Becoming a midwife

The path to becoming a midwife is a very special time. You will need a lot of support in different areas of your life.

Follow the links below for information on becoming a midwife from the:

Midwives Association of BC

Midwifery as a Career (link to Jobs & Training)

National Aboriginal Council of Midwives

Finding the Path: http://aboriginalmidwives.ca/sites/aboriginalmidwives.ca/files/pamphlet-one-double_panels.pdf

University of British Columbia

http://midwifery.ubc.ca/

UBC is the only BC university to offer a midwifery program, so far.

Other resources

Across Canada there is a lot of work being done to improve the experiences of Indigenous women in childbearing, including increasing the number of Indigenous midwives.