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• What to reject when you're expecting: 10 procedures to think twice about during your pregnancy
• Clinical privileges update: CMS issues final rule
• President Barack Obama proclaims May 13 - 19 National Women's Health Week
• Save the Children releases State of the World's Mothers report
• ACNM Business Meetings: What to expect and how to submit a motion
• March of Dimes releases global action report on preterm birth
• ACNM introduces new vision, updated mission and values
• ACNM joins nursing community in pledging support for troops, families
• JMWH calls for health education and promotion themed manuscripts
• Deadline extended to April 20 for ACNM Benchmarking Survey
• Physician groups call for end to unnecessary procedures
• Deadline extended to May 11 for Strong Start funding opportunity letters of intent
• CMS announces $200 million funding opportunity for clinical education of APRNs
• CMS partners with Text4Baby to connect pregnant women and children to health coverage and information
• FDA rejects Watson/Columbia vaginal progesterone aimed at reducing the risk of premature birth
• American Regent initiates nationwide voluntary recall Of Phenylephrine HCl Injection, USP, 1% 5 mL Vial, Lot# 0693 due to visible particles
• Washington State Nurses Association advocates for University of Washington nurse-midwifery program, says closure is ill-advised
• Who is attending a birth may be more important than where the birth occurs
• American Midwifery Certification Board certifies 398 new CNMs/CMs
• White House issues compromise that still guarantees contraceptive coverage for women
• CDC recommendations for influenza antiviral medications remain unchanged
• Secretary Sebelius visits Family Health & Birth Center, announces Strong Start initiative
• Systematic review concludes CNM care should be better utilized to address health care workforce shortages
• Midwife featured on Nurse.com for her global work with ACNM
• Massachusetts midwives celebrate new legislation expanding practice autonomy
• Pfizer announces voluntary nationwide recall of Lo/Ovral-28 and Norgestrel/Ethinyl Estradiol
• New CDC report shows US home births increased by 29% between 2004 and 2009
• FDA Advisory Committee declines to approve Progesterone Vaginal Gel 8% to reduce risk of Preterm Birth
• CDC study: Many teen moms didn’t think they could get pregnant, didn’t use birth control
• ACNM urges University of Washington to reconsider its decision to discontinue their 19-year-old midwifery education program
• ACNM urges expanded access to clinical privileges
• ACNM urges CMS to eliminate barriers to clinical privileges for midwives and APRNs
• ACNM signs on to letter opposing HHS decision to overrule the FDA on Plan B
• American midwife Robin Lim wins CNN Hero of the Year
• HHS overrules FDA, refuses to allow emergency contraception to be sold over-the-counter
• ACNM, CDC, others urge health care providers to vaccinate patients who are pregnant and postpartum against influenza
• Leading health care organizations issue recommendations for quality patient care in labor and delivery
• FDA, ACOG, and SMFM release statements regarding Makena and Compound 17P
• Rep. Roybal-Allard applauds consensus agreement of home birth summit
• Lynn Sibley, CNM, receives Emory's Creekmore Award for Internationalization
• Real Midwives of DC: In Washington, natural birth is big business
• ACNM endorses IOM publication on patient-clinician communication
• HRSA releases free online resource on the health of women and children
• ACNM publishes six new issue briefs on health care reform law and its impact on midwives
• Women's Health Issues showcases gender-specific health considerations of US women and girls in the HIV/AIDS epidemic
• The Washington Post features PROM and the midwifery model of care
• March of Dimes release Prematurity Report Card; preterm birth rate shows three-year improvement in most states
• Annual enrollment period begins earlier this year for Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D
• FDA Drug Safety Communication: Zofran may increase risk of abnormal heart rhythms
• New study in PLoS Medicine finds the United States trails 40 other countries in risk of newborn death
• Institute of Medicine releases new report on adverse effects of vaccines
• National survey finds 49.1% of office-based physicians are in practices with certified nurse-midwives, nurse practitioners, or physician assistants
• Submit Session Proposals for AMCHP's Annual Conference: Deadline Monday, Aug. 22
• Unapproved emergency birth control medicine possibly in US distribution may be ineffective and unsafe
• FDA warns against use of long-term, high-dose Diflucan (fluconazole) in early pregnancy
• Only 4% Of US Hospitals Fully Support Breastfeeding, CDC Finds
• HHS reaches final decision on preventive women's health services to be covered by the Affordable Care Act
• FDA releases updated advisory on vaginal mesh implants after rise in reported complications
• ACOG recommends annual mammograms for women beginning at age 40
• Available Now: State of the World's Midwifery Report 2011

  See the first comprehensive analysis of the midwifery profession around the world. Includes full report, executive summary, resource kit, and more.

• Trust for America's Health has updated its Healthy Women, Healthy Babies report to reflect new opportunities created by the Affordable Care Act
• Midwives Applaud Legislation to Improve Birth Outcomes Using Evidence-based Practices
• ACNM Comments on Proposed Rules for Accountable Care Organizations
• OnGoing Group seeks students and practicing midwives to record stories from elders