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Virtual International Day of the Midwife
Saturday, May 4th at 3 PM PST to 3 PM on May 5th, International Day of the Midwife. Join us for 24 hours of free online conversation and education about midwifery from midwives around the world. For more information go to https://vidm.org/
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Charlotte Grant, Lana Barbir and Cecilia Jevitt represent BC midwifery at the January 27-29, 2019, Provincial Health Partners’ Planning Retreat
Cecilia Jevitt and midwifery students Lana Barbir and Charlotte Grant represented UBC and BC midwifery at the January 27-29 Provincial Health Care Partners’ Planning Retreat in Vancouver. The retreat was co-sponsored by the Rural Coordination Centre of BC, First Nations Health Authority, the Province of British Columbia Ministry of Health, and the Doctors of BC.…
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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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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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Stollery Midwifery Research Awards Announced!
Three midwifery researchers have been awarded a total of $30,000 in the 2019 Stollery Midwifery Research Awards. Read details under the Recipients tab about their research in water birth, vaginal birth after cesarean at home and the practice environment for midwives. If you’re a Midwife or Midwifery researcher looking for partner-funds or a jumpstart to your…
