PROFESSIONAL VITA
Nancy Jo Reedy, RN, CNM, MPH, FACNM
Adjunct Instructor and Clinical Faculty Adviser
Midwifery/Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner Program
Georgetown University School of Nursing and Health Studies
Georgetown University
Washington, DC
Address:
3031 Shadow Drive West
Arlington, Texas 76006-2770
Education.
School of Nursing, University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, Texas 1968-1970
B.S.N., Cum Laude
Postgraduate Education:
School of Medicine, University of Mississippi
Jackson, Mississippi, 1972-1973
Nurse-Midwife
School of Public Health, University of Illinois
Chicago, Illinois, 1975-1977
M.P.H. Degree
Licensure:
Texas, (1970 original license by exam) status active (Registered Nurse) #224135
Advanced Practice Nurse Recognition, 1988-present
Prescriptive Authority, initial 1990 (number available on request)
District of Columbia, status active APRN/CNM RN#1026300
Oklahoma, status active RN# R0110309
Mississippi (Registered Professional Nurse) #RI45500 status inactive
Illinois, (Registered Nurse) #041-158212 status inactive
Certification:
Certified Nurse-Midwife
American College of Nurse-Midwives/American Midwifery Certification Board
August 1973
Recertification completed September, 2012
Academic Appointments:
Adjunct Instructor
Clinical Faculty Advisor
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School of Nursing and Health Studies
Georgetown University
Washington, DC August 2012-present
Faculty, Parkland School of Nurse-Midwifery
Dallas, Texas 1989-1995
Faculty Associate, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology University of Texas Southwestern
Medical School
Dallas, Texas 1988-1995\
Lecturer, Center for Nursing Northwestern University
Chicago, Illinois 1981-1985
Instructor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Northwestern University Medical School
Chicago, Illinois 1980-1987
Teaching Assistant, Graduate Program in Nurse-Midwifery College of Nursing, University of Illinois
Chicago, Illinois 1976
Clinical Educator, Nurse-Midwifery Program
School of Medicine, University of Mississippi
Jackson, Mississippi 1973-1974
Associate, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
School of Medicine, University of Mississippi
Jackson, Mississippi 1973-1974
Appointments:
Independent Allied Health Professional
Andrews Women’s Hospital of Baylor All Saints Medical Center
Fort Worth, Texas January 2008-May 2012
Allied Health Professional
Harris Methodist Fort Worth Hospital
Fort Worth, Texas 1995-January 2008
Director of Nurse-Midwifery Services
Texas Health Care, PLLC
July 1995-May 2012
Director of Nurse-Midwives
Parkland Memorial Hospital
Dallas, Texas 1992-1995
Director of Nurse-Midwifery and Nurse Practitioner Services
Parkland Memorial Hospital
Dallas, Texas 1988-1992
Chief of Nurse-Midwifery Service (Founding Director of Midwifery at Parkland)
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Parkland Memorial Hospital
Dallas, Texas 1987-1988
Nurse-Midwife in Maternal Fetal Medicine Faculty Practice (First Midwife at Northwestern)
Prentice Women's Hospital and Maternity Center of Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Chicago, Illinois 1976-1987
Coordinator, Fetal Surgery/Fetal Anomaly Team
Northwestern Perinatal Center, McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University, Prentice Women's
Hospital and Maternity Center of Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Chicago, Illinois 1980-1987
Coordinator, Northwestern Perinatal Center, McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University,
Prentice Women's Hospital and Maternity Center of Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Chicago, Illinois 1976-1987
Volunteer Medical Staff (Nurse-Midwife)
North Shore Youth Health Center (Links)
Northbrook, Illinois 1977-1978
Staff Nurse-Midwife, Cook County Hospital
Chicago, Illinois 1974-1976
Staff Nurse-Midwife, University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, Mississippi 1973-1974
Head Nurse, Complicated Antepartum, Postpartum, Obstetric Intensive Care
Jefferson Davis Hospital
Houston, Texas 1971-1972
