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May 5 is International Midwives' Day


May 4, 2021

On behalf of the public we serve, we want to thank B.C.’s midwives for their role in nurturing healthy families. Your contributions make a difference in the lives of so many British Columbians.

As experts in healthy pregnancy and birth, B.C. midwives care for expectant parents and babies every day, from pregnancy, labour, and birth through the postpartum period.

Since the beginning of 2020, midwives have been called upon to deliver care to clients under extraordinary circumstances. They have been asked to provide care in familiar and unfamiliar settings.

Midwives are playing a vital role in the wellness of our communities while also dealing with the impact of the pandemic on their own lives. Thank you, midwives, for the dedication, care, and expertise you're providing to your clients and their babies during these extremely challenging times. We are grateful for everything you do.

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We acknowledge the rights and title of the First Nations on whose collective unceded territories encompass the land base colonially known as British Columbia. We give specific thanks to the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ speaking peoples the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) and sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations and the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh-ulh Sníchim speaking Peoples the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation), on whose unceded territories BCCNM’s office is located. We also give thanks for the medicines of these territories and recognize that laws, governance, and health systems tied to these lands and waters have existed here for over 9000 years.

We also acknowledge the unique and distinct rights, including rights to health and wellness, of First Nations, Inuit​ and Métis peoples from elsewhere in Canada who now live in British Columbia. As leaders in the settler health system, we acknowledge our responsibilities to these rights under international, national, and provincial law.​