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| American College of Nurse-Midwives | |
|---|---|
| Name | American College of Nurse-Midwives |
| Abbreviation | ACNM |
| Formation | 1955 |
| Headquarters | Silver Spring, Maryland |
| Region served | United States |
| Membership | Certified Nurse‑Midwives, Certified Midwives |
| Leader title | President |
American College of Nurse-Midwives is a professional association representing certified nurse‑midwives and certified midwives in the United States. It participates in clinical guideline development, educational standards, advocacy, and research collaboration with academic, health, and policy institutions. The organization interacts with a wide network of hospitals, universities, federal agencies, and professional societies to advance midwifery practice and reproductive health care.
The organization emerged during a period of postwar health professional consolidation influenced by leaders from institutions such as Johns Hopkins Hospital, Columbia University, Yale School of Nursing, Harvard Medical School, and Case Western Reserve University. Early figures collaborated with entities like March of Dimes, American Red Cross, United States Public Health Service, and Maternity Center Association to standardize midwifery training. Mid‑20th century shifts involving National Institutes of Health, World Health Organization, American Medical Association, and figures associated with Salk vaccine research shaped maternal‑child health priorities that framed the organization's growth. Subsequent partnerships included work with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses, and academic programs at University of California, San Francisco and University of Pennsylvania.
The mission aligns professional practice with stakeholders such as U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration, National Academy of Medicine, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and Planned Parenthood Federation of America. Governance structures reflect nonprofit models similar to American Nurses Association, National League for Nursing, and American Public Health Association, with boards and committees mirroring those at Robert Wood Johnson Foundation‑funded initiatives. Operational centers coordinate continuing education with partners like Association of periOperative Registered Nurses, Society for Maternal‑Fetal Medicine, American Academy of Pediatrics, and university affiliates such as Duke University School of Nursing.
Membership encompasses clinicians credentialed through mechanisms comparable to National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists and licensing frameworks used by state boards similar to New York State Education Department and California Board of Registered Nursing. Certification pathways intersect with accreditation bodies like Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education, Council for Higher Education Accreditation, and federal oversight exemplified by Health Resources and Services Administration. The organization liaises with professional registries such as National Provider Identifier Registry and collaborates with credentialing partners like American Board of Nursing Specialties.
Educational standards reference curricula and clinical competencies promoted at institutions such as Boston University School of Public Health, University of Michigan School of Nursing, Columbia University School of Nursing, Emory University School of Nursing, and University of Washington School of Nursing. Clinical practice guidelines are developed in dialogue with American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Society for Maternal‑Fetal Medicine, Institute for Healthcare Improvement, and Joint Commission. Simulation and teaching alliances include Laerdal Medical, Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses, and medical centers like Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic, and Mount Sinai Health System.
Advocacy work engages with policy actors such as United States Congress, Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, House Committee on Ways and Means, and agencies including Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of Population Affairs, and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Coalitions and campaigns have intersected with National Coalition for Maternal Mental Health, Women’s March, Center for Reproductive Rights, Guttmacher Institute, and civil society groups like National Partnership for Women & Families. Legal and regulatory interactions involve courts and statutes including precedents comparable to those addressed by American Civil Liberties Union litigation and state capitols such as California State Capitol and Texas State Capitol.
Scholarly output is disseminated through journals and publishers linked to The Lancet, New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of the American Medical Association, Obstetrics & Gynecology (The Green Journal), and specialty outlets like Birth: Issues in Perinatal Care, American Journal of Public Health, and Nursing Research. Research collaborations include investigators at National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Kaiser Permanente, RAND Corporation, Pew Charitable Trusts, and universities such as University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Johns Hopkins University, Stanford University School of Medicine, and Columbia University Irving Medical Center. Conference partnerships link with meetings held at venues used by American Public Health Association, International Confederation of Midwives, Society for Maternal‑Fetal Medicine, and Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs.
Honors and awards parallel recognitions from institutions like National Academy of Medicine, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Gates Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, and professional accolades similar to those from American Nurses Association and Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses. Individual awardees have included clinicians and scholars affiliated with Yale School of Medicine, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, University of California, San Francisco, Columbia University, and Duke University, and have been featured in forums such as White House panels, National Institutes of Health symposia, and major media outlets like The New York Times and The Washington Post.
Category:Midwifery in the United States