Relief Charge and Staff Nurse
Labor and Delivery
Jefferson Davis Hospital
Houston, Texas 1970-1971
Employed as Student Nurse (part time)
Pediatric Intensive Care and Labor and Delivery
John Sealy Hospital
University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, Texas 1968-1970
Volunteer Nursing Staff (nurses aide)
Missionary Units
Presbyterian Medical Service of the Southwest
Sangre de Cristo Medical Unit, Colorado
Embudo Hospital
Embudo, New Mexico Summer 1967
Professional Associations:
American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM)
1972-present
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Elected National Offices
Region V Representative
Board of Directors 1994-1997
Nominating Committee 1987-1989
Chair, 1988-1989
Region IV Representative
Board of Directors 1980-1984
Board Liaison to Division of Examiners 1983
Council of Fellows
Inducted, 2007
Vice-President 2012-present
National Divisions and Committees
Ethics Committee Member
2008-present
Caucus of Midwives in Support of Life member
2012-present
Invited Participant
ACNM Summit on Nurse-Midwifery Education
September 2005
ACNM Ad Hoc Committee to Revise ACNM Statement on Ethics for Midwives
2003-2005
Chair, ACNM Business Task Force 1997-2000
Commissioner
National Commission on Nurse-Midwife Education
1992-1994
Site Visitor, Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education
Formerly the Division of Accreditation, American College of Nurse-Midwives
1991-present
Professional and Economic Affairs Committee
1997-1999
ACNM-Joint Commission for Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
Task Force 1986-1989
Continuing Education Committee, 1982-1986
Chair, 1984-1986
Bylaws Committee 1974-1979
Chair, 1976-1979
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Member, Ad Hoc Committee of the American College of Nurse-Midwives Board to Formulate
Grievance Procedure, 1975
Chapter Activities
Member, Local Program Committee
Chapter V- 1 2
1995 ACNM Annual Meeting
Member, Bylaws Committee
Chapter V- 1 2, 1991
Member, Chapter IV-12 Funding Committee
1974-1978
Member, Ad Hoc Program Planning Committee
1975 American College of Nurse-Midwives Annual Meeting
CCPR (Center for Certification Preparation and Review)
Director, Board of Directors
2003-2012
Vice-President, Board of Directors
2005-2012
NCC (National Certification Corporation, formerly National Certification Corporation for Obstetric,
Gynecologic and Neonatal Nursing Specialties
Director, Board of Directors
1995-2003
Nominating Committee 1995, 1996
Long Range Planning Committee, 1996, 1998, 2001
Finance Committee 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
Test Consultant
Committee to Develop Certification Exam in High Risk Obstetrics
Member, Critical Care Obstetric Nursing Task Force
1991-1994
Member, Committee to Formulate Guidelines and Core Competencies for Nurses in Inpatient
Obstetrics, 1978
American Nurses Association 1987-2000
Texas Nurses Association 1987-2000
Member, Advanced Practice Nurse Committee 1995-2000
Consortium of Texas Certified Nurse-Midwives 1987-present
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Chair, Nominating Committee 1992
Midwifery Business Network (formerly CNM Service Directors Network) 1987-present
Co-Chair 1992-1994
AWHONN
1977-1990
Professional Appointments:
Texas Department of Health and Human Services Maternal Mortality and Severe Maternal Morbidity
Task Force, Certified nurse-midwife member 2014
Foundation for Informed Medical Decision Making, Inc. Task Force on Shared Decision Making in
Gestational Diabetes Management.
2013
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Effective Health Care Program
Peer Review for the Comparative Effectiveness Review entitled “Effectiveness of Progestogens for
Prevention of Preterm Birth” (EHC-2009-08-0032.R2)
American College of Nurse-Midwives
Representative to the March of Dimes Symposium on the Prevention of Prematurity
2009
American College of Nurse-Midwives
Representative to the AHRQ Comparative Effectiveness Review of the Use of the Terbutaline Pump for
Prevention of Preterm Labor. Report published September 2011.
