UNESCO: Midwifery must be preserved
Midwifery has been entered into UNESCO’s list of intangible cultural heritages that must be preserved. You can read about the inscription in a short but insightful article here: https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/midwifery-knowledge-skills-and-practices-01968. VIDEO Midwifery: knowledge, skills and practices (Germany, Cyprus, Colombia, Kyrgyzstan, Luxembourg, Nigeria, Slovenia and Togo)Representative List – 2023
THE LANCET: Post-doctoral fellow publication
Post-doctoral fellow Dr. Kaveri Mayra (Birth Place Lab) co-authored an article in a new Lancet series on maternal and perinatal health: Towards a better tomorrow: addressing intersectional gender power relations to eradicate inequities in maternal health
ELSEVIER: Faculty Publication
Dr. Luba Butska co-authored Systematic Screening for Perinatal Anxiety and Why it Matters, along with Kathrin Stoll and Nichole Fairbrother, both of whom are part of Family Practice but tied to Midwifery. Anyone clicking on this link before December 24, 2023, will be taken directly to the latest version of your article on ScienceDirect, which […]
Midwifery 20th Anniversary, Victoria Edition: Thank you!
Thank you to everyone who made their way to the event; we had ~ 75 people in attendance. The CPD afternoon presentations were also well attended: Trauma-Informed Pedagogy, a panel discussion on supporting physiological birth and water birth in hospital settings, and best business practices for midwives. People were warm and engaged. Fun was had […]
Promotion: Laura Mercer!
There are new voices in our faculty work groups! Laura Mercer has been promoted to Clinical Assistant Professor (MIDW) to represent Midwifery in the Department of Family Practice Clinical Faculty Appointment and Promotions Committee (DCFAPC). The DCFAPC meets two or three times a year, depending on the number of applications received. The members review applications […]
Congrats Allison Campbell! UBC Public Scholars Award Recipient
Congrats Allison Campbell!
UBC Health Care Workers in Ukraine: Dr. Luba Butska
Dr. Luba Butska, our professor, has gained recognition in UBC news, CBC, and the BCMJ for her humanitarian efforts in Ukraine. Alongside her family, she dedicated her summer to volunteering with Ukrainian Patriot, an organization committed to providing aid to both frontline individuals and innocent civilians affected by the conflict. UBC News In May 2022 […]
Welcome, New UBC Midwifery Director! Dr. Kellie Thiessen
This September 1st, Kellie Thiessen, PhD, RM, RN, started as UBC Midwifery’s new director. Dr. Thiessen comes to us after directing the Midwifery Education Program at the University of Manitoba. Dr. Thiessen is a Midwife Clinician Scientist with an extensive clinical background in maternal/child health; she is a registered midwife and a registered nurse. For the […]
Building Good Student Credit – Live Webinar for Midwifery Students
Attention Students. RBC is holding a virtual event this August 8th. Please look at the registration page or see the image below for a QR code to scan.
Elaine Carty: Canadian Medical Hall of Fame Induction
Photos of Elaine and Ken Carty during her induction into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame last night in Halifax. She is the only midwife honored with this fellowship. See the CMHF’s amazing tribute to Elaine, describing her many contributions to the professionalization of midwifery in BC, along with a timeline of her career and contributions […]
Welcome: Aisha Sallad (she/her/hers)
We are very pleased to introduce you to our new Student Services Manager. Aisha will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of student recruitment, advising, educational program planning, and student retention initiatives for two UBC Midwifery programs – the 4-year undergraduate Midwifery program and the Internationally Educated Midwives Bridging Program (IEMBP). Aisha joined UBC in 2021 as […]
International Confederation of Midwives 33rd ICM Triennial Congress – Bali, Indonesia
Faculty and staff were able to attend the first International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) since COVID. The theme for the 2023 Congress, Together Again: from Evidence to Reality. The UBC Midwifery booth was very busy! Many old and new connections were made, and important conversations about the profession and the international midwifery community were had.
