International Day of the Midwife Parliamentary Reception

May 15, 2019 | Ottawa

Healthy, Safe Indigenous Communities: One Birth at a Time

An International Day of the Midwife Parliamentary Reception was hosted by NACM and the Canadian Association of Midwives (CAM) to celebrate and present the transformative work of Indigenous Midwifery in Canada.

CO-HOSTS OF THE EVENT:

• MP Dan Vandal (Saint Boniface, Saint Vital)
• MP Cathy McLeod (Kamloops, Thompson, Cariboo)
• MP Georgina Jolibois (Desnethé, Missinippi, Churchill River)

SPEAKER:

• The Honourable Seamus O’Regan,
  Minister of Indigenous Services

“Lucky are the mother and child who have known the strength and dedication of a midwife.”