American College of Nurse-Midwives Files Constitutional Challenge to Mississippi Midwife Practice Law - Mississippi Monitor

American College of Nurse-Midwives Files Constitutional Challenge to Mississippi Midwife Practice Law - Mississippi Monitor

In an effort to increase the number of certified nurse midwives (CNMs) to help address Mississippi’s maternal health crisis, the American College of Nurse Midwives (ACNM) today filed a lawsuit asking a federal court  in Jackson to strike down a Mississippi law that prohibits any CNM from practicing unless she finds a physician willing to be a “collaborator” with her. According to the lawsuit, few Mississippi physicians are willing to be  collabo…