About ACM

The Association of Certified Midwives, Inc., is a 501(c)6 non-profit organization and an affiliate of the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM). ACM membership is open to all ACNM members.

Our work to represent and support the Certified Midwife credential is grounded in a deeper goal to strengthen the profession of midwifery and improve the health and wellbeing of the communities we serve. We honor and promote midwifery as a distinct and vital profession.

Mission and Goals

The mission of the Association of Certified Midwives is to promote optimal and equitable health outcomes for individuals and their communities through the development and support of the profession of midwifery.

In support of this mission, the Association of Certified Midwives assumes the following responsibilities and goals:

Promote the health and well-being of women and gender-diverse individuals, their families, and their communities by promoting the profession of midwifery and the practice of Certified Midwives.
Support the growth and diversity of the midwifery profession by promoting multiple pathways to midwifery education and certification.
Support full and equitable federal recognition of the Certified Midwife.
Support licensure of Certified Midwives in all US states and territories with unencumbered practice to the full extent of their education, training, and experience.
Provide support for the professional concerns and interests of Certified Midwives and student midwives
Facilitate communication between ACNM and membership of ACM.
Serve as a source of information to the public and to private and government agencies concerning the Certified Midwife credential and excellence in midwifery and sexual and reproductive health care practices.

Leadership

The Association of Certified Midwives is led by a Board of Directors. Officers of the Board are elected by the membership for three-year terms, and a student representative is appointed annually by application to the board.

President

Marian Seliquini

MS, CM, FACNM

2025-2026

Vice President

Susanrachel Condon

DM, CM, FACNM

2026-2027

Secretary

Melissa Rock

PhD, MS, CM

2026-2028

Treasurer

Jeanne Bair
DNP, CNM (ret.), FACNM
2025-2026

Student Representative

Nicole Gagnon, BS

MS to DM program at Jefferson

2026

History of the Association of Certified Midwives

The Association of Certified Midwives incorporated in 2024 and opened to membership in 2025. The roots of this new organization reach back to the early days of the CM credential.

For many years, New York was the center of CM-related activity. In the mid 1990s, SUNY Downstate in Brooklyn, NY, opened the first educational program for CMs; and New York likewise became the first state to license CMs in 1997. Thus, in the early years of the credential, CMs were working predominantly in New York City area and gradually expanding out to other regions of the state. During this time, Certified Midwives gathered to support each other and strategize about how to expand this new credential. Dorothea Lang, CNM, MPH, FACNM, past president of both ACNM and the ACNM Foundation, was a staunch supporter of CMs, and her home was a gathering place for CMs. A volunteer group known as CAMP–Committee for the Advancement of Midwifery Practice–formed out of these early meetings.

With time, CAMP was incorporated into the ACNM volunteer structure, joining other advocacy-related committees working in coordination with ACNM Government Affairs. In 2016, CAMP was renamed C-MAC–the Committee of Midwife Advocates for the Certified Midwife.

Under first CAMP and then C-MAC, a small group of tireless volunteers worked to expand the CM credential. In addition to working on CM licensure in other states, this advocacy work included educating about CMs within ACNM as well as outreach to other stakeholders involved in legislation and policy. Between 2016 and 2020, C-MAC received grant funding from the Sparacio Foundation, greatly increasing the scope and impact of outreach efforts.

As the number of states licensing CMs grew, C-MAC leadership identified the need for a new and broader organization to better represent the professional needs of CMs and to better support state and federal legislative work. In 2024, the ACNM Board of Directors approved C-MAC’s proposal for a new affiliate dedicated to CMs. C-MAC launched the Association of Certified Midwives later that same year.