Hay River and Fort Smith have midwifery services at this point, and the idea of hiring one additional midwife for each of these locations is to stabilize the program. The next community on the list for midwives is Yellowknife, and as I already said, that would require the hiring of four midwives. There are some conversations going on about how the program could be expanded beyond that. Today, this very day, there is consultation going on with Fort Resolution community members and healthcare workers to find out whether they are interested in having midwives, whether they would prefer to have a doula program or an Indigenous caregiver program. Those are the kinds of things that we would like to hear, not only in Fort Resolution, but in the Deh Cho and in Behchoko, as well.
Julie Green on Question 665-19(2): Northwest Territories Midwifery Services
In the Legislative Assembly on March 11th, 2021. See this statement in context.
Question 665-19(2): Northwest Territories Midwifery Services
Oral Questions
March 11th, 2021
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