Minnesota Midwives of American College of Nurse Midwives

08/23/2026

Greetings new midwives and midwife students!

The MN Affiliate of the ACNM is thrilled to host a suturing workshop to give you an opportunity to learn from experienced midwives and physicians, practice suturing skills, and connect with other students and midwives. The event will be held at the MacMillan Community and Education Center Sunday September, 27th from 1-4pm.

Whitney and Elizabeth MacMillan Community and Education Center

2800 10th Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55407

We will review techniques and practice skills from 1-3pm and then have time to connect and socialize from 3-4pm. Please bring a cutting board and a knife. We will provide instruments and suture, but if you have your own, please bring those as well.

All are welcome! This event is free to MN ACNM members, $20 for other participants.

You can sign up for the 2026 MN ACNM Suture Workshop: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/suture-workshop-hosted-by-mn-affiliate-of-the-acnm-2

08/13/2026

The 2026 MN ACNM Suture Workshop will be on September 27, 2026 in Minneapolis!

Open to student midwives and midwives of all kinds! Free for MN Affiliate of ACNM members and $20 for all others.

Greetings new midwives and midwife students!The MN Affiliate of the ACNM is thrilled to host a suturing workshop to give you an opportunity to learn from…

07/12/2026

MN ACNM Members:

The Minnesota Affiliate of ACNM Election 2026 is now open with an excellent slate of candidates for the roles of Vice President, Secretary, and Student Representative.

Read the candidate bios and cast your vote today!

Access the link via your ACNM email from Carrie Neerland sent on 7/7!

06/30/2026

Be sure to join ACNM! We do lots of fun things!

Behind every midwife fighting for better care, better outcomes, and a better profession, there is a community holding them up. That is what membership in ACNM looks like. Not just access to resources. A place to belong. Ready to join us?

Visit https://ams.midwife.org/membership-registration

06/20/2026

It's that time of year! We're seeking nominations for board positions. Terms of office begin on August 1, 2026!

Qualifications and duties of voting members of the Board of Directors:
-All voting members of the Board of Directors to include Student Representative shall be Active Affiliate Members in good standing.

All voting members of the Board of Directors shall be elected by the voting members to serve a term of 2 years. Students will serve a one year term.

The Secretary shall:
-Have and perform all duties commonly incident to, and vested in, the office of Secretary of a corporation, including but not limited to supervision and maintenance of all Affiliate documents.
-Be responsible for the minutes of all meetings of the Affiliate and Executive Committee including accountability for accuracy of the minutes and their timely and appropriate distribution to both the Affiliate membership and the Regional Representative.
-Maintain current organized files of all Affiliate business.
-Be responsible for distribution of notices of Affiliate meetings.
-Be responsible for all Affiliate correspondence, both electronic and mail.
-Perform duties delegated and designated by the Co-Presidents.

The Vice-President shall:
-Perform the duties of the Co-Presidents in the absence or inability ofto the Co-Presidents to serve.
-Succeed to the office of Co-Presidents should the office become vacant during an unfinished term.
-Perform such duties as may be delegated by the Co-Presidents.• Coordinate arrangements and program components of Affiliate meetings. • Coordinate arrangements and program components of chapter meetings, including CEU presentations and approval of ACNM continuing education units.

The Student Representative shall:
-Be a current CNM or CM student and actively participate in Board meetings.
-Provide a student perspective on midwifery education and practice through own perspective and perspectives from other student members.
-Serve as a liaison between SNMs and SMs and the Board ensuring that student voices are represented in Affiliate initiatives.
-Perform all duties as delegated by the Co-Presidents.

Those interested can self-nominate by emailing a bio and brief statement of interest for the position they are seeking to [email protected] before July 1st.

Electronic vote will be sent from July 1-8th.

06/20/2026

Students and Community-based CNMs: We are offering scholarships to attend the ACNM Annual meeting in Kansas this October!

Annual Meeting Scholarship Application Information:

Purpose: This scholarship assists current midwife students AND community-based midwives, who are members of the MN Affiliate of ACNM, to attend the ACNM annual meeting, October 9–12, 2026 at the Kansas City Convention Center in Kansas City, Missouri. The scholarship award will be up to $1000 to cover hotel and travel expense reimbursement. Scholarship funds cannot be used for food and beverages.

Available scholarships: Up to 4 scholarships available. Aim is to have up to 2 community-based midwives and up to 2 student midwives (CNM/CM) depending on scholarship application received.

Eligible Applicants:
A student, who is in good standing, currently enrolled in an accredited midwifery program (CNM or CM) OR a midwife (CM/CNM) working at a community-based clinic, birth-center, or home birth practice.
Current licensure as an RN.
Member of the Minnesota Affiliate of the ACNM.

Scholarship Components:
Demographics
Acceptance of terms
Essay/Video
You may choose to complete an essay or video, it is your preference. Note that creativity is appreciated and considered for selection. Use of AI is not acceptable, if any use of AI is present your application will NOT be considered.

Submission:
To apply, please submit (as a PDF or Word document) the application to [email protected] by the due date.
Please have your recommender send the letter of recommendation to [email protected] by the due date.
Note: Any applications that are incomplete or not submitted by the due date will not be considered.

Questions? Please contact [email protected]

THIS APPLICATION IS DUE NO LATER THAN July 1st, 2026 - EXTENDED TO AUGUST 15th!

The ACNM Annual Meeting Scholarship Application should be saved as a word document or pdf and emailed as stated above:

The full scholarship document can be found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XPGpDWYrIMYmccGwsRKfHitfxKW-5kkqLhT8DfanMYQ/edit?usp=sharing

Please include your essay below that is no more than 2 pages/minutes that addresses the following:
If you are a student midwife, please describe your progression in your educational program and anticipated graduation date.
If you are a community-based midwife, please tell us about your practice.

Describe plans for your midwifery career.
Explain how attending the ACNM Annual Meeting will contribute to your professional development and how you will apply or share what you learn.
Describe your involvement with the MN ACNM Affiliate. If you do not have any, describe your plans for future involvement.
If you are experiencing financial strain, how would receiving this scholarship impact you? (optional)

Essay/Video:
Please insert your essay here, use this same font, and delete this prompt before submitting. If you have chosen to complete a video, please submit via this Google Form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScvJdsJI5UZPGTA687CEbZzvwOi6SQYyUA1OwsH6tsq6z2q5g/viewform?usp=publish-editor
and state video submitted in this space.

We look forward to seeing your applications soon! deadline was extended to August 15h!

05/12/2026

Did you come to the Optimal Outcomes: Perinatal, Reproductive & Sexual Health Conference in February? Remember to watch all the content before June 7th and claim your CEUs!

If you missed the conference, you can still purchase a virtual access ticket and earn up to 10 CEUs before June 7th.

Learn more at https://www.midwivesmn.org/acnm-minnesota-annual-conference/

04/17/2026

REMINDER: Minnesota ACNM All Member Meeting on 4/29 at 6:00pm for snacks & socializing, meeting starts at 6:30pm. Location via ACNM connect @ Mercy Hospital. May join via zoom if you can't make it in person!