2009-2011
Invited participant, Texas Health and Human Services Committee (HHSC) meeting between HHSC
Medicaid/Medicare Policy Leaders, Chaired by Gary Walsh, and Advanced Practice Nursing representatives.
2009, 2010, 2011, 2012.
North Texas Regional Advisory Committee for Medicaid/Medicare and CHIPS
Texas Department of Health and Human Services
2004-2008
2010-2012
2013-present
American College of Nurse-Midwives Foundation
Trustee 1998-2004, 2007-2012
Vice-President, Board of Trustees 1998-2000
President, Board of Trustees 2001-2004
Secretary, 2007-2012
Louis M. Hellman MD Collaboration Award Selection Committee member
2010-present
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Dorothea Lang Award Committee Chair
2007-present
Member, Admissions Committee
Parkland School of Nurse-Midwifery
1989-1995
Member, Advisory Committee
Parkland School of Nurse-Midwifery
1989-1995
Work Group
Reduce Adolescent Pregnancy and Improve Reproductive Health
Year 2000 Health Objectives for Texas Department of Health
1989-1991
Member (NAACOG Representative) Committee on Adolescent Health
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
1985-1987
Member
Consortium of Illinois Perinatal Network Administrators
1986-1987
Member, Conference Steering Committee
Conference on Genetic Decision-Making and Pastoral Care
Metropolitan Chicago March of Dimes
1986-1987
Member, Chicago Maternal and Child Health Advisory Committee
Chicago Department of Health, 1985-1987
Member, Perinatal Advisory Board
Perinatal Centers of Illinois Chicago, Illinois 1976-1987
Member, Health Professional Advisory Committee
Metropolitan Chicago March of Dimes
Chicago, Illinois 1982-1987
Member, Pediatric Quality Assurance Committee Prentice Women's Hospital and Maternity Center
Chicago, Illinois 1983-1986
Chair Task Force to Develop Nursing Guidelines for High Risk Perinatal Care (Maternal) Perinatal
Centers of Illinois
Chicago, Illinois 1983-1987
Member, Nursing Task Force
Executive Service Corps Task Force on Infant Mortality
Chicago Illinois 1984
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Member, (NAACOG Representative) Task Force on Adolescent Pregnancy American College of
Obstetricians and Gynecologists
1978-1980
Member, Mississippi Committee
Advisory Committee on Establishment of Guidelines for Obstetric Intensive Care National Foundation-
March of Dimes 1974
Member, Mississippi Committee
Southeastern Regional Task Force for Nurse-Midwifery
1972-1974
Chair, Recruitment Committee
Mississippi Task Force for Nurse-Midwifery
1972-1974
Honors:
Excellence in Teaching Award
ACNM Foundation May, 2014
Hattie Hemeschemyer Award
American College of Nurse-Midwives
May, 2007
Fellow, American College of Nurse-Midwives
Inducted May, 2007
Hall of Fame
University of Texas Medical Branch School of Nursing
Inducted, March 2004
Best Midwife in Fort Worth
Voted by readers of Fort Worth Child Magazine
May, 1999
Healthcare Excellence Award
HealthWeek Magazine, 1999
The Daggett Harvey Award
Chicago Maternity Center and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of Northwestern University
Medical School
Chicago, Illinois 1995
Dallas-Fort Worth Great I00 Nurses
Texas Nurse Association District 3 and 4
Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council
May, 1992
11th Annual Visiting Professor in Nursing
Southern California March of Dimes
March, 1992
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Texas Nurses Association/March of Dimes
Maternal-Infant Nurse of the Year
1989
Nursing Honor Society
Northwestern University
1985-1990
Major Research Support :
Participating site in “Establishing the utility of Cervilenz : an inexpensive alternative to vaginal ultrasound for the assessment of cervical length in the mid-trimester of pregnancy”. Principle
Investigator: J. Iams, MD, Columbus, Ohio.
