BULLETIN BOARD
Resources for Disseminating Pregnancy Weight Gain Guidelines
implementation of the Affordable Care Act. View them at http://1.usa.gov/142IcpN.
REPRESENT ACNM The Student Issues Section (SIS) is
The Institute of Medicine has launched a new home for pregnancy weight gain guidelines at www.iom.edu/ healthypregnancy. The Web site includes a link to an interactive Web-based infographic, as well as information on downloading and ordering hard copies of the patient and provider booklets, poster, and other products related to the guidelines. ACNM contributed to this effort through the Pregnancy Weight Gain Guidelines Dissemination Workshop on March 1.
AAP Releases Home Birth Statement
The American Academy of Pediatrics has issued a policy statement on home birth that includes a recommendation that there be a caregiver who is present solely to take care of the newborn. The group also recommends the presence of a certified nurse-midwife, certified midwife, or a physician practicing within an integrated and regulated health system. View the full statement at http://bit.ly/1caYKx6. ?
housed within the Division of Education. The SIS will focus on addressing educational, practice and professional concerns of SM/SNMs and new graduates. SIS will also be responsible for the formation of SM/SNM educational program liaisons to the SIS. SIS currently has several openings for active non-student members. If interested, please contact SIS Co-Chairs Heather Clarke at [email protected] or Kim Q Dau at [email protected]. The Division of Standards and Practice Quality Section seeks members who have experience working on quality improvement initiatives. To join, send a resume to Diana Jolles at dianamidwife@yahoo. com. The Education Section of the Division of Global Health (DGH) seeks a new chair. All work within DGH is done through 4 sections: Research, Education, Communication, and Networking. Responsibilities include maintaining a roster of members in the section, attending monthly DGH Skype meetings, organizing regular meetings with Education Section membership, supporting the work of DGH as it relates to preservice and continuing midwifery education, working with ACNM Department of Global Outreach staff, and contributing to the development of continuing education for members who are interested in increasing their knowledge and skills in global health. The section chair has a 3-year term. Interested applicants should forward a cover letter and CV to Jody Lori, chair, Division of Global Health, at jrlori@ umich.edu. The Government Affairs Committee (GAC) and Midwives-Political Action Committee (Midwives-PAC) seek interested student midwives to become School Legislative Contacts (SLCs). Please check www. midwife.org/GAC-and-Midwives-PACSchool-Legislative-Contacts to see if your program has an opening for an SLC. If you are interested, please contact the Government Affairs Committee ([email protected]) or the Midwives-PAC ([email protected]), and include “School Legislative Contact” in the subject line.?
American College of Nurse-Midwives
Explain the ACA to Clients with Free HHS Resources
Erratum
Alyson Lippman, CNM, passed the
The US Department of Health and Human Services is offering a range of free educational brochures and presentations targeted for various groups that will be significantly impacted by the
AMCB Midwifery Certification Exam in June 2012 after many years of hard work, and was inadvertently excluded from the list in the Spring 2013 issue of Quickening. Congratulations, Alyson!
I want a health care provider with advanced education and training.
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