Division of Standards and Practice

Provides and promotes development, communication, and review of nurse-midwifery clinical practice. Facilitates efforts to collect, maintain, and distribute information about relevant professional liability matters to members and the public and assists nurse-midwives to understand and minimize the risk of professional liability claims. Builds and supports a grassroots lobbying network in order to successfully influence U.S. maternal-child health policy that will affect CNM practice and the health of women and childbearing families; communicates to the ACNM BOD the legislative needs of CNMs practicing under varied state laws; and develops educational resources for the ACNM membership which will build skills in the areas of a) changing health policy, b) developing economically stable practices, and c) promoting public awareness of nurse-midwifery.

Leadership:

Chair: Lisa Kane Low
Clinical Practice & Structure: Ann Weathersby
Home Birth Section: Saraswathi Vedam
Quality Improvement Section: Laurie Jurkiewicz
Professional Liability Section: Bill McCool
Business Section: Joan Slager