Amy Nacht, DNP, CNM, MPH, FACNM

Associate Professor of Clinical Practice, OB-GYN-Gyn & OB Health

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Graduate Schools
  • CNM, Frontier School of Midwifery and Family Nursing (2001)
  • MSN, Case Western Reserve University (2001)
  • MPH, University of Colorado Denver (2015)
  • DNP, University of Colorado College of Nursing (2017)
Undergraduate School
  • BA, University of Colorado - Boulder (CO) (1992)
  • RN, Case Western Reserve University (OH) (1998)
Languages
English, Spanish
Department
OB-GYN-Gyn & OB Health

Professional Titles

  • Co-Director, Inter-Professional Education Program

Publications

  • The Pregnancy Medical Home: Improving Maternal Health for Vulnerable Populations Through a Model of Enhanced Prenatal Care
  • Schilling, L.M., Fraumeni, B.R., Nacht, A.S., Abraham, A.G., Bauguess, H.D., Matesi, G., Fringuello, M.E., Rashidyan, L. and Billups, S.J. (2024). Improving maternal health care quality and outcomes: Evaluation of a pregnancy medical home. American Journal of Medical Quality, 39(3), 123-130.
  • Smith, D. C., Anderson, J. L., Carrington, S., Nacht, A., Nodine, P. M., & Barton, A. J. (2023). Contemporary Nurse-Midwifery Care in Colorado: A Survey of Certified Nurse-Midwife Practices in Hospital and Community Settings. Policy, Politics, & Nursing Practice, 15271544221147301.
  • Nacht, Amy. (2023). Preceptorship: A call to action. ACNM annual conference podium presentation.
  • Thumm, E.B., Rees, R., Nacht, A. et al. The Association Between Maternal Mortality, Adverse Childhood Experiences, and Social Determinant of Health: Where is the Evidence?. Matern Child Health J 26, 2169–2178 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10995-022-03509-z
  • Anderson, J.A., Smith, D. & Nacht, A.S. (2022, January 19). The sky is the limit: building an academic enterprise in a college of nursing trough clinical practice, research, educations & service. [Poster presentation]. American Association of Colleges of Nursing, Orlando, FL.
  • Pirrie, S., Nacht, A., Anderson, J. et al. (2022). Implementation of an anxiety screening tool and referral process: Improving identification of perinatal anxiety and increasing referral rates to mental health services. Poster presented at Western Institute of Nursing Conference.
  • Nacht A, Rivera C, Montes SB, Zambrano AJ, Lamb MM, Bolanos A, Asturias E, Berman S, Heinrichs G, Harrison MS. The Addition of Traditional Birth Attendant Care to a Home-Based Skilled Nursing Program in Rural Guatemala: A Secondary Analysis from a Quality Improvement Database. J Midwifery Womens Health. 2022 Jan;67(1):107-113. doi: 10.1111/jmwh.13307. Epub 2022 Jan 21. PMID: 35060659; PMCID: PMC8816827.
  • Hoffman, G., Hampanda, K., Fasano, M., Nacht, A., & Yoeman, M. (2022). Virtual Prenatal and Postpartum Care Acceptability Among Maternity Care Providers. Maternal Child Health Journal. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10995-022-03412-7
  • Nacht, A., Maurer, L. Barrington, E., Himes, E., Norheim, L., & Rivera, C., (2020). COVID reinforces trends in distance global health education: A program re-design to strengthen clinical capacity in underserved low-resource settings. European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejogrb.2020.10.026
  • Hofmann, G. M. and Nacht A., (2020). Early postpartum contact: QI project to increase postpartum visits, screenings, and referrals. Women’s Health: A Clinical Journal for NPs, volume 8 (5), pages 45-47.
  • Nacht, A. (2020). An academic midwifery fellowship: addressing a need for junior faculty development and interprofessional education. Journal of Midwifery and Women’s Health, DOI:10.1111/jmwh.13116
  • Diko, S., Sheeder, J., Guiahi, M., Nacht, A. et al. Identification of obstetric anal sphincter injuries (OASIs) and other lacerations: a national survey of nurse-midwives. Int Urogynecol J (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-020-04304-6
  • Harrison, M.S., Montes, S.B., Rivera, C., Nacht, A. et al. Interpregnancy Interval in a Rural Guatemalan Population: Results from a Quality Improvement Database. Matern Child Health J 24, 1038–1046 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10995-020-02954-y
  • Harrison, M. S., Bunge Montes, S., Rivera, C., Nacht, A., Zambrano, A. J., Lamb, M., et al. (2020). Mode of delivery among women with a history of prior cesarean in rural Guatemala: Results from a quality improvement database. European Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology, 245, 212-215. doi: S0301-2115(19)30581-0
  • Hoffman, G., Nacht, A. “Quality Improvement: Early Postpartum Care”. Presented at: Nurse Practioners in Women's Health (NPWH): 23rd Annual Women's Healthcare Conference in Anaheim, CA October, 2020; National Perinatal Association : Perinatal Care in the 4th Trimester:
  • Redefining Prenatal, Postpartum, and Neonatal Care for a New Generation in Denver, December, 2020 American College of Nurse Midwives Symposium, October 2020
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Practice Locations

UCHealth Anschutz Outpatient Pavilion - Anschutz Medical Campus
1635 Aurora Ct
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-0000

Hospital Affiliation
  • University of Colorado Hospital

Center Affiliations

Specialty Information

Specialties
  • Certified Nurse Midwife
Conditions & Treatments
  • Pregnancy and Reproduction - Childbirth
  • Pregnancy and Reproduction - Prenatal Care
  • Women's Health
  • Pregnancy and Reproduction
Public Speaking
Yes
Lecture topics include global health, medical education, curriculum development

School of Medicine

CU Anschutz

Fitzsimons Building

13001 East 17th Place

Campus Box C290

Aurora, CO 80045


303.724.5375