Extra Funding From Province Boosts Midwifery Program

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Midwives care for women throughout pregnancy and childbirth. More than 80 per cent of babies world-wide are born with the help of midwives. The Manitoba government declared midwifery an independent, regulated health care service in 1997. The Midwifery Act was proclaimed in June 2000.

Rebecca Wood, president of the Manitoba Association of Midwives, said the increased training also means more Manitobans will have access to midwifery services. With the extra funding, the province will spend $859,000 a year to support the midwifery program.

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Extra Funding From Province Boosts Midwifery Program

EXTRA government funding of $400,000 a year will let the University College of the North expand its midwifery training program...

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