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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…
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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…
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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…
