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According to the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada, “The integration of midwifery into the obstetrical health-care team is fostering excellence in maternity care for Canadian women and their families.”

Midwives offer women excellent maternity care, and enhance our medical system by allowing doctors and nurses to focus on health issues related to abnormal states of the body. In some countries such as Scandinavia, the Netherlands, and New Zealand at least 70% of maternity care is provided by midwives. In Germany all women have a midwife for their maternity care, and a midwife is present even if a doctor is needed.

Here are some links to more information on midwifery, including research:

• Allow Midwives to Participate as Full Members of the Healthcare Team: CHSRF
• Policy Statement on Midwifery: Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada
• Joint Position Paper on Rural Maternity Care: College of Family Physicians of Canada
• Association of Ontario Midwives - Reports & Studies

• Association of Ontario Midwives - Government Relations

• National Aboriginal Health Organization (NAHO)

• "Failure to Progress: What's Wrong with Hospital Obstetrics?" by Katherine M. Hikel, MD

• "Midwifery in the Industrialized World" by Marsden Wagner MD, MSPH

Links to Midwifery Organizations in Canada

• Canadian Association of Midwives
• Canadian Midwifery Regulators Consortium
• Northwest Territories Health and Social Services
• Midwives Association of British Columbia
• Alberta Association of Midwives

• Saskatchewan Government

• College of Midwives of Manitoba

• Association of Ontario Midwives

• Ordre de Sage Femmes de Quebec

• Regroupement les Sages-Femmes du Quebec

• Midwifery Coalition of Nova Scotia

• Birth Options Research Network PEI

• Association of Midwives of Newfoundland & Labrador

Links to other sites and articles about birth

• Normal Birth Blog (USA)
• Vancouver Doula Blog
• "Do Not Disturb" by Judith A. Lothian, RN, PhD, LCCE, FACC
• Autism and Induction: Interview with Michel Odent

Information about doulas

• Doula C.A.R.E.

• Canadian Doula Association

• DONA International