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We are committed to advancing Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and decolonizing practices across every aspect of our program.

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Training Sites in the Lower Mainland

300+

Graduated Midwives

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UBC BMw graduates are practising in B.C. communities

News & Events

UBC Midwifery faculty member, Kim Campbell, RM, was the lead author of a new statement by The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada on planned homebirth that emphasizes the need for choices in birth.

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Congratulations Professor Saraswathi Vedam

The UBC Midwifery Program congratulates Dr. Saraswathi Vedam on her promotion to Professor. Dr. Vedam is internationally renowned for her work in shared decision making, informed choice in health care, respectful care and home birth. She directs the BirthPlace Lab at UBC, a hub of international midwifery and women’s health research.
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New article by UBC Midwifery Assistant Professor, Hamideh Bayrampour: Women’s perspectives about cannabis use during pregnancy and the postpartum period: An integrative review

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November 13th, 6-8 pm, VPL Downtown Branch: Book Launch! Personal & Political: Stories from the Women’s Health Movement 1960–2010

Personal and Political details the innovative, courageous, and creative activism of the “second wave” women’s health movement in Canada between 1960 and 2010. This activism (re)claimed women’s bodies, created women-centered spaces and services, and challenged a medically dominated health system. Feminists challenged diagnoses, treatments, laws, policies, and research, as well as the care women were…
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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.