UBC Midwifery launches BC-wide research network
UBC’s Division of Midwifery has launched a BC-wide network to foster midwifery and maternity care research collaboration across the province.
Home births save money, are safe, UBC study finds
Having a baby at home can save thousands of dollars over a hospital birth and is just as safe for low-risk births, according to a new UBC study. Researchers with UBC’s School of Population and Public Health and the Child and Family Research Institute looked at all planned home births attended by registered midwives in […]
UBC Midwifery students gear up for placements in Nepal and Uganda
This spring UBC Midwifery students are headed to Nepal and Uganda, where they’ll work alongside local midwives and physicians to offer services to women in need.
Current UBC Midwifery Program career opportunities
The University of British Columbia is recognized as one of BC’s top employers. The UBC Midwifery Program comprises excellent clinicians with expertise in research, social justice issues, the humanities, and international health. Current career opportunities with UBC Midwifery are posted below: Lead, Clinical Faculty and Placement Support Faculty Lead, IEM Bridging Program
2015 – Dr. Soo Downe
UBC Midwifery is delighted with the wonderful response to Professor Soo Downe’s visit as the inaugural Elaine Carty Visiting Scholar. The events were a great success, stimulating discussion and idea development at each event for students, members of the public, midwives and other health professionals. To learn more about the Elaine Carty Visiting Scholars Initiative, […]
UBC Midwifery to welcome Prof. Soo Downe as the first Elaine Carty Visiting Scholar
Soo Downe, PhD, RM, OBE, is the inaugural Elaine Carty Visiting Scholar. She will deliver a public lecture on Tuesday, March 10 at 7 p.m. in the CFRI Chan Auditorium at BC Women’s Hospital. “We have invited Soo be our first visiting scholar to raise the discussion in BC about how we support women to […]
Launch of Internationally Educated Midwives Program
The Province is providing $680,000 for a new program at the University of British Columbia (UBC) that provides a pathway for internationally educated midwives to become fully licensed to practise in British Columbia.