BENCHMARKING
Preliminary Results of 2012 ACNM Benchmarking Survey Released
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by Tonia Moore-Davis, CNM, MSN, ACNM Benchmarking Project Liaison and Barbra Elenbaas, ACNM Communications Assistant
he ACNM Benchmarking Project once again reached a Now is the time to start collecting data for the 2013 data reportrecord high level of participation from member midwifery ing cycle. Take advantage of this unique, free member benefit by practices in the 2012 calendar year reporting cycle. A total tracking a minimum of 6 simple data points about your practice. of 223 practices submitted valid data— a 9.8% increase in particiParticipants will receive a Web link later in the year to a personal pation from the 2011 calendar year reporting cycle. Half of these data file comparing their results with other midwifery practices practices were in urban locations, and two-thirds of them were that participated in the survey. Not sure how to get started? Visit independent and midwife-led. Sixty-six practices participated for www.midwife.org/benchmarking and click “Resources.”? the first time ever, and 45 states and territories, including Puerto Rico, were represented. The data reported cover the work of nearly Congratulations Region V, 1100 midwives present at nearly 100,000 winners of the inaugural births. The results are impressive, showing ACNM Benchmarking Co ?FW7B?fW&vR6W6&V?&FR?b2?RR?B?fW&vR&WFW&?&?'F?&FR?b2?2R( B6?tF?F??bcB&7F?6W2g&????f?6?F???vW"F??F?R?F????fW&vW2&Vv???b'F?6?FVB??b32R?B"R&W7V7F?fV?????7B?R??bF??6R&?'F?2vW&Rfv????6??&??VB?F?W?&Vv????V?&W'26V?V'&FVB&W&W6V?B?W7F??FVBCr???????&???VBF?V?"v??BF?R&Vv???b6&R??VWF??r???6?f???R? ?F?R4??&V?6??&???r&??V7B?2f?F?F?F?RgWGW&R?b?Gv?fW'?6&R?V?G???B66W72??F?RV??FVB7FFW22&?fW76????#"6V?V7FVB6???6??WF6??R?V7W&W26V?b????FV??6R7G&FVw??B2?WF??B?bV?G?77W&?6R????v??r'F?6?F??r?WG&?2&W?'FVB?V??VF??&7F?6W2F?6??&RF?V?6V?fW2F?&7F?6W2F?F?&FR?bfv???&?'F??b?RR?r?RRF?B&R6???"??6??R?BV?f?&???V?B?F??2v?fW2?Gv?fW2F?R&??G?F?7V?&FR?b7??F?V?W2fv???&?'F??"?RR?2?RRWF??&?FF?fV?F???7W&W'2?B6??7V?F?G2&?WBv??6?6???6?&7F?6W2?VVBF?&RF?F?6W6&V?&FR2?RR"?RRV?6?W&vVB?"F?66?W&vVBF?&?GV6RF?R&??'?6W6&V?&FR??"R??BR&W7B?WF6??W2?&V?6??&???r?6?7G22F?v?&?R&??b?bF?R??&?fVB?WF6??W2d$27V66W72&FRs??rR??R?B??vW"6?7G2?b?Gv?fW'?6&^( BWf?FV?6RF?B?2W7V6??????'F?B??rF???F7BW&??WV?&FRS"??RC??2RF?R??7???W'27F??r2F?RG&?f??rf?&6RW?6??F??&FR2?"R"?R&V???BF?Rff?&F&?R6&R7B&????WB?&WFW&?&?'F?&FR??3wv?2?&FR?b??r&?'F?vV?v?B??f?G2??#Sv?2?&FR?b??5RF?76???2'&V7FfVVF??r???F?F???&FR?W?6?W6?fR'&V7F??f?"f?'7BC??'2?b?fR?'&V7FfVVF??r6??F??VF???&FR???'&V7F??BbvVV?2?7G'GV?F?F???GV7F???&FR?W72F??CvVV???GV7F???&FP?# ???2?2R"?RR2?rR?b?rRs???Rb?BR??bP??2?R"?R2?"R??"R?R?2Rr?Rr??P???W&?6?6???VvR?b?W'6R??Gv?fW0??