2009
1987-1988
Project Director
Northwestern Perinatal Network Perinatal Services Block Grant
Illinois Department of Health
$348,258
1986-1987
Project Co-Director
Northwestern Perinatal Center Initiative to Reduce Perinatal Morbidity and Mortality
Illinois Department of Health
$254,380
1985-1986
Co-Principal Investigator
Northwestern Perinatal Network Education and Evaluation Project
(Continuation Grant and Supplemental Grant)
Illinois Department of Health
$198,437
1984-1985
Co-Principal Investigator
Northwestern Perinatal Network Perinatal Services Evaluation Project
Illinois Department of Health
$139,810
Professional Consultations:
Faculty, Women's Health Care Course
Sponsored by NAACOG
On tour in Italy July, 1984
Consultant and Faculty
Project Hope Educational Program for Obstetricians and Midwives
Krakow, Poland May, 1984
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Advisory Committee
Rush--Presbyterian.-St. Luke’s Medical-Center-Task Force to Develop Educational Program in Nurse-
Midwifery
Chicago, Illinois 1980
Consultant on Film
Ortho Pharmaceutical sponsored film on Normal Labor and Delivery
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, 1979-1980
Consultant, Women's Health Research Group
College of Nursing, University of Illinois
Chicago, Illinois July, 1979
Consultant on Film
Emotional Aspects of Pregnancy by Kolar and Marchall 1977
Consultant, Obstetric, Intensive Care Course
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, Mississippi 1974
Community Service
Tarrant Count Infant Mortality Task Force
Fort Worth, Texas
2002-2005
Member, Baby Moses Project
State of Texas 2000-2005
Member, Tarrant County Partnership for Children, 2000-2001
Member, Committee on Children 0 to Three, 2000-2001
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Bibliography
Editor
Editorial Advisory Board
Perinatal Advocate Newsletter
Chicago, Illinois 1977-1979
Associate Editor
Journal of Nurse-Midwifery 1986-1987
Associate Editor
Capsules and Comments in Perinatal and Women's Health Nursing
Mosby, 1995
Review Panel
International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics (FIGO) 1998-2005
Abstracts
Lowe, T.W., Leveno, K.L., Sherman, M.L., Reedy, N.J. Teenage Pregnancy Hazardous?
Society of Perinatal Obstetricians, 1991.
Book Chapters
Reedy, NJ, King, T. Obstetric Complications in Varney’s Midwifery, Fifth Edition, Jones and Bartlett.
2015.
Reedy, NJ. Preterm Labor and Birth in Perinatal Nursing, Simpson K & Creehan P, ed for AWHONN.
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. 2014.
Reedy, NJ. Diabetes. Medications. In King, T, and Brucker, MC (eds) Pharmacology in Women’s
Health., Jones and Bartlett 2011.
Berghalla V, Iams JD, Reedy NJ, Oshiro BT and Wachtel JS. Quality Improvement Opportunities in
Prenatal Care. In Toward Improving the Outcome of Pregnancy III, Enhancing Perinatal Health
Through Quality, Safety and Performance Initiatives. December, 2010. March of Dimes.
Reedy, NJ. Basic Finance for Midwifery Practice in Slager, J (ed) Midwifery Practice Director Manual.
November, 2005
Reedy, NJ. Managing Adversity in Midwifery Practice in Slager.J. (ed) Midwifery Practice Director
Manual. November, 2005..
Reedy, NJ and Brucker, MC. Substance Abuse in Varney’s Midwifery, Fourth Edition, 2004, Jones and
Bartlett.
Reedy, N.J. Substance Abuse in Varney’s Midwifery, Third Edition. Sudbury, 1997, Jones & Bartlett
Varney, Helen and Reedy, N.J. Screening for and Collaborative Management of Antepartal
Complications in Helen Varney, Varney’s Midwifery, Third Edition. Sudbury, 1997, Jones & Bartlett.
