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Midwifery Care in BC
In British Columbia, midwives are primary caregivers working in community-based practices. They provide evidence-based, client-centered maternity and newborn care and are an established part of the BC health care system.
Midwifery emphasizes the natural ability to experience birth with minimum intervention, and the principle that all clients are to be respected and supported in all stages of care.
The midwifery model of practice as developed in BC is autonomous, community-based primary care, incorporating the principles of continuity of care, client-informed choice, choice of birth setting, collaborative care, accountability, and evidence-based practice.
In British Columbia, midwifery is a publicly funded service. Anyone with a valid Carecard or BC Services Card can receive midwifery care at no personal cost.
Photography Cara Bjornson
For more information, please visit the Midwives Association of BC.
Midwifery in the Cowichan Valley
In 2020, midwives attended 58% of the total number of births in the Cowichan Valley.
