My First Protest - DPChallenge Forums

05/12/2008 11:13:10 PM · #1

So it ended up pretty lame... it was a protest for people wanting subsidy for midwifery (Alberta is the only province that offers it but doesn't pay for it)... not much went on but I did get this shot... comments?
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amathiasphoto

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05/12/2008 11:28:32 PM · #2

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05/13/2008 08:20:50 AM · #3

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jasonlprice

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05/13/2008 11:20:56 AM · #4

Cool shot and interesting protest! We had our first 4 at home with a midwife here in the states. I don't like the idea of government being involved in midwifery though...it becomes regulated completely out of existance. Some of our states are getting to that point now. What were you protesting for specifically? Do you not have the right to a homebirth at all or do you want midwifes to be payed by the health care system as an option?

05/13/2008 12:34:00 PM · #5

The protest was to have them paid for... All the provinces that offer midwifery in Canada also include it as part of our healthcare (so its free) Alberta is the only exception... We had our child with a midwife and it cost us $3300!

jasonlprice

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05/13/2008 01:25:16 PM · #6

I see Michael....we paid cash for our 4 home births and they got more expensive each time (2 years apart). Our last one was close to the same cost as yours. $3,300 is a bargain for the care you get (way better than a hospital) in my opinion though.

Just out of curiosity Michael, do the other provinces license midwifes? Can you use "granny" midwives or do they have to be nurse midwives?

cmeier

05/13/2008 01:40:46 PM · #7

Originally posted by jasonlprice:

Just out of curiosity Michael, do the other provinces license midwifes? Can you use "granny" midwives or do they have to be nurse midwives?

I can probably answer this, as my wife is a midwife here in Ontario. In Ontario, since the early 90s, they are regulated health professionals, like physicians, dentists and nurses. They are primary care-givers and can practice autonomously. They become registered midwives either by completing the requirements of a four-year degree program in Ontario or by presenting similar qualifications from other jurisdictions.

Anyone can 'practice' as a midwife but can't lay claim to being a 'registered' midwife without qualification and of course wouldn't have hospital privileges nor malpractice insurance.