HCMC Nurse-Midwife Service Celebrates 40 Years!

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This past fall, the HCMC Nurse-Midwife Service celebrated 40 years of offering midwifery care to women in the metro area. Please see the great write-ups in both the Star Tribune and Downtown Journal.

Midwifery in the news

ACNM Annual Meeting Student Scholarship – Due Feb 22nd 2019 February 10, 2019
This scholarship is designed to assist a currently enrolled nurse-midwife student, who is a member of the MN Affiliate of the American College of Nurse-Midwives to attend the 64th Annual ACNM meeting in Washington, DC May 18-22, 2019. The award of $1000 must be used to cover expenses directly related to attending the meeting (e.g.... […]
Emily Rumsey
2018 ACNM Student Scholarship Winners July 20, 2018
Congrats to the three recipients of this year’s annual student scholarship award! We can all hear more about their experience at the annual meeting during the student potluck meeting November 13th. MADELINE GARDNER As a child, my mom suggested I become a midwife, but I wasn’t interested. Luckily in my late teens I had the... […]
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Practice Spotlight: HCMC June 26, 2018
By Brooke Nunn, SNM The Nurse-Midwife Service at Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) is considered a pioneer in nurse-midwifery services in the state of Minnesota. Founded in 1971, the service’s first director Margaret Hewitt was pivotal in changing common maternity care practices to create a more family-centered experience. Now with six clinics, including their brand... […]
Emily Rumsey