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      <image:title>Newsroom - Midwives and Interprofessional Collaboration - Did you know that midwives collaborate with health care colleagues? Interprofessional collaboration ensures the client is kept at the centre of their care, receiving the right care at the right time from the right provider.</image:title>
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      <image:caption>Midwives may consult with various specialists while caring for their clients (parent and baby), or the midwife may provide all of the primary care needed for both, from conception to six weeks postpartum.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>During labour, midwives may also collaborate with nurses, nurse practitioners and paramedics, if the client has been transferred from a home or birth centre birth. The midwife may also provide all of the care during labour and birth.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Midwives may collaborate with other health professionals depending on the needs of the client, including: social workers, dietitians, lactation consultants, public health nurses and pharmacists.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Newsroom - Year of the Midwife: Honourary Members - Arlette Allyjan</image:title>
      <image:caption>Arlette Allyjan’s midwifery journey began when she attended a birth as a student nurse. Her passion was ignited and she pursued it. She studied midwifery in Nottingham, England and practiced for a few years before immigrating to Canada. She was an obstetrical nurse until becoming part of the Foothills Hospital Nurse Midwifery Program in 1991. Arlette was one of the first Alberta midwives to be registered and, with other midwives, founded Birth Partnership. She gained a wealth of knowledge through the years and served as a preceptor for many. After 30 years of practicing, Arlette retired and continues to use her skills as a compassionate caregiver with her family and in her community.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Newsroom - Year of the Midwife: Honourary Members - Sandra Botting</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sandra Botting was a forerunner in the establishment and growth of midwifery in Alberta and beyond. In 1975, she founded the Alternative Birthing Group (now Birth Unlimited) and started attending home births with a local doctor. As one of the incorporators of the AAM, she took on many leadership roles. Sandra dedicated 25 years to advancing the status of midwifery and worked tirelessly with the Alberta Midwifery Task Force and the Midwifery Regulation Advisory Committee to promote the legalization of midwifery and establishment of education and practice standards. Sadly, Sandra passed away in 1999.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Newsroom - Year of the Midwife: Honourary Members - Bobbie Fraser</image:title>
      <image:caption>Bobbie Fraser retired after dedicating herself to midwifery for over 30 years. She was a British trained midwife who, after immigrating to Canada, worked as an obstetrical nurse on labour and delivery units. In 1991, Bobbie was part of the Foothills Hospital Nurse Midwifery Program that provided care to over 800 families. As one of the founders of Birth Partnership, she was also part of the first group of midwives to be registered in the province of Alberta.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Newsroom - Year of the Midwife: Honourary Members - Meryl Moulton</image:title>
      <image:caption>Meryl Moulton practiced for many years as a labour and delivery nurse and was part of the Foothills Hospital Nurse-Midwifery Program. She served as a member of the Midwifery Health Disciplines Committee from 1988 to 2004. She was one of the first registered midwives in Alberta and practiced with Briar Hills Midwives before retiring in 2006. She then worked with Cochrane’s Community Midwives until finally retiring in 2011. She held leadership roles to support the establishment of midwifery including serving as the President of the AAM during the critical period when funding of midwifery services was first negotiated.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Dr. Beverley O’Brien is a registered midwife and Professor Emeritus at the University of Alberta’s Faculty of Nursing. She conducted considerable research to support and strengthen birthing people who are experiencing challenges to their comfort, safety and well-being throughout the perinatal period. She developed an Inuit midwifery education program in Nunavut that included preserving local practices and traditions. She is currently contracted by the Canadian Association of Midwives to facilitate association strengthening and research development in South Sudan.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Newsroom - Year of the Midwife: Honourary Members - Barbara Scriver</image:title>
      <image:caption>Barbara Scriver began her career in midwifery in 1980 in Saskatchewan where she helped form the Saskatchewan Association of Midwives. She moved to Edmonton in 1990 and joined the Alberta Association of Midwives serving as Secretary and Treasurer. She partnered with the late Noreen Walker in Passages Midwifery and was in the first cohort of Registered Midwives in 1998. She established Midwifery Care Partners in 2001 and practiced there until retiring in 2019. Her strongest belief was that a woman should feel empowered by her birth experience.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Newsroom - Year of the Midwife: Honourary Members - Noreen Walker</image:title>
