The P.E.I. Midwives Association has taken the first step in a process that would allow midwives to practise on P.E.I.
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Ecuadorian Midwives Move the World
In a small town in the Ecuadorian Amazon called Archidona, a group of 10 indigenous Kichwa midwives fight to practice and maintain their ancestral medicinal traditions despite daily challenges with discrimination, misogyny and lack of government or monetary support. Their association, called AMUPAKIN, or Association of Kichwa Midwives of the Upper Napo, remains devoted to […]
Ontario midwives welcome ‘validating’ pay ruling
An Ottawa midwife is welcoming this week’s Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario decision on pay equity as “validating” for her profession, but it could still be some time before midwives see the kind of salary increase they’re looking for.
Midwives waiting on proclamation to begin offering services on P.E.I.
An advocacy group for midwives in the province wants to know what’s happening with the legislation that could make it legal for midwives to practice on P.E.I.
35 Secrets Midwives Will Never Give Away
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More midwives needed in N.L., says mom who gave birth in Shoppers Drug Mart parking lot
A new mother says her child’s parking-lot birth could have been avoided if the province had been quicker making midwives available in Newfoundland and Labrador. CBC | Health News
Ontario midwives urge government to allow them to perform abortions
The association representing more than 800 midwives in Ontario has told the provincial government there is a “burgeoning interest” in allowing midwives to offer abortion services. CBC | Health News
Need for Ontario midwives ‘past the tipping point,’ say pros
The March for More Midwives saw 4,000 international baby catchers promote their trade. Meanwhile, a quarter of Ontarians who want a midwife can’t get one. CBC | Health News
Top 10 facts about midwives
1. The ‘mid’ at the start of the word ‘midwife’ is an old adverb meaning ‘together with’. 2. There are currently around 25,000 registered midwives in the UK of whom only 104 are male. 3. In Ancient Egypt, women gave birth while squatting on large “birthing bricks” which gave the midwife room to hold the […]
