Pandemic increases demand and pressure on midwives

Pandemic increases demand and pressure on midwives

May 4, 2021 7:49 pm PST.

For the first time, Vancouver proclaimed May 5 as Day of the Midwife. But as Kier Junos reports, while the day celebrates midwives, it also calls attention to the increased demand for midwife services during the pandemic.

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