More Aboriginal Midwives To Be Hired – Blackburn News
March 16, 2017
Pregnant Indigenous women in the London-area will soon have access to culturally appropriate child and maternity care.
Deputy Premier and London North Centre MPP Deb Matthews announced on Thursday two new Aboriginal midwives will be hired at the Southwest Ontario Aboriginal Health Access Centre (SOAHAC).
The two new hires will provide culturally safe primary health care to expectant and new Indigenous mothers in London and the Chippewas of the Thames First Nation. Prior to starting, they will be required to complete Indigenous cultural safety training and be orientated on SOAHAC’s holistic, integrated model of care.
“All of us have learned a lot through truth and reconciliation and one of the things that we learned is that there are excellent traditions that haven’t been honoured for a long, long time. This is very high quality care but care that is offered differently,” said Matthews.
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