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U.S. home births found to have low intervention and mortality rates

January 30, 2014

UBC Midwifery Associate Professor, Saraswathi Vedam (second from left) assists at a home birth. Planned home births among low-risk women in the U.S. result in low rates of birth interventions without an increase in adverse outcomes for mothers and babies, according to research by the University of British Columbia and three U.S. universities. The study […]

2014 Admissions Update

January 24, 2014

The application process for entrance to the Midwifery Program for September 2014 is now closed. The program is currently reviewing all supplementals and awaiting the completion of GPA assessments. Calls for interviews should be made close to the end of February, with interviews tentatively scheduled for late March. Good luck to all applicants!