Cedar Awards Recipient: Sherry-Lee Hubick
We sure are going to miss this one! Sherry was awarded the Department of Family Practice’s (DFP) monthly Cedar Award. A monthly recognition award for excellent work and overall awesomeness. Sherry has been instrumental in the functioning and the mortar to many of the bricks laid out by the UBC Midwifery Program. You can read […]
Allison Campbell Awarded Doctoral Fellowship from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
We are thrilled to announce that our Associate Professor of Teaching and undergrad program lead, Dr. Allison Campbell, has been honoured with a prestigious Doctoral Fellowship from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). This fellowship, amounting to $35,000 annually for three years, supports her groundbreaking doctoral studies. Dr. Campbell began her Ph.D. journey […]
Congratulations to the UBC Midwifery graduating class of 2023!
Congratulations to our 2023 graduates! The future of midwifery continues to look bright. Photography: Paul Joseph / UBC Brand & Marketing (all images above) Photography: Martha Lanphear
Virtual International Day of the Midwife!
Starting on May 5th at 3 PM New Zealand time, a group of volunteer midwives and communications technologists present 24 hours of free, online news and education about midwifery and birth. This was Dr. Cecilia Jevitt’s 10th year on the Virtual International Day of the Midwife (VIDM) Program Committee. The Virtual International Day of the Midwife (VIDM) […]
UBC Midwifery at International Labour & Birth Conference
UBC Midwifery’s research and education were a prominent presence at this meeting. Four midwifery faculty members presented their work at the International Labour and Birth Conference in Grange Over Sand, England, April 24-26. UBC Midwifery had research presentations by: Take a peek at the past programme here: https://www.uclan.ac.uk/assets/pdf/labour-and-birth-conference-programme.pdf.
International Day of the Midwife 2023!
Today we celebrate midwives! With midwifery being legal in British Columbia for roughly 25 years (29 federally), there is much cause for celebration and motivation for lifting the profession with all of the milestones reached. Excitingly, for the first time since 2019, the International Confederation of Midwives is hosting its annual ICM conference this year […]
Carol Hird – 3rd Year Anniversary
In honour of the three-year anniversary of Carol Hird’s passing, her husband, Dr. Brian Burtch, is matching all new donations throughout the month of May up to $2,000. If you would like to make a donation in Carol’s memory, please donate at the Carol Hird memorial page.
Third-year Awarded Prestigious Wesbrook Scholarship
Kortney Story, a third-year student, was recently awarded the Wesbrook Scholarship along with the CK Choi Scholarship, both prestigious awards available to exceptional students. The Wesbrook Scholar is given to a maximum of 20 exceptional undergraduate students who have completed at least two Winter Sessions at UBC, are currently in the penultimate or final year […]
Shedding Light on Reducing Cesarean Birth Risk in Individuals with Obesity
Dr. Cecilia Jevitt’s latest manuscript on supporting individuals with obesity, “Management of Labor and Delivery to Reduce Risk for Cesarean Birth in Women with Obesity was published in Current Obstetrics and Gynecology Reports. Read it here: https://rdcu.be/c98ob Of special interest to family practice physicians providing maternity care, readers can also access manuscripts in this special […]
Support the 2023 UBC Global Placement Program to send UBC Midwifery students to Nepal! Tax receipts will be provided.
Since 2007, The University of British Columbia (UBC) Global Placement Program has been working with Nepal health care workers in urban and rural services to foster reciprocal learning and build a partnership to better maternal and infant mortality in that country. Representatives from UBC first travelled to Nepal in 2007, with the first UBC student […]
Congratulations to Lorna McRae, and Drs. Cecilia Jevitt and Bill Rowe on the publication of their chapter, “Perinatal Substance Use Disorders,” in the 4th edition of The Oppression of Addiction.
Drs. Jevitt and Rowe published the original chapter from the United States. With the writing of the 4th edition, they wanted to be sure the social work practice was compatible with Canadian standards. Lorna McRae provided the perfect expertise. Lorna, who was a social worker before becoming a midwife, provides care to pregnant individuals with substance […]
Natalie Amram, RM promoted to Clinical Assistant Professor!
In addition to her regular work as a clinical preceptor with Vancouver’s Pomegranate Midwives, Natalie has supported the program by tutoring interprofessional placements and managing the program’s test bank for the last two years. This recognition is so well deserved. Thank you, and congratulations, Natalie!