A Great Show of Support for Midwives in BC and Abroad

I attended the MABC AGM today.  It was the best of the three AGMs I have attended to date. There were presentations on the new UBC curriculum, Workers Compensation Board coverage, a review of the history of vaccines and the current Canadian vaccine approval process (did you know the first vaccine involved snorting scabs from people infected with small pox-ewww).  I presented on Students for Global Citizenship and we had a great presentation on the recent Public Relations/Media successes of the MABC including International Day of the Midwife Celebrations. 


On May 5, International Day of the Midwife, more than 22,000 people in 31 countries participated in walks to support midwifery and maternal/infant health. 

Here in British Columbia BC Minister of Health Honorable Michael De Jong declared the Day BC Midwives Day and walks were held in Cranbrook, Kamloops, Penticton and Victoria. In Victoria over 250 supporters joined the walk. Funds were raised  to support Students for Global Citizenship and supporters signed super cute I LOVE BC MIDWIVES postcards addressed to BC Minister of Health Honorable Michael De Jong. They wore matching t-shirts too!

International Day of the Midwife Celebrations were held in Uganda too! How marvellous to think that we were walking across the world from one another for the same cause!


5 more sleeps!


Posted by Alix Bacon