01/10/2026
From your newborn photographer turned midwife - former clients, please read!
I’ve been awake since 3 am. In the last 15 hours alone I’ve helped a mama deliver a sweet baby boy into the world; I’ve helped someone access mental health support for severe postpartum depression; I’ve done STI testing; I’ve helped three people with breastfeeding challenges; I found formula donations for someone who doesn’t have enough funds to feed her baby; and I even cut a tongue tie, ensuring an excellent latch without needing to wait 8 weeks to get into a lactation clinic (which costs $50 a visit). Unfortunately, as of Monday, I’ve also gained an extra 30% of work - with no gained income to show for it.
Midwives save lives. Midwives change lives. And the future of midwifery in Edmonton is at stake due to the shut down of a highly utilized program at the Royal Alexandra Hospital. This ultimately means less midwifery care for Edmonton’s most vulnerable pregnant populations, including our Indigenous populations, those experiencing housing crisis, and those with substance use. Friends, if you know me and what I do, then you know that these are the places where midwifery truly shines. After all - we’ve been helping save oppressed people groups since the Exodus 😉
To quote the WHO: “Strengthening midwives’ role in maternity and newborn care services would save millions of lives each year while significantly enhancing women’s overall experience of care.”
If you are an Albertan and believe in midwifery, have ever wanted midwifery, have benefited from midwifery, or if you care about preserving this option for the uterus-carrying people in your life, please speak up and write to your MLA about the value of midwives in Alberta at the link below.
Compassionate, Personalized Support for Your Pregnancy and Birth Journey in Alberta What is a Midwife? Honouring your body, your birth, your choicesRegistered midwives are health care professionals who provide expert primary care to you and your