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A Summary of Learning

I have enjoyed the MHST 601 course and have appreciated that this course allowed me to focus and reflect on health care issues that have...

Brian Sinclair: A Tragic Story of Racism in Health Care

“Our health care services were set up with the best intentions in mind, they weren’t set up with Indigenous people in mind.” – Dr. Janet...

Diabetes in Pregnancy

Midwifery is one of the few health care professions that primarily cares for a healthy population. Since we care mainly for well women...

What is Health?

In 1948 the WHO described health as “a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease...

Social Determinants of Health In Canada

As a midwife from Manitoba I am all too familiar with the social determinants of health and the disparities and barriers Canadians from...

Professionalism In A Digital World

Midwifery as a profession is under constant scrutiny by the medical community. This adds an extra layer of importance for a midwife to...

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