focuses on Black midwives, was interviewed for this article published on Cosmopolitan.com. Goode comments that Black midwives have a role to play in not only keeping Black birthing people alive but giving them the kind of births they deserve.
Read moreVirginia is one of two states that license CPMs yet restrict them from accessing and administering medications that are within their scope of practice. These medications include : Pitocin, Cytotec, Rhogam, IV Fluids, lidocaine, epinephrine, Methergine, Oxygen, antibiotics, Vitamin K(for infants) erythromycin ophthalmic ointment (infant).
Read moreOn January 2, 2023, State Representative Russell Webber (R- Shepherdsville) and State Representative Nima Kulkarni (D- Louisville) filed HB 54 An Act relating to Medicaid coverage for certified professional midwifery services. Rep. Kulkarni has filed similar legislation the past two years. Rep. Webber carried the original 2019 bill to license Certified Professional Midwives in the House where it passed 96-1.
Read moreThe International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) is seeking new, competent candidates for its Regional Board Members to direct the vision, mission and strategy of ICM. The ICM Board comprises a President, Vice-President, and Treasurer and 6 Regional Board Members.
Read moreSession #1: High-Value, Equitable, & Evidence-Based Community-Based Perinatal Support - This session proved an overview of community-based perinatal support models, defines community based doulas and perinatal community health workers, and shares the evidence base for these models. The session provides information on the importance of community-based perinatal support in advancing birth equity.
Read moreSmooth Transitions is an example of a successful midwifery-led collaborative QI program designed to enhance the patient and caregiver experience by improving the process of hospital transfers from planned community-based births. Multiple stakeholders in Washington state are taking steps to promote respectful and efficient transfers and are working collaboratively to improve and grow the program. Data collection on the program's impacts is improving and ongoing, with a goal of publishing these results. By addressing community-to-hospital transfers as a multisystem issue, replication of the Smooth Transitions QI Program across the nation could promote increased community midwifery integration, thus enhancing the transfer experience for all involved.
Read moreToday the North American Registry of Midwives (NARM) announced the findings of their NRP survey. The survey was conducted in response to the challenges some CPMs have expressed trying to access NPR courses.While NARM acknowledges that difficulties do exist accessing NPR courses in some communicates, NARM maintains the importance of requiring the full NRP program (Online written exam and Skills testing) to uphold a standard of CPM skill outweighs the challenges individuals may face. NARM has committed to creating a Community-Based NRP Instructor Resource List that they will publish in the coming weeks.
Read moreLauren is the owner of madreluzLA midwifery practice, currently based in Los Angeles, California and previously located in Oaxaca, Mexico. Her training encompasses both traditional Oaxacan and professional midwifery taught in Spanish and a rigorous program at Bastyr University where she graduated with a Master of Science in Midwifery.
Read moreThis session is a safe space for Black, Brown, and Indigenous midwifery students. The discussion will center around the phenomenon of racism as it occurs in both didactic and clinical learning (including apprenticeships) during midwifery education. Students will be offered opportunities to share their stories and experiences in order to process and begin to heal from the trauma associated with midwifery education for BIPOC candidates.
Read moreAfter a 25-year career in organizational development and training, Trish decided to pursue midwifery and did so, gaining the CPM credential in 2012, and then the Bridge certificate and Preceptor credential soon after.
Trish got involved with Midwives on Missions of Service (MOMS) in 2004 as a volunteer and became the Education Director in 2007.
Read moreTamara is a community partera/midwife, perinatal educator, and herbalist, born and raised in Puerto Rico. She is a mother of two children who were born at home with midwives and has been actively involved in birth work since 2012. She holds a Master of Science in Midwifery (MSM) with foundations in Botanical Medicine from Bastyr University and is a Certified Professional Midwife (CPM), credentialed by the North American Registry of Midwives (NARM), all completed in 2019.
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