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Brucker, M.C. and Reedy, N.J. Obstetric and Gynecologic Emergencies in Kitt, S., Selfridge, J., Proehl
(eds). Emergency Nursing, Second Edition, 1994, W. B. Saunders.
Reedy, N.J. and Brucker, M.C. . Obstetric and Gynecologic Emergencies in Kitt, S., Kaiser, J., Clarke
(eds). Emergency Nursing: A Physiological and Clinical Perspective, 1990, Philadelphia W. B.
Saunders.
Reedy, N.J, Alternative Birthing Centers for Adolescents in McAnamey, E (ed). Premature Adolescent
Pregnancy and Childbearing. New York: 1982, Grune & Stratton, Inc.
Journal Articles
Brucker, M.C, and Reedy, N. J. Maternity leaves and the Pregnancy Discrimination Act. JOGNN
Nursing 12:34,1983.
Brucker, M.C. and Reedy, N. J. Nurse-Midwifery: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow. MCN 25:6, 2000.
322-326.
Brucker, M.C. and Reedy, N.J. Quality assurance: An overview. JOGNN Nursing, 6:1977.
Brucker, M.C and Reedy, N J. Nurse-Midwifery: State of the Practice. Journal of Perinatal and
Neonatal Nursing. 20(1), 91-93. 2006.
Brucker, M.C. and Reedy, N. J. Well woman gynecology. J. Nurse-Midwife. 21: Fall, 1976.
Depp, Rl, Sabbagha, R.E., Brown, J. T., Tamura, R.K., Reedy, N.J. Fetal surgery for hydrocephalus:
Successful in utero ventriculoamniotic shunt for Dandy-Walker syndrome. Obstetric Gynecol., 61:710,
1983.
Minogue, J.P., Reedy, N.J. Companioning families in perinatal decision-making. Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing 1 (3) 25-35, 1988.
Reedy, NJ. Born Too Soon: The Continuing Challenge of Preterm Labor and Birth in the United
States. J Midwifery & Women’s Health. 52:3, May, 2007.
Reedy, NJ. Addressing the epidemic: pharmacotherapeutic management of diabetes in women. J
Midwifery & Women’s Health. 46: Nov/Dec 2002.
Reedy, N.J. Childbirth education for adolescents. NAACOG Update Series. 5:13, 1986.
Reedy NJ. Language as Violence, or Peace? Invited commentary. J Midwifery & Women’s Health.
53: 6, November 2008.
Reedy, N.J., Nurse-Midwife in high-risk obstetrics: Trend or treason? J. Nurse-Midwife, 24:1979.
Reedy, N.J. (Contributor). Sexual counseling: Questions and answers. J. Nurse-Midwife 21:Fall, 1976.
Reedy, N.J. The very young pregnant adolescent. In Brucker, M. (ed) Adolescence, NAACOG Update
Series, Vol 2, No. 2, 1991.
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Reedy, N.J., Trauma in pregnancy. NAACOG Update Series. 1:23, 1984.
Reedy, N.J., Alonso, B.K., Bozzelli,J.E., Depp, R. Maternal-fetal transport: A nurse team. JOGNN
Nursing 13:91, 1984.
Reedy, N.J., Ford, K., Depp, R. Intrauterine fetal surgery: A nursing challenge. JOGN Nurses, 13:291,
1984.
Reedy, N.J., Minogue, J.P., Sterk, MB. The critically ill neonate: Dilemmas in perinatal ethics. Critical
Care Nursing September 1987; 10(2): 56-64.
Satin, Al, Leveno, K. L., Sherman, L., Reedy, N., Lowe, T., McIntyre. Maternal youth and pregnancy outcomes: middle school versus high school age groups compared with women beyond the teen years.
Amefican Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, July, 1994.
Sholder, A J., Maisels, M., Depp, R., Firlit, C.F., Sabbagha, R., Deddish, R., Reedy, N. Caution in antenatal intervention . J. Urol 139: 1026-1029, 1988.
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