Group: National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health (NPWH) - Resource Papers
The National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health was founded in 1980. Its mission is to ensure the provision of quality primary and specialty health care to women of all ages by women’s health nurse practitioners and other women’s health-focused advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs). NPWH seeks to improve women’s access to primary and specialty health care, increase women’s wellness and health outcomes, decrease health disparities affecting women, enhance women’s access to and knowledge of health resources, and protect and promote women’s rights to make choices regarding their health within the context of their personal belief systems.
NPWH serves APRNs nationally and internationally by providing education and resources to increase clinical competencies, advocating healthcare policies that support women and APRNs, collaborating with interprofessional strategic partners, mentoring the next generation of women’s health NPs and other women’s health-focused APRN leaders, and fostering evidence-based practice in women’s health through research.
This collection houses NPWH position statements, policy papers, and other NPWH authored documents. The goal is to support the mission of NPWH by sharing women’s health resources for best practice and evidence-based care to improve women’s health.
Learn more about NPWH: www.npwh.org
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NPWH position statement: Eliminating preventable maternal deaths [October 2023 Update]
The National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health (NPWH) supports coordinated and collaborative efforts at federal, state, local, and professional organization levels to eliminate preventable maternal ... -
NPWH position statement: Role of WHNPs in the scholarship of discovery, practice, and teaching
The National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health (NPWH) recognizes a critical need for women’s health nurse practitioner (WHNP) scholars in discovery, practice, and teaching to improve women’s ... -
NPWH position statement: Primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in women
The National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health (NPWH) affirms that women’s health nurse practitioners and other advanced practice registered nurses who provide healthcare for women across the ... -
NPWH position statement: Trauma informed care
The National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health (NPWH) asserts that a trauma-informed approach to delivery of healthcare is essential. Current or past experiences of trauma can have a powerful ... -
NPWH position statement: Access to safe abortion
The National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health (NPWH), along with numerous other national health professional organizations, affirms that abortion is an essential component of comprehensive ... -
NPWH position statement: WHNPs as partners in addressing the maternal health crisis
There is a well-recognized maternal health crisis in the United States. In 2020, 861 women* died of pregnancy-related complications. This rate remains higher than that of any other resource-rich country. Alarming disparities ... -
NPWH position statement: Human Papillomavirus vaccination [October 2021 Update]
The National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health (NPWH) advocates for an intentional and concerted effort to improve human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination rates, with the goal of ending cancers ... -
NPWH position statement: Human sex trafficking [June 2021 Update]
The National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health (NPWH) affirms the essential role of women’s health nurse practitioners (WHNPs) and other advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) who provide ... -
NPWH position statement: Menstrual equity and menstrual health
The National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health asserts that all individuals who menstruate should have adequate access to appropriate menstrual products and to facilities that support privacy, ... -
NPWH position statement: Prevention of alcohol exposed pregnancies [April 2021 Update]
The National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health (NPWH) advocates for the use of evidence-based strategies by women’s health nurse practitioners (WHNPs) and other advanced practice registered ... -
NPWH position statement: Cervical cancer screening [June 2021 Update]
The National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health (NPWH) supports a concerted effort to continue to improve cervical cancer screening (CCS) rates and timely, appropriate follow-up and treatment when ... -
NPWH position statement: Prevention and management of opioid misuse and opioid use disorder among women across the lifespan [September 2020 Update]
The National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health (NPWH) supports the role of women’s health nurse practitioners (WHNPs) and other nurse practitioners (NPs) who provide healthcare for women across the ... -
NPWH position statement: The doctor of nursing practice for women's health nurse practitioners [June 2020 Update]
The National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health (NPWH) supports a pragmatic approach to the continuing evolution of the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree as entry level for women’s health nurse ... -
NPWH position statement: Climate change, women's health, and environmental justice
The National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health (NPWH) asserts that climate change has a significant effect on health and wellbeing globally. NPWH believes that nursing organizations and the nursing ... -
NPWH position statement: Intimate partner violence
The National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health (NPWH) affirms that intimate partner violence (IPV) is a significant public health issue that must be addressed at individual, relationship, community, and ... -
NPWH position statement: Prepregnancy genetic carrier screening
(Healthcom Media, 2020-06)The National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health advocates for equitable access to informed, voluntary prepregnancy genetic carrier screening for individuals/couples who desire information about potential ... -
NPWH position statement: Systemic racism and implicit bias in women's healthcare
The National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health (NPWH) is committed to addressing structural racism and implicit bias in meaningful ways that will improve women’s healthcare and reduce health disparities. ... -
NPWH position statement: Marijuana use during pregnancy and lactation
The National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health (NPWH) advocates for a nonjudgmental and evidence-based approach to screening and counseling women concerning marijuana use during pregnancy and lactation. ... -
NPWH position statement: Eliminating preventable maternal deaths
The National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health (NPWH) supports coordinated and collaborative efforts at federal, state, local, and professional organization levels to eliminate preventable maternal deaths. ... -
NPWH position statement: Expanding access to hormonal contraception
The National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health (NPWH) affirms the right of each individual or couple who desire to use contraception to be able to do so. Barriers to obtaining and successfully using ...