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Our job does not have a pause button: In the midst of COVID-19, midwives fight for pay equity

Our job does not have a pause button: In the midst of COVID-19, midwives fight for pay equity

Last week on the morning of the biggest snowstorm Toronto has seen in years, midwife Kyla Austin was on call.

Article content Gaelle Nyamushara Ishimwe entered the midwifery program at Laurentian University in Sudbury right out of high school. “I fell in love with the miracle of life,” said Nyamushara Ishimwe, who is bilingual and would like to work in a francophone community. “It’s a beautiful thing.” We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Midwifery cut has ripple effect Back to video Laurentian is one of only three Ontario universities that offers mi...

Article content Gaëlle Nyamushara Ishimwe entered the midwifery program at Laurentian University in Sudbury right out of high school.  “I fell in love with the miracle of life. It’s a beautiful thing,” said Nyamushara Ishimwe, who is bilingual and would like to work in a francophone community. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Cutting midwifery program at Laurentian University will be felt across Ontario Back to video Laurentian is one of o...

  SUDBURY -- Laurentian Universitys four-year midwifery program, one of only three offered in the province and the only one offered in French, was one of the many cuts made during the universitys restructuring announcement on Monday. “The only reason I went to Laurentian was because I was francophone and cutting it completely, its just going to have a domino effect,” said midwifery student Gaelle Nyamushara Ishimwe. Many inside the midwifery program at Laurentian are puzzled by the cut...

Midwives still face barriers despite high interest in their services by Julia Mastroianni on February 25th, 2021 at 7:30 PM 1 of 1 2 of 1 Like many career paths in the healthcare industry, midwives are in high demand, and have been for many years. Canadian midwifery experts say that only around half the amount of people who seek midwifery services are able to obtain them. Just over 25,000 people gave birth in midwifery care between April 2018 and March 2019. But for a career that has hist...

Jobs in demand: The pros and cons of becoming midwife In Ontario, midwives still face barriers despite high interest in their services By Julia Mastroianni monkeybusinessimages / Getty Images Like many career paths in the health-care industry, midwives are in high demand, and have been for many years. Midwifery experts in Ontario say that only around half the amount of people who seek midwifery services are able to obtain them. Just over 25,000 people gave birth in midwifery care betwe...

Pandemic drives up home birth numbers, highlights sacrifices made by Ontario midwives The stress of having a baby has increased significantly due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with concerns about being in a hospital setting and potential exposure to the virus resulting in a marked increase in the number of people delivering at home. Social Sharing Its been a crazy year trying to figure out how to support clients but also how to stay safe Posted: Dec 29, 2020 9:55 AM ET | Last Updated: December 30, ...

Pandemic shutdowns and Canada bans U.K. travellers: In The News for Dec. 21 by The Canadian Press Last Updated Dec 21, 2020 at 4:42 am EDT In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what’s on the radar of our editors for the morning of Dec. 21 … What we are watching in Canada … The COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc across the country, causing the first deaths in Nunavut and, according to media reports, pushing Ontario towar...