Sharon Barber Registered Midwife I am a graduate of the UBC Midwifery program 2005. Abbotsford has been our home for the past 20 years. My husband Sean and I have three grown children and two beautiful grand-children. My passion for midwifery began many years ago when I had a home-birth attended by a midwife in Alberta. My educational background includes a Bachelor of Arts Degree (2001) in Psychology & Anthropology, and a Bachelor of Midwifery degree (2005). I believe strongly in the natural process of birth and look forward to meeting with you and sharing in your journey toward motherhood. I provide care that is holistic and family-centered. "With every visit our excitement and anticipation grew, as did our appreciation of midwifery care! You carefully explained all our options and expertly guided us through the pregnancy and labour/delivery. Your warm nurturing nature made the experience memorable. Every woman deserves a midwife! Your calm presence and encouragement made the whole labour and delivery much easier to handle."

Angela Joy Rooke Registered Midwife My journey to becoming a midwife started in the late 1990s when I began working as a volunteer doula in the Fraser Valley. I “caught the bug” and was unable to let go of my passion for birth and for empowering and educating women. In 2002, the University of British Columbia opened the only midwifery training program in Western Canada and I was delighted to be accepted with the first intake of students. During my 4 years at UBC I worked in clinics, homes and hospitals in Surrey, New Westminister, Maple Ridge, Langley, Abbotsford, Chilliwack, and Stony Plain, Alberta. During this time my formal midwifery education was added to by the birth of my own daughter, Thea, who was born with the assistance of midwives, in 2004. I love working with mothers, families and babies, and I am passionate about promoting mother-infant bonding in every way that I can – through prenatal and postpartum education, birth support, and breastfeeding assistance. The most rewarding part of my job is seeing parents and babies fall in love with each other. I feel so privileged to be part of such a magical time in people’s lives.

Erin Price Registered Midwife I have been a Registered Midwife practicing in Vancouver for the past year since graduating from the UBC Midwifery program in early 2007. I have lived in Vancouver for the past eight years with my two daughters, Ramona (6 years) and Imogen (4 years), but my family is originally from rural southwestern Ontario. I first began my Midwifery studies at UBC in 2002, inspired after my first daughter’s hospital birth with incredible midwives. I took some time off school for Imogen’s birth, which turned out to be a surprisigly fast & furious birth at home, a little sooner than anticipated (I was right in the middle of cleaning out all my closets!) Before entering into the Midwifery program I completed a Bachelor’s Degree in Women’s Studies and Creative Writing at York University in Toronto, ON. The various threads of my academic career and personal experience with birth and as a new mother have woven together into a strong commitment to the provision of accessible, holistic, woman-centered maternity care. Toward this end, I have had the opportunity to work with many diverse and wonderful families in a variety of busy Vancouver Midwifery clinics, as well as with several Obstetric/Physician and Midwifery practices in Richmond, the Fraser Valley and in rural Northern Ontario. My family and I are very excited about making our new home in the Fraser Valley, and I am particularly fortunate to be joining with Sharon’s busy practice in Abbotsford. I look forward to being involved in the care of women and their families through such a dynamic transition in their lives.