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Trials of labour: the re-emergence of midwifery

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Author: 
Brian Burtch
Publisher: 
McGill-Queens University Press
Publication Date: 
1994
Publication Place: 
Montreal, QC

Looks at contemporary midwifery practice in Canada and the role of the state in shaping and defining that practice.

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McGill-Queen's University Press
ISBN/ISSN: 
ISBN 0773511431
MIDW.B87 1994
Notes: 
Includes bibliographical references and index.

Delivering midwifery: the integration of midwifery into the Canadian health care system

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Canadian Women's Health Network (CWHN)
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Online
Author: 
Ivy Lynn Bourgeault
Publisher: 
Network/Le Réseau
Publication Date: 
1999
Publication Place: 
Winnipeg, MB

Discusses the reasons behind the official integration of midwifery and the challenges that remain despite it.

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Canadian Women's Health Network
ISBN/ISSN: 
ISSN 14800039
URLs: 
http://www.cwhn.ca/node/39677
http://www.cwhn.ca/node/39677

Where have all the midwives gone? The Newfoundland and Labrador experience

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Canadian Women's Health Network (CWHN)
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Author: 
Catherine de Cent
Publisher: 
Network/Le Réseau
Publication Date: 
1999
Publication Place: 
Winnipeg, MB

Discusses the lack of midwives in Newfoundland and Labrador, where they were once so commonplace that midwifery was legislated in 1920.

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Canadian Women's Health Network
ISBN/ISSN: 
ISSN 14800039
URLs: 
http://www.cwhn.ca/node/39678
http://www.cwhn.ca/node/39678

Midwives Association of British Columbia

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Presents information for parents on the benefits of choosing a midwife for pregnancy and birth, how to locate a midwife in BC, the history and work of midwives in BC, as well as the routes to becoming a midwife.

Contact Info
Primary Telephone: 
604-736-5976
Email Address: 
mabc.office@telus.net
Website/URL: 
http://www.bcmidwives.com/
Fax Number: 
604-736-5957
Street Address: 
204-636 W Broadway
City: 
Vancouver
Province: 
British Columbia
Postal/ZIP Code: 
V5Z 1G2

College of Midwives of British Columbia

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Policy development

Forms the regulatory body for the profession of midwifery in the province of British Columbia. Registers qualified, competent midwives to provide safe, high quality care to women and their families.

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Primary Telephone: 
604-742-2230
Email Address: 
information@cmbc.bc.ca
Website/URL: 
http://www.cmbc.bc.ca/
Fax Number: 
604-730-8908
Street Address: 
210-1682 W 7th Ave
City: 
Vancouver
Province: 
British Columbia
Postal/ZIP Code: 
V6J 4S6

College of Midwives of Ontario

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Regulates the practice of the profession and governing members according to legislation, regulations, and by-laws. Web site includes information on how to find a midwife in Ontario, by region.

Contact Info
Primary Telephone: 
416-327-0874
Email Address: 
admin@cmo.on.ca
Website/URL: 
http://www.zfc-consulting.com/webprojects/midwives/mss/home/index.asp
Fax Number: 
416-327-8219
Street Address: 
Box 27 812-55 St Clair Ave W
City: 
Toronto
Province: 
Ontario
Postal/ZIP Code: 
M4V 2Y7

Alberta Association of Midwives

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Represents midwives and informs and educates the public about the role of midwives in today's health care system.

Contact Info
Primary Telephone: 
403-277-2388
Email Address: 
info@alberta-midwives.com
Website/URL: 
http://www.alberta-midwives.com/index.php
Street Address: 
Suite 166, #63
Addt'l Street Address: 
4307-130 Avenue SE
City: 
Calgary
Province: 
Alberta
Postal/ZIP Code: 
T2Z 3V8
Internal Notes : 
Updated February 2010

Midwives Association of Saskatchewan

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Contact Info
Primary Telephone: 
306-933-9867
Email Address: 
rosalindlydiate@gmail.com
Street Address: 
101 Albert Ave
City: 
Saskatoon
Province: 
Saskatchewan
Postal/ZIP Code: 
S7N 1E6

Midwives Association of Manitoba

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Forms a professional body that represents midwives and the profession of midwifery in Manitoba.

Contact Info
Primary Telephone: 
204-956-2651
Email Address: 
info@manitobamidwives.com
Fax Number: 
204-772-6035
Street Address: 
870 Portage Ave
City: 
Winnipeg
Province: 
Manitoba
Postal/ZIP Code: 
R3G 0P1

Prince Edward Island Midwives Association

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Contact Info
Email Address: 
mabel.england@pei.sympatico.ca
Street Address: 
34 Russet Dr
City: 
Charlottetown
Province: 
Prince Edward Island
Postal/ZIP Code: 
C1E 1B7
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