By Patrick Quinn, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Nation An amendment to provincial regulations governing midwifery that took effect May 22 enables Indigenous trainees in community-based programs to provide full perinatal care throughout pregnancy, birth and new life. The change follows a campaign by the Cree Health Board, the Inuulitsivik Health Centre, the Ordre des sages-femmes du Qu\u00e9bec and other organizations. \u201cWe changed the law,\u201d said Jasmine Chatelain, managing director of the CHB midwifery education program. \u201cNow our students are no longer limited and can learn all requirements for becoming a licensed midwife. The by-product is that Indigenous people can become midwives.\u201d The health board\u2019s groundbreaking midwifery training program, Eeyou Istchee Pim\u00e2t\u00eesuwin Chiskutim\u00e2chuwin (EIPC), launched last July with four learners in Chisasibi and one in Waskaganish. But they were legally… <\/p>\n
By Patrick Quinn, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Nation An amendment to provincial regulations governing midwifery that took effect May 22 enables Indigenous trainees in community-based programs to provide full perinatal care throughout pregnancy, birth and new life. The change follows a campaign by the Cree Health Board, the Inuulitsivik Health Centre, the Ordre des sages-femmes du Qu\u00e9bec and other organizations. \u201cWe changed the law,\u201d said Jasmine Chatelain, managing director of the CHB midwifery education program. \u201cNow our students are no longer limited and can learn all requirements for becoming a licensed midwife. The by-product is that Indigenous people can become midwives.\u201d The health board\u2019s groundbreaking midwifery training program, Eeyou Istchee Pim\u00e2t\u00eesuwin Chiskutim\u00e2chuwin (EIPC), launched last July with four learners in Chisasibi and one in Waskaganish. But they were legally... <\/p>\n