Provincial funding provides midwives for Indigenous health centre in Sudbury – CBC

3-year investment to provide 40 women access to culturally appropriate child, maternity care

Feb 17, 2017

The Ontario government has announced the latest recipient of its funding to establish Aboriginal midwifery programs in the province, and now that initiative has come to Sudbury.

Provincial funding will allow the Shkagamik Kwa Health Centre in the city to hire two registered midwives.

The three year investment will mean up to 40 Indigenous women will be able to access culturally appropriate child and maternity care, said executive director Angela Recollet.

Read More: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/midwives-indigenous-health-centre-1.3986948