Julie Blumenfeld, DNP, CNM, FACNM, FAAN

Julie Blumenfeld, DNP, CNM is a Midwife and Fellow of the American College of Nurse Midwives and American Academy of Nursing. She is a Clinical Associate Professor & Program Director of the Midwifery Program at Rutgers School of Nursing. For over two decades she has provided midwifery care in Trenton, NJ. Dr. Blumenfeld is a passionate advocate for creating lasting change through health policy. She is the Chair of the NJ Maternal Mortality Review Committee, the past Chair of the NJ Maternal Care Quality Collaborative, and serves on the NJ Board of Medical Examiners Midwifery Liaison Committee. As the Principal Investigator on the New Jersey Midwifery Education Project she has made significant contributions to the body of research related to midwifery clinical education and to innovative training of midwifery preceptors in the state. Dr. Blumenfeld is active in the American College of Nurse-Midwives and serves as Chair of its Government Affairs Committee and President of its New Jersey Affiliate. She is the recipient of the A.C.N.M Foundation’s 2025 Dorthea M. Lang Pioneer Award presented to midwives who have demonstrated exceptional vision, leadership, and innovation and the American College of Nurse-Midwives 2023 Policy Award in recognition of her work to expand access to midwifery in New Jersey.