Mission and Vision
Our Mission
To promote the growth, advancement, and sustainability of midwives and midwifery services in Alberta.
Our Vision
Midwifery is an essential, integrated, and accessible component of Alberta's primary health care system. Regulated midwives are equitably compensated, respected, and highly trained health care providers working in sustainable models. We promote education, research, and professional advancement, facilitating high quality, culturally safe, and client centered reproductive care.
Our Values
Integrity
We put our values into action by being fair and equitable in all of our dealings.
Transparency
We communicate honestly and fully about what we do and why we do it.
Accountability
We take responsibility for our actions and aim for excellence in all we do.
Member Focused
We do what we do for midwives and are accessible and responsive to our members.
Anti-Oppression & Equity
We advance midwifery as an inclusive profession for
midwives who are of a racial, ethnic, sexual, gender or
religious minority, or who have a disability.
Land Acknowledgement and Commitment to Reconciliation
We acknowledge the land on which we gather on Turtle Island. We are on Treaty Six, Treaty Seven and Treaty Eight Territory, which is the traditional gathering place for many who honour and respect the history, languages, ceremonies, and culture of the First Nations, Métis and Inuit who call this territory home. The first people's connection to the land teaches us about our inherent responsibility to protect and respect our Mother Earth. With this land acknowledgment, we honor the ancestors and children who have been buried here, the missing and murdered Indigenous women and men and the ongoing collective healing for all human beings. We are reminded that all treaty people have a responsibility to one another.
We stand by those who are with us, and those who are forgotten and lost. We connect with our Mother Earth for healing, guidance and teachings. Most of all, we need to put our words into actions when it comes to working with indigenous peoples.