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Training Sites in the Lower Mainland

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Graduated Midwives

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UBC BMw graduates are practising in B.C. communities

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4th year UBC Midwifery student, Kazuko Hiroe donates $3,500 to Nepali organization to help reduce maternal and neonatal mortality in the remote Tsum Valley.

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UBC Midwifery researchers Hamideh Bayrampour, Jane Wines and Saraswathi Vedam publish new study about home birth after cesarean in British Columbia

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Kathrin Stoll, Senior Investigator and Research Associate, Birthplace Lab and UBC Midwifery Clinical Instructor, Michelle Turner, featured in article about Midwifery workforce issues in Canada

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We are pleased to announce that Kate Blake, RM, was elected to the post of Clinical Faculty Representative for the Faculty of Medicine’s Clinical Faculty Advisory Council.

Kate replaces Jade Kassam in a term from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2023. Kate is a UBC Midwifery graduate and respected clinical preceptor.
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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.