      <image:caption>As a forerunner in Alberta’s midwifery community, Noreen Walker was one of the incorporators of the AAM in 1986. She served in leadership roles including President. She prevailed when an unjust legal charge against her for practicing medicine without a license was dismissed in 1991. Noreen practiced for over 40 years and welcomed thousands of babies into this world. She believed strongly in empowering families to design their own birth experiences regardless of culture, sexual orientation, weight or previous birth history. Noreen passed away in 2017 and is deeply missed.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Newsroom - 2020 keeps Fort McMurray's first midwives busy as services booked until February</image:title>
      <image:caption>Debbie Mpofu is the new midwife in Fort McMurray. Supplied image/ Alberta Health Services</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Newsroom - Did You Know That Midwives… - Midwives are highly skilled and educated primary care providers who specialize in pregnancy, labour, birth and newborn care. However, most people, have questions about what a midwife does.</image:title>
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      <image:caption>Provide client centred-care and advice during pregnancy, labour, birth and postpartum for the birthing person and baby</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Deliver care in a variety of settings including hospitals, clinics, birth centres, homes and other locations</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Order, perform and interpret results of screening and diagnostic tests</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Collaborate with other health care professionals, facilitate referral and consult when appropriate</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Provide education, health promotion and informed choice</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Prescribe, order and administer pharmacologic agents</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Identify abnormal conditions, recommend and initiate treatment, and make referrals if needed</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Provide well-client care for at least six weeks post-partum</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Mount Royal University students take on front-line roles during the pandemic. PHOTO BY SUPPLIED</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Hospital, home, birth centre — your birth, your choice Your midwife provides the same exceptional care, no matter your setting of choice.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Indigenous midwives were once a cornerstone of every Indigenous community across Canada. After years of colonization and assimilation, the role of Indigenous midwives was undermined, leaving a devastating impact on the preservation of culture and maternal and newborn health outcomes. The Alberta Association of Midwives is actively working against colonialism by taking steps to support our Indigenous members and communities, by supporting the resurgence of Indigenous midwifery and the cultural transformation needed to achieve this. Indigenous midwives play a key role in building healthy and safe Indigenous communities in rural and urban areas. In Alberta, there are approximately 10 Indigenous midwives who are engaged in the important work of “bringing birth home” to Indigenous communities, providing culturally appropriate care that honours Indigenous peoples, languages, oral cultures, and traditions. In addition, there are a number of non-indigenous midwives who provide care on First Nations reserves.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Tobias Keene, D.D.S. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. When not striving to keep his patients happy and healthy, he’s enjoys hiking with his family in Rock Creek Park.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>All midwives in Alberta are searchable by community and language. If you are a refugee covered by the Interim Federal Health (IFH) Program, you do not have to pay for midwifery services. Visit our midwife directory to search for a midwife by language, community, and/or the ability to provide care through the IFH Program. Or, you can view the IFHP providers list here.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>For many rural Albertans, access to safe, quality perinatal care closer to home is much needed. Having to travel great distances in rural settings to deliver a baby increases the risk of adverse outcomes for the birthing person and their baby. Exposure is even higher during seasons when the weather is severe, not to mention the financial burden, unnecessary intervention, psycho-social stress, and even roadside delivery. Unfortunately, many rural families experience multiple barriers to accessing perinatal care and midwives face many unique challenges in rural settings. Together with provincial and local governments, the Alberta Association of Midwives is working to address this issue and help strengthen perinatal care in these communities.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Honouring your body, your birth, your choices Registered midwives are health care professionals who provide expert primary care to you and your baby during pregnancy, labour, birth and 6-weeks postpartum. The Canadian midwifery model of care is based on four core principles: continuity of care, informed choice, evidence-based practice and choice of birth setting.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Hospital, home, birth centre — your birth, your choice Your midwife provides the same exceptional care, no matter your setting of choice.</image:caption>
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