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…
Position Statements
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)…
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 (WHNPs) and other advanced…
Male Sexual and Reproductive Health: Role of Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner
The National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health (NPWH) affirms the right of all individuals to quality, evidence-based…
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 (WHNPs) and other advanced…
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…
Position Statement: Healthcare for Transgender and Gender Diverse Individuals
The National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health (NPWH) affirms each individual’s right to quality, evidence-based sexual and reproductive…
Position Statement: Access to Safe Abortion Care
The National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health (NPWH), along with numerous other national health professional organizations, affirms that…
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…
NPWH Statement on Supreme Court Roe v. Wade Decision
The Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health (NPWH) said it is “appalled” by the U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
Position Statement Human Sex Trafficking
The National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health (NPWH) affirms the essential role of women’s health nurse practitioners (WHNPs)…
Position Statement: Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Risk Assessment
Approximately 5% to 10% of breast cancers and 20% to 25% of ovarian cancers are associated with a hereditary predisposition from an inherited pathogenic variant
Message from the CEO
In 2022, we will be publishing three new position statements on topics including WHNPs as partners in addressing the maternal health crisis, trauma-informed healthcare, and sexual health for adolescents and young adults.
Position Statement: Menstrual Equity
The National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health (NPWH) asserts that all individuals who menstruate should have adequate access…
Prevention and Management of Opioid Misuse and Opioid Use Disorder Among Women Across the Lifespan (Update)
Whether prescribing OPR for acute or chronic pain, NPs should use risk evaluation and mitigation strategies to reduce the potential for harm from misuse or abuse.
Position Statement: Human Sex Trafficking
WHNPs and other APRNs who provide women’s and gender-related healthcare for adolescents and adults need to provide trauma-informed healthcare and make appropriate referrals for patients who are victims of trafficking.
Position Statement: Climate Change, Women’s Health, and Environmental Justice
Climate change represents an urgent health challenge that requires engagement, advocacy, and leadership from the nursing profession.
Position Statement: Cervical Cancer Screening
Identifying populations within one’s own community that are facing barriers to cervical cancer screening and follow-up is essential as a first step.
Intimate Partner Violence
Despite the recommendations of USPSTF, WPSI, and other professional organizations, routine screening and intervention for IPV is not a widespread practice in healthcare settings.
Prevention of Alcohol-Exposed Pregnancies
All sexually active women of reproductive age who could become pregnant and who drink alcohol need to be counseled about the potentially harmful effects of alcohol on a developing fetus.
Structural Racism and Implicit Bias in Women’s Healthcare
Structural racism creates differential access to opportunities by race/ethnicity and perpetuates inequities among these groups.
Position Statement | Prepregnancy genetic carrier screening
The National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health (NPWH) advocates for equitable access to informed, voluntary prepregnancy genetic carrier…
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…
Brain Health is Womenʼs Health
The National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health (NPWH) supports collaborative action to establish brain health as a crucial…
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…
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…
Male Sexual and Reproductive Health: The Role of Womenʼs Health Nurse Practitioners
The National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health (NPWH) affirms the right of all individuals to quality, evidence-based sexual…
Men with breast conditions: The role of the WHNP specializing in breast care
The National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health (NPWH) affirms the role of the women’s health nurse practitioner (WHNP),…
Position Statement: Cervical Cancer Screening
The National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health (NPWH) supports a concerted effort to continue to improve cervical cancer…
Position Statement: Human Papillomavirus Vaccination
The National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health (NPWH) supports an intentional and concerted effort to improve human papillomavirus…
Human Sex Trafficking
The National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health (NPWH) recognizes the critical role of women’s health nurse practitioners (WHNPs)…
Prevention and Management of Opioid Misuse and Opioid Use Disorder Among Women Across the Lifespan
The National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health (NPWH) supports the role of women’s health nurse practitioners (WHNPs) and other…
The Doctor of Nursing Practice for Women’s Health Nurse Practitioners
The National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health (NPWH) supports a pragmatic approach for the continuing evolution to the Doctor of Nursing…