Position Statements

ACNM position statements are adopted by the Board of Directors and are revised as new information becomes available. New statements are published as soon as possible following approval by the ACNM Board of Directors. Please see our position statements below.  For more information about position statements, send an e-mail.

ACNM also publishes issue briefs on topics of interest to members and policy makers, on such topics as Midwifery Credentials and Health Disparities. 

Addiction in Pregnancy

Adolescent Health Care

Appropriate Use of Technology in Childbirth

Breastfeeding

Certified Nurse-Midwife/Certified Midwife as First Assist at Surgery

Certified Nurse-Midwives/Certified Midwives as Primary Care Providers/Case Managers

Collaborative Management in Midwifery Practice for Medical, Gynecological and Obstetrical Conditions

Creating a Culture of Safety in Midwifery Care

Definition of Midwifery Practice

Depression in Women

Elective Primary Cesarean Section

Emergency Contraception: Expanding Education and Access

Ethics of Continuing Education

Ethnic and Cultural Diversity

Expansion of Midwifery Practice and Skills Beyond Basic Core Competencies

Faculty Degree Requirements

Female Circumcision

Health Care for All Women and Families

Health Care/Managed Care Reform

Home Birth

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)

Immunization Status of Women and their Families

Independent Midwifery Practice

Joint Statement of Practice Relations Between Obsetrician/Gynecologists and Certified Nurse-Midwives/Certified Midwives

Joint Statement of the Interrelationship between the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) and the A.C.N.M. Foundation

Mandatory Degree Requirements for Entry into Midwifery Practice

Midwifery Education

Midwifery Education and the Doctor of Nursing Practice

Preconception Health and Health Care: The Role of the CNM/CM

Premature Rupture of Membranes (PROM) at Term

Principles for Credentialing and Privileging Certified Nurse-Midwives and Certified Midwives

Principles for Equitable Compensation Agreements

Principles for Licensing & Regulating Midwives Qualifications for Midwifery Expert Witness

Quality Management

Reproductive Choices

Requirements for Signed Collaborative Agreements between Physicians and Certified Nurse-Midwives or Certified Midwives

Safeguarding Maternal and Infant Health in a Competitive Health Care Environment

Standardized Nomenclature for Electronic Fetal Monitoring

Vaginal Birth after Cesarean Delivery (VBAC)

Violence against Women