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News & Events
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UBC Midwifery 20th Anniversary: Call for birth art submissions!
Dear UBC Midwifery Program alumni, The UBC Midwifery Program turns 20 this year and we are celebrating on November 19th in Vancouver! As part of the 20th Anniversary Celebration, we are hosting a birth art show, Birth and its Meaning, to showcase some of the amazing birth-related artwork that has been created by almost 20
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3rd year Island Midwifery students practicing ‘Donning & Doffing for the OR’ during September intensives
Left from right: Rayann Harris, Bryanne Isdahl, Kim Daniels, Meredith Campbell, Clare Mildenberger, Emilie Ouellette
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UBC Midwifery Fall Information Sessions around BC!
Many new and exciting changes have happened for UBC Midwifery over the past few years so we will once again be holding Information Sessions around the province this fall for anyone interested in learning more about the admissions process and the growth of the program. With the launch this fall of the RN Advanced Placement
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Congratulations to Eunice Bawafaa for her 2022 Strengthening Mothers through Perinatal Research Award!
Eunice is a PhD student in the School of Nursing at UBC. The purpose of her study is to show how a contextualized explanation of women’s experiences and perspectives of reproductive healthcare can provide direction for nursing’s future efforts to improve access to care in rural Ghana. There is extensive literature showing that the healthcare
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Midwifery, Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
In December 2023, UNESCO inscribed “Midwifery: knowledge, skills and practices” onto its Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. This recognition underscores the universal significance of midwifery across diverse cultures.
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