NJ ACNM Midwifery Day 2026

ACNM NJ Affiliate Midwifery Day 2026

Sunday, April 26, 2026, 8:00 AM -3:45 PM

Capital Health, Hopewell

1 Capital Way, Pennington, NJ

8:00  am         Registration, Welcome, Coffee, Exhibit Area Open

8:30 - 9:00     ACNM NJ Affiliate Meeting

9:00 -10:00    Rachael Sampson, MD, MHA, FACOG. Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialist, Capital Health

                        GLP1s and their Effect on Fertility and Pregnancy

10:10-11:10  Kavita Vinekar, MD, MPH. Assistant Professor of Population Health, Jefferson College of Population Health

                        Painful Procedures in Gynecology: What do we Need to Unlearn?

11:20-12:20   Rebecca Ofrane, DrPH. Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health, Montclair State University

                         Increasing Birth Center Access for Low-Income, Low Risk People

12:20 –1:10   Lunch, Exhibit Hall

1:10-1:40        NJ Family Connects - Sheila Kauffman, CNM

1:45- 2:45      Julie Blumenfeld, DNP, CNM, FACNM, FAAN. Program Director, Rutgers' Midwifery Program

                        Laura Lindberg, PhD. Professor, Rutgers' School of Public Health

                         Barriers and Facilitators to Growing the Midwifery Workforce in NJ

2:45-3:45       Joyce Varugese, MD, FACOG, FACS. Director of the Center for Gynecologic Oncology, Capital Health 

                        Preventing Gynecologic Cancers