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Midwifery expansion prompts shift in focus for Yukon advocacy group

The Yukon Association for Birth Choices (YABC) spent 22 years advocating for a midwifery program in the territory, says Rosemary Oslund, the association's co-president. Part of their vision has now been achieved. ....

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'There's a lot missing': More Indigenous knowledge needed in Yukon midwifery, say experts

Three experts who were consulted by the territory say they didn't see their contributions reflected in new midwifery regulations. ....

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Clients outside Whitehorse excluded from midwifery rollout, critics say

Yukoners going through pregnancy in the last year have had not access to midwifery, and the rollout of a smaller measured program is garnering criticism for only including Whitehorse clients and for being delayed by at least four years. ....

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Zero midwives in Yukon leads some expecting parents to make tough calls

More than six months after Yukon's new midwifery regulations came into effect, the territory has no legal, working midwives and that's leading some expectant parents to make difficult decisions. ....

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