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Midwifery Care
The Department of Midwifery at BC Women’s Hospital & Health Centre and BC Children’s Hospital consists of registered midwives working in nine midwifery clinics throughout the city of Vancouver. Please see our website at www.midwivesinvancouver.ca for more information about the Department of Midwifery.
Midwifery Model of CareMidwives are experts in normal childbearing. They provide primary care to women during pregnancy, labour, birth and the postpartum period. Their focus is on the optimum physical, emotional and psychological well-being of both mothers and their newborns. The midwifery model of care promotes the natural progression of labour and birth, and encourages the appropriate use of technology.
More information about midwifery practice in BC, including model, philosophy and standards of practice can be found on the website for the College of Midwives of BC.
You will find the midwives who provide care at BC Women's Hospital & Health Centre in the following practices:
Birth & Beyond: a Faculty Midwifery Service
310-5950 University Blvd
Vancouver BC V6T 1Z3
Phone: 604-822-8800
Fax: 604-822-4089
Bloom Community Midwives
408-1033 Davie Street
Vancouver BC V6E 1M7
Phone: 604-609-3550
Fax: 604-628-3369
Commercial Drive Midwives
8-2495 Commercial Drive
Vancouver BC V5N 5B8
Phone: 604-875-1899
Fax: 604-875-1220
The Midwifery Group
3980 Main Street
Vancouver BC V5V 3P2
Phone: 604-877-7766
Fax: 604-877-0238
Open Door Midwifery
330-507 West Broadway
Vancouver BC V5Z 1E6
Phone: 604-708-0738
Fax: 604-738-0748
Pacific Midwifery Practice
517-1540 West 2nd Ave
Vancouver BC V5J 1H2
Phone: 604-874-7999
Fax: 604-874-7333
Pomegranate Community Midwives
2647 East Hastings Street
Vancouver BC V5K 1Z5
Phone: 604-255-5556
Fax: 604-255-5576
South Community Birth Program
201-5838 Fraser Street
Vancouver BC V5W 2Z5
Phone: 604-324-2201
Fax: 604-324-2205
Westside Midwives
303-2083 Alma Street
Vancouver BC V6R 4N6
Phone: 604-224-0686
Fax: 604-221-0574
Find a Midwife in BC
Visit the website of the Midwives Association of BC.
Resources
Canadian Midwifery:
Midwifery and Birth Resources:
Reviewed on: February 6, 2012
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