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Toronto-area hospital opens midwife-led care clinic to ease burden on ER"Our goal is really to avoid having patients and families who don't need to go to the emergency department to come here," said Ferkl.HealthOct 20, 2022
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Mi’kmaw women hoping to revitalize Indigenous midwifery in N.S.A partnership of Indigenous-led groups and services are looking at ways to decolonize the birthing experience and restore traditional Mi'kmaw ceremonies and spiritual health.CanadaAug 17, 2022
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New Brunswick midwives struggle to keep up with demand for serviceThe association representing midwives in New Brunswick says since the program launched in 2017, there has been steady growth in request for service.HealthMar 7, 2022
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Black History Month: Saskatchewan’s Mattie Mayes leaves impact decades after her lifeMattie Mayes was born a slave and eventually migrated to Saskatchewan, leaving a lasting impact on many in the province and beyond.FeaturesFeb 1, 2021
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Concerns about COVID-19 prompting more Alberta women to choose home birthsAlberta Health Services and Covenant Health changed hospital visitor policies last month. Pregnant women are now limited to one support person in the delivery room.HealthApr 27, 2020
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Woman wins right to use term ‘death midwife’ in B.C. Supreme Court'Death midwives,' sometimes known as 'death doulas,' provide spiritual, emotional and physical care to a person nearing the end of their lives.HealthOct 3, 2019
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Chinook Regional Hospital adds midwifery servicesThe changes are in response to a 50 per cent increase across the province in the number of families using midwives during their pregnancies and births.HealthSep 27, 2019
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Manitoba PCs promise to improve women’s health careMammogram patients will also receive breast density information “more easily”, the PCs said in a news release.PoliticsAug 25, 2019
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Advocates push provincial government for more midwives in New BrunswickA consultant group will be publishing a report on the evaluation of midwifery care in the province.PoliticsJun 7, 2019
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How Indigenous midwives help reconnect women with culture and pregnancy careAccessing an Indigenous midwife in Canada today is nearly impossible, according to Carol Couchie, an Indigenous midwife and co-chair of the National Aboriginal Council of Midwives.CanadaMay 21, 2019
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