Midwife Joanne Daviau Appeals to Hospital Board and Hospital Appeal Board in BC & CAROL SILL

"I was saddened by this case as the fight for midwifery's legalization in Canada has been long and difficult. It required tremendous loyalty and community among midwives despite personal differences and a very long timespan, to work together to have the profession acknowledged and... more

Reviewed by moritherapy Jul 14 2008, 09:05am ( 2 reviews ) • wordpress.com

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Rated by carolsill on Jul 16 2008, 9:43pm

Support professional midwives, support Joanne Daviau's appeal.
Rated by moritherapy on Jul 14 2008, 9:05am

"I was saddened by this case as the fight for midwifery's legalization in Canada has been long and difficult. It required tremendous loyalty and community among midwives despite personal differences and a very long timespan, to work together to have the profession acknowledged and finally accepted through the health care system. This is relatively recent work, and hard won. Canadian midwives like my friend Sandra Botting (who passed away in 1999) worked with such dedication for so many years to create the legalized profession as it exists today, against more difficult odds, for over 20 years. I believe that midwives today should continue to support and strengthen one another in their profession, and in doing so they are supporting the still-fragile entity of Canadian legal midwifery itself (whether or not they get along personally with one another.) Whatever their differences, midwives should back each other up, be professional, and not isolate or separate any practitioner. The show of support from the midwives who came to court to hear Joanne's case was especially meaningful for this reason."

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