Let them know you want midwives to be part of our health system. Talk about midwifery. Talk to everyone you know. Talk to friends. Talk to strangers.
Many people have no idea about what modern midwifery is or why it's a good thing.
Talk about your experiences and the success of midwifery in other provinces. Even more people have the idea that home birth is inherently unsafe. The Working Group read piles of research studies examining the relative safety of home and hospital birth. Check out the article on our website which describes research indicating that, if the scope of practice defined by the Working Group report is followed, home birth will be no less safe than hospital birth. Right now midwifery is closer than it has ever been to becoming an accepted, insured part of our health system.