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Here, you'll find stories, insights, and updates on how midwives are improving reproductive health, empowering communities, and shaping the future of accessible, compassionate care across the Commonwealth and beyond!


Frontier Faculty Featured on Everyday Kentucky
Dr. Jenkins Michelle Lawhorn, Frontier Nursing University midwifery faculty
appeared on Everyday Kentucky to bring attention to Black Maternal Health Week (April 11-17). Dr. Lawhorn hosted a True or False game revealing shocking statistics that in the U.S., Black women are three times more likely to die from a pregnancy-related cause than White women. The CDC notes that more than 80% of pregnancy related deaths are preventable. Given that Kentucky has some of the worst birth

Angie Chisholm
Apr 161 min read
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2024 Miles for Midwives a success!
On August 31, 2024, the Kentucky Affiliate of the American College of Nurse-Midwives (A.C.N.M.) hosted the highly anticipated second...

Dee Polito, DNP CNM FACNM
Oct 3, 20242 min read
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A Day in the Life of a Midwife
By Sarah Hood, CPM, APRN, CNM of Home Sweet Home Midwifery Part of having a small home birth practice means that no two days are ever the...

Kentucky Affiliate of ACNM
Aug 27, 202410 min read
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Team KY attends IMI-MLC Convening in Detroit
On June 21, 2024 Birth Detroit hosted all 5 five Midwifery Learning Collaborative teams for a celebration of all we have accomplished...

Angie Chisholm
Jul 3, 20241 min read
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Improving Maternity Care Access: The Impact of Midwives and Birth Centers
Emily Dial courtesy of Wilburn Ervin Birth Photography In recent years, there has been a growing recognition of the vital role midwives...

Dee Polito, DNP CNM FACNM
Feb 23, 20243 min read
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Are midwives the solution?
Midwifery has a rich and storied history. Will they help a complex, challenging healthcare dilemma? The practice of midwifery has a rich...

Kentucky Affiliate of ACNM
Nov 2, 20233 min read
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Inaugural Miles for Midwives 5K a Success!
The Kentucky Affiliate of ACNM hosted the first of what it hopes to be an annual fundraising event on Saturday, September 2, 2023, at...

Dee Polito, DNP CNM FACNM
Nov 2, 20233 min read
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Institute for Medicaid Innovation: Team Kentucky Site Visit
On March 3rd, 2023, with the backdrop of a severe windstorm, dedicated KY Midwifery Learning Collaborative (MLC) members met with the IMI...

Dee Polito, DNP CNM FACNM
Apr 2, 20232 min read
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