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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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Birthplace Lab Research Associate, Kathrin Stoll and team publish Students’ Preferences for Midwifery Care and Community Birth Options in 8 High-Income Countries

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Birthplace Lab Research Associate, Kathrin Stoll and team publish Students’ Preferences for Midwifery Care and Community Birth Options in 8 High-Income Countries

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The Changing Childbirth in BC Study invites you to a performance inspired by the thousands of stories families shared about their experiences of pregnancy and birth.

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UBC Midwifery welcomes Dr. Shawn Walker, RM, PhD, as the 2020 Visiting Scholar

Dr. Walker is an internationally known lecturer on support of vaginal breech birth with more than 15 publications related to breech birth. Dr. Walker is currently a lecturer at King’s College London, the Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing. Dr. Walker will present workshops in Victoria and Vancouver along with two public lectures in Vancouver.
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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.