179 results for 'home birth'
… in any setting where a midwife or other worker is interacting with clients, such as a client's home, the midwifery clinic, hospitals, birth centres or other community settings. It may arise from work relationships (e.g. a client … system for when a midwife or staff member is working alone at the clinic or at a client’s home. Ensure that workers are alone only when absolutely necessary, and establish a buddy system …
… (coverage within the MPG, support from neighbouring MPGs or nursing backup for hospital births). See AOM template protocol under “Midwives Safety.” Develop practice protocols and … leasing and renovating a clinic can take time. Consider a unit in a professional building, a home zoned for business use, or a shared space with other care providers. If the MPG plans to … to build its caseload by taking clients into care and offering antenatal visits in a client’s home or in an alternate practice location (e.g., another MPG, hospital). Determine the MPG’s …
… For example, some rural practice groups use this kind of a policy to fairly share hospital and home births and assign clients to midwives that live in the same part of a geographically large … line has received calls from midwives in practice groups where compensation is tied directly to births attended. This may result in a midwife who is leaving the practice not being compensated …
… no wonder our secret lives might vary too. These days mine includes trying to stay active with home workouts to Dr Seuss rapped to Dr Dre. The beats are really fun and energizing. Fox in … by the clients. But as much as midwifery drains me, it also fills me up. Sharing the path of birthing parents, supporting their discovery of how strong they really are, the infinite … sustain us, particularly in such upended times. For my midwife peers, I wish efficient smooth births, a good sleep and tasty nutritious food after. I wish for the time when they can give and …
… setting practices. Once implemented, the orders will work to ensure midwives no longer take home substantially less compensation because our work is so deeply associated with women. The … are considered equally competent by government as providers of low-risk care for pregnancy and birth.” Elizabeth Brandeis. “The tribunal has spoken, the way forward is clear. The time has …
- pay equity
… schools of medicine”. Midwifery is an antidote to these traumatic processes. Midwifery returns birth to communities and supports family connection by providing culturally appropriate and primary care close to home,” says Ellen Blais, Director of Indigenous Midwifery at the AOM. Today, some thirty Indigenous midwives are engaged in the profound work of returning birth to their people. These passionate midwives are transforming health and they will gather in …
… health system. Last year, 26 000 families received midwifery care, accounting for 20% of all births in the province. Midwives bring value to the health system in many ways, including by … of excellent care both in hospital and in the community, with choice to give birth in their home or in a hospital or birth centre. Clients in midwifery care who choose a hospital birth can … Lauren emphasized that midwifery provided "exceptional care, including postpartum support at home – something I couldn't imagine going without." Another client, Lindsey Bruce, valued the …
… feminist tenet that no laws should restrict the ability to access reproductive health services; birth control; STI/HIV/AIDS testing, care and prevention; sex education; and, of course, access … justice. In Canada, calls for abortion access and care with dignity during pregnancy and birth were taken up by the feminist movement. Just a little over two decades ago, the profession … actualize and advocate for people’s right to choice. A midwife will follow a person to home, birth centre or hospital, depending on where they want to give birth, and provide the same …
- pay equity
… to reduce transmission has not changed. Health care settings such as midwifery clinics, birth centres, hospitals, community labs and diagnostic imaging facilities are responsible for … masking policies. Ensure that policy decisions address all locations of work including clients’ homes. Midwives should check if hospitals and birth centres where they have privileges and … settings in collaboration with clients. What can be done to enhance the safety of the space for home visits or home births, such as ventilation, designating a separate disinfected bathroom for …
… as a midwife. She returned to Canada to practice for more than 20 years, attending thousands of births in St. Jacobs. In the '80s Elsie worked as a nurse in hospital while acting as a home birth midwife for the families in her community. When asked why she was willing to practice in …