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UBC Midwifery Program Director Named 2024 Top Scholar
UBC Midwifery proudly shares that Dr. Cecilia Jevitt, Program Director and Professor, has been named a 2024 Top Scholar by ScholarGPS. This distinction recognizes Dr. Jevitt as one of the top 5 percent of lifetime scholars in the field of midwifery worldwide. ScholarGPS honours researchers whose sustained contributions have advanced their disciplines and helped shape […] Read More
Celebrating Leadership: Allison Campbell Appointed Associate Director of UBC’s Midwifery Program
The UBC Midwifery Program is pleased to announce the appointment of Allison Campbell as Associate Director of the program, effective (retroactively) January 1, 2025. Ms. Campbell brings more than a decade of academic and clinical midwifery experience and a longstanding commitment to social justice and health equity. Since joining the program in 2012, she has […] Read More
Crisis Snapshots: UBC Midwifery Voices
In celebration of International Day of the Midwife (May 5), UBC Midwifery is sharing Crisis Snapshots, a micro interview series highlighting midwives’ critical role in times of crisis. We asked two questions: Midwives Are Essential to Crisis Response Midwives Must be Heard In these short, animated interviews, UBC faculty, clinical faculty and registered midwives share […] Read More
We’re hiring a Program Director at UBC Midwifery!
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Call for Submissions: International Day of the Midwife 2025
UBC Midwifery invites our preceptors and faculty to share their voices in celebration of this year’s International Day of the Midwife. Theme: Midwives: Critical in Every CrisisWe’re gathering short, two-question micro-interviews to spotlight the essential role of midwives during times of crisis. These stories will be featured on our social media, website, and community channels. […] Read More

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1st year Midwifery student, Sarah Jane Steele, on what inspired her to become a midwife

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The Midwifery Graduating Class of 2016!

Congratulations to the next generation of BC Midwives from the class of 2016
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Meet 2016 UBC Midwifery Grad, Zoe Hodgson

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Meet 2016 UBC Midwifery Grad, Jacquelyn Thorne

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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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