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What is a midwife? Alberta's registered midwives provide care to people in their birth setting of choice. You can plan to give birth at home, in a hospital, at a birth centre, or in a health clinic, depending on your location. whatisamidwife.ca/
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It’s International Day of the Midwife. FAM honors the midwives who serve women and childbearing people every day of the year. #formidwifery #IDM19 #midwives
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President of Women Deliver @Katja_Iversen explains why #midwives matter in the fight for gender equality. #IDM2019
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May 5 is International Day of the Midwife:
#MidwivesDeliver Advocacy for Maternal Mental Health Amrit Rai discusses the importance of advocating for maternal mental health, primarily with women who have been marginalized by the health care system.
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This #IDM2019, we call for a world in which there are no preventable deaths of mothers, newborns or stillbirths, where every pregnancy is wanted, every birth celebrated, and women & children survive, thrive & reach their full potential. #Midwives #EveryNewborn
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It's #WorldMaternalMentalHealthDay
Suicide tragically a main cause of maternal death
ALL new Mums (& Dads) need a #SafetyPlan
Mental health equivalent of putting on a car seat belt See StayingSafe.net FREE advice on how to make a Safety Plan >hope, strategies & support
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Today is #worldmaternalmentalhealthday and theme is 'The Village', focussing on how we can work together to remove barriers to services so all mums who need support can access them. #maternalmhmatters #pmhpthevillage
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Black women are 3 to 4 times more likely than white women to die from pregnancy or childbirth-related causes. A major reason? Racism. It's time to hold health systems accountable for protecting Black moms. essence.com/feature/sen-eliz…
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This needed to be said! Op ed by author & BC midwife Ilana Stanger-Ross: "Meghan’s pregnancy is an opportune time for intelligent reflection on the dysfunction of the U.S. maternity system & why we need to stop policing women’s bodies." #homebirth tgam.ca/2VzNagN
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Support for midwives and Ilana Stanger-Ross (@ilana136)'s book 'A is for Advice' from living legend Dr. Gabor Maté!
In my time as a GP, attending many 100s of births, midwives were my greatest teachers. This charming new book, 'A Is For Advice' by midwife @ilana136 , is the perfect gift for any pregnant woman or couple: eloquent, reassuring, clear and experience-based. ilanastangerross.com/
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'Mothers who cannot breastfeed are absolutely not failing, rather, they are being failed – by a government who is far too quick to promote breastfeeding without protecting it'.
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When anger and other big feelings come up, the emotionally healthy child learns how to slow down, and be calm, and has the ability to pay attention, respond (versus react), press pause and make a smart choice.
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If your syllabus only includes white researchers, you’re not only not paying attention, you’re not only missing alignment with the #reproductivejustive movement, you’re part of the problem. #decolonizeyoursyllabus #citeblackwomen
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Sterilization of Indigenous women without their consent has been occurring in Canada since the residential school system. Justice for the women affected and accountability for these violent actions is long overdue #DefendConsent
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A few reasons to be cautious about the idea of routinely scanning for breech presentation near term sarawickham.com/research-upd…
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Colostrum is the first milk that the body begins producing around mid-pregnancy. It is concentrated milk that is usually clear or yellow in colour and contains all the nutrients to meet the needs of the baby. It also is full of immune factors that... vimeo.com/235868618