Latest News on Midwifery Legislation on PEI

January 27th, 2012

The new signatures on our petition have been getting some traction with stories on CBC on television and radio, local radio CFCY also covered the story. In the latest development Minister Currie tweeted to BORN that he’ll be looking into the situation in more depth. http://www.cbc.ca/video/#/News/Canada/PEI/Compass/2179017826/ID

VBAC- Vaginal Delivery After Cesarean

January 26th, 2012

A link to a useful booklet on VBAC information from BC,

http://www.powertopush.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Best-Birth-Clinic-VBAC-Patient-Info-Booklet-with-BC-Data_web.pdf

Born’s Online Petition 2012

January 6th, 2012

Our online Petition Form is back up and running after being down due to a technical error, even if you have sent this before now is a great time to add your comments to the attention of our New Health Minister, Hon. Doug Currie. Let’s hope this is the year the PEI Government actually moves to bring Legislated Midwifery to PEI. Our most informed advisors have suggested that PEI adopt a North West Territories style of legislation that would allow a Midwife from any legislated province to practice here. This would allow women on PEI to have immediate access to Midwifery. In time Midwives could be hired to work in existing Health Clinics on PEI and deliver babies in Hospital, Birthing Centers or Homes. When Midwives become part of the Health Care System Doulas can be hired as attendants and to work as part of a Midwifery Team.

http://born-pei.ca/petition/

January BORN Meeting

December 6th, 2011

Sunday January 15th from 1:30 p.m to 4:30 p.m at

Sherri’s house

212 Kensington Rd. , Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
This is also posted on Face Book, https://www.facebook.com/events/286432364733803/

November BORN MEETING -Cancelled!

November 15th, 2011

Meeting was cancelled, will  post new time when I am advised of it, sorry.

Hello Folks,

We are having a November Born Meeting, The meeting will be held at Sherri McWilliams home in Chartlottetown. As always our meetings are open to any interested persons. BORN welcomes new members and community input. The next BORN meeting will take place at Sherri’s  house:  212 Kensington Road in Charlottetown, on Tuesday, November 22nd, at 7pm.  Sherri’s house is on the same side of the road as the Belvedere Golf Course and is yellow with white shutters.

Article on Midwifery in Ontario

October 14th, 2011

http://www.cbncompass.ca/News/2011-10-03/article-2765360/Writing-in-support-of-midwifery/1

September Meeting

September 20th, 2011

BORN will be kicking off our 2011/2012 year with a meeting tonight. September 20th  at 7 p.m.  at 46 Parkside Dr. Please feel free to join us , sorry for the late notice but we had web-site issues. :(

Reproductive Care Co-Ordinator

January 23rd, 2012

PEI is looking for a new Reproductive Care Co-Ordinator, this is an internal posting so if you work for Health PEI already it might be the job for you. BORN hopes the new Co-ordinator will support Midwifery and Doula Care.

June E-Meeting 2011

June 4th, 2011

We are waiting on a final tally on the money raised for  Gislane Francour Foundation but I think we covered our costs on the film and raised about $500.00 for Haitian Midwives, Sylvie can give us an exact figure soon.

I spoke briefly with Sylvie, we need to have two new signing officers as Sandy :( is temorarily leaving for Toronto, and Robin has been gone awhile, I volunteered to be one and Jennifer has volunteered to be the other.

Our second order of business is we need to shuffle the executive. The positions are as follows

Chair-To co-ordinate meetings and keep the meetings rolling, to make executive decsions when needed

Past Chair- That will be  me , I’m ready to pass the baton please.

Secretary- To keep minutes of our meetings

Treasurer- To Keep our finances such as they are straight

Media Contact-

Board Members at large- If you would like to continue to be on this e-mail list please e-mail me to confirm  otherwise I will remove you so I am not sending you superflous information.

We need a plan for 2011/2012

plan A: Do nothing and wait for results of Implementation Task Force (due this fall) and election

Plan B: Plan on repeating the Walk in Spring of 2012

Plan C: Some fantasic new idea

 

I will post this as a note on the Face  Book page too for our new members we usually do not meet or take action over the summer months so any new business will be postponed until the fall unless there is a major issue.

 

BORN Contact:

Susana Rutherford

T 902.892-2339

www.born-pei.ca

E info@born-pei.ca

 

BORN Mailing Address:

c/o Island Wellness Centre

102-A Kent Street

Charlottetown, PEI

C1A 1M9

 

 

BORN is now on Twitter!

May 18th, 2011

http://twitter.com/#!/BORNCooperative