Arkansas Affiliate of American College of Nurse-Midwives

25/11/2025

CNM job opportunity in Russellville, AR.
Private practice with clinic and hospital coverage!
Message if you or any other CNMs are interested!

12/10/2025

Arkansas Affiliate at ACNM’s 70th Annual Meeting in Palm Springs, CA! ✈️🌴

11/02/2021

This is an easy way to contact your state representative and ask them to support HB1215 for Full Practice Authority for CNMs in Arkansas.

I would like to express my support of HB1215, which will grant full practice authority to Certified Nurse-Midwives (CNMs) in Arkansas. Our state is experiencing a maternal and infant healthcare crisis. We have the 4th highest number of maternal...

19/11/2018

Great data here supporting what we know. Too bad the only Birth Center in Arkansas is closing.

A report on the CMS Strong Start prenatal program showed birth centers, with the midwife model of using peer counseling for support and referrals, reduced rates of preterm birth, low birthweight and cesarean delivery. The CMS said the birth center model could help Medicaid programs that want to impr...

11/11/2018

This is great news promoting Midwifery-led care as beneficial to mothers and cost-effective for Medicaid patients! This could create quite a ripple effect in our healthcare system...

A new report from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) demonstrates that birth center care has a larger potential impact on the reduction of preterm birth risk than any other recent medical or public health intervention. Freestanding birth centers also lower cesarean rates, increase breastfeeding, and produce higher satisfaction with care.
Find out more here: https://www.birthcenters.org/page/strong-start-report

04/10/2018

What myths have you believed at one time or another??

03/10/2018

Advancing Midwifery in the US for day 3 of National Midwifery Week!

Day 3 - National Midwifery Week

So how can we mobilize the public to help advance and ?

There are MANY simple and no cost actions that families, friends and supporters can do to help increase the presence and scope of service for Midwives in the U.S. Using one's voice is more powerful than many realize.

If a family wants to thank their Midwife for the special care received, we think you might find a way with one of these ten ideas!

For that want to help!

01/10/2018

Facts about midwives to get National Midwifery Week started right...Share widely!

Day 1 of ACNM National Midwifery Week. Focus: Educating Consumers!

Although Midwives care for women thru the lifespan, this infographic focus is on maternity care.

What do women want around their childbirth experience? Most research suggests four things:

1. Quality care
2. Access to choices
3. Involvement in decision-making around unmet information and,
4. Concern for their care environment

Help by providing facts to guide meaningful conversations.

27/09/2018

Next week is National Midwifery Week and the U of A is promoting how CNMs like Brennan Straka can work to educate the next generation of nurses!

Interest in nurse midwifery is growing among University of Arkansas nursing students, and the school is observing National Midwifery Week starting Sunday through Oct. 6.

14/07/2018

Evidence demonstrates that midwives improve maternal and infant outcomes, while decreasing costs.

10/07/2018