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Welcome, New UBC Midwifery Director! Dr. Kellie Thiessen
This September 1st, Kellie Thiessen, PhD, RM, RN, started as UBC Midwifery’s new director. Dr. Thiessen comes to us after directing the Midwifery Education Program at the University of Manitoba. Dr. Thiessen is a Midwife Clinician Scientist with an extensive clinical background in maternal/child health; she is a registered midwife and a registered nurse. For the […]
Building Good Student Credit – Live Webinar for Midwifery Students
Attention Students. RBC is holding a virtual event this August 8th. Please look at the registration page or see the image below for a QR code to scan.
Elaine Carty: Canadian Medical Hall of Fame Induction
Photos of Elaine and Ken Carty during her induction into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame last night in Halifax. She is the only midwife honored with this fellowship. See the CMHF’s amazing tribute to Elaine, describing her many contributions to the professionalization of midwifery in BC, along with a timeline of her career and contributions […]
Welcome: Aisha Sallad (she/her/hers)
We are very pleased to introduce you to our new Student Services Manager. Aisha will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of student recruitment, advising, educational program planning, and student retention initiatives for two UBC Midwifery programs – the 4-year undergraduate Midwifery program and the Internationally Educated Midwives Bridging Program (IEMBP). Aisha joined UBC in 2021 as […]
International Confederation of Midwives 33rd ICM Triennial Congress – Bali, Indonesia
Faculty and staff were able to attend the first International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) since COVID. The theme for the 2023 Congress, Together Again: from Evidence to Reality. The UBC Midwifery booth was very busy! Many old and new connections were made, and important conversations about the profession and the international midwifery community were had.
Cedar Awards Recipient: Sherry-Lee Hubick
We sure are going to miss this one! Sherry was awarded the Department of Family Practice’s (DFP) monthly Cedar Award. A monthly recognition award for excellent work and overall awesomeness. Sherry has been instrumental in the functioning and the mortar to many of the bricks laid out by the UBC Midwifery Program. You can read […]
Allison Campbell Awarded Doctoral Fellowship from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
We are thrilled to announce that our Associate Professor of Teaching and undergrad program lead, Dr. Allison Campbell, has been honoured with a prestigious Doctoral Fellowship from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). This fellowship, amounting to $35,000 annually for three years, supports her groundbreaking doctoral studies. Dr. Campbell began her Ph.D. journey […]
Congratulations to the UBC Midwifery graduating class of 2023!
Congratulations to our 2023 graduates! The future of midwifery continues to look bright. Photography: Paul Joseph / UBC Brand & Marketing (all images above) Photography: Martha Lanphear
Virtual International Day of the Midwife!
Starting on May 5th at 3 PM New Zealand time, a group of volunteer midwives and communications technologists present 24 hours of free, online news and education about midwifery and birth. This was Dr. Cecilia Jevitt’s 10th year on the Virtual International Day of the Midwife (VIDM) Program Committee. The Virtual International Day of the Midwife (VIDM) […]
UBC Midwifery at International Labour & Birth Conference
UBC Midwifery’s research and education were a prominent presence at this meeting. Four midwifery faculty members presented their work at the International Labour and Birth Conference in Grange Over Sand, England, April 24-26. UBC Midwifery had research presentations by: Take a peek at the past programme here: https://www.uclan.ac.uk/assets/pdf/labour-and-birth-conference-programme.pdf.
International Day of the Midwife 2023!
Today we celebrate midwives! With midwifery being legal in British Columbia for roughly 25 years (29 federally), there is much cause for celebration and motivation for lifting the profession with all of the milestones reached. Excitingly, for the first time since 2019, the International Confederation of Midwives is hosting its annual ICM conference this year […]
Carol Hird – 3rd Year Anniversary
In honour of the three-year anniversary of Carol Hird’s passing, her husband, Dr. Brian Burtch, is matching all new donations throughout the month of May up to $2,000. If you would like to make a donation in Carol’s memory, please donate at the Carol Hird memorial page.
Third-year Awarded Prestigious Wesbrook Scholarship
Kortney Story, a third-year student, was recently awarded the Wesbrook Scholarship along with the CK Choi Scholarship, both prestigious awards available to exceptional students. The Wesbrook Scholar is given to a maximum of 20 exceptional undergraduate students who have completed at least two Winter Sessions at UBC, are currently in the penultimate or final year […]
Shedding Light on Reducing Cesarean Birth Risk in Individuals with Obesity
Dr. Cecilia Jevitt’s latest manuscript on supporting individuals with obesity, “Management of Labor and Delivery to Reduce Risk for Cesarean Birth in Women with Obesity was published in Current Obstetrics and Gynecology Reports. Read it here: https://rdcu.be/c98ob Of special interest to family practice physicians providing maternity care, readers can also access manuscripts in this special […]
Support the 2023 UBC Global Placement Program to send UBC Midwifery students to Nepal! Tax receipts will be provided.
Since 2007, The University of British Columbia (UBC) Global Placement Program has been working with Nepal health care workers in urban and rural services to foster reciprocal learning and build a partnership to better maternal and infant mortality in that country. Representatives from UBC first travelled to Nepal in 2007, with the first UBC student […]
Congratulations to Lorna McRae, and Drs. Cecilia Jevitt and Bill Rowe on the publication of their chapter, “Perinatal Substance Use Disorders,” in the 4th edition of The Oppression of Addiction.
Drs. Jevitt and Rowe published the original chapter from the United States. With the writing of the 4th edition, they wanted to be sure the social work practice was compatible with Canadian standards. Lorna McRae provided the perfect expertise. Lorna, who was a social worker before becoming a midwife, provides care to pregnant individuals with substance […]
Natalie Amram, RM promoted to Clinical Assistant Professor!
In addition to her regular work as a clinical preceptor with Vancouver’s Pomegranate Midwives, Natalie has supported the program by tutoring interprofessional placements and managing the program’s test bank for the last two years. This recognition is so well deserved. Thank you, and congratulations, Natalie!
Professor Emerita, Cathy Ellis works with the Canadian Association of Midwives on improving midwifery education in Somalia
Their diploma program curriculum was approved by the Somaliland government. Cathy and CAM representatives taught the curriculum to midwives and physicians in Somaliland in the fall. UBC Midwifery students and other faculty members assisted with research and curriculum development. For more information, see https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1057199438315702&id=100069301685888
20th Anniversary Celebration – Victoria Edition
Event Details Location: Parkside Hotel, 810 Humboldt St., Victoria, BC Date: Saturday, November 18, 2023 Program 1:00 – 1:15 pm (Urban Ballroom) Welcome Drs. Kellie Thiessen and Cecilia Jevitt 1:15 – 2:15 pm Trauma-Informed Teaching Drs. Jane Houston and Megan Arbour (Click to see bios) 2:15 – 3:45 pm Supporting Physiologic Birth and Water Birth […]
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 […]
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
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 […]
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 […]
UBC Midwifery Director, Dr. Cecilia Jevitt was an invited guest lecturer for the Midwifery Education Program at Stikes Abdi Nusantara University in Jakarta, Indonesia, on March 25, 2022
The Indonesian midwives asked her to describe midwifery in Canada, continuity of care and family involvement in maternity care. Approximately 1,500 midwives across Indonesia participated in the webinar via Zoom or the YouTube livestream. Indonesia, as a country, has the largest number of midwives in the world – more than 250,000. The presentation was followed […]
