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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…
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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
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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)…
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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.
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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…
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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.
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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…
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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…