MN Passes Bill to License Birth Centers, Save Midwives from Reduced Payments

by Brielle Stoyke, CNMThe efforts of midwives across the US who lobbied their federallegislators for fair reimbursement of midwifery services has paid off big in Minnesota.This year, a group of midwives worked on birth center licensure legislation – we wanted a basic bill to license birth centers in our state. Two birth centers opened in February, and at least two more are in the works. The

Help Reopen the Bellevue Hospital Birth Center

by Melissa Garvey, ACNM Writer and EditorThose of you who follow ACNM on Facebook know that the Bellevue Hospital Birth Center in New York City officially closed "until further notice" on Sept 1. Bellevue was the only birth center available to Medicaid-eligible women and their families in Manhattan.Since then, there has been a collective effort to reopen the birth center’s doors. In December, a

Happy National Nurses Week!

As part of National Nurses Week, certified nurse-midwife Ruth Lubic was on TV plugging birth centers and midwifery on Washington, DC's News Channel 8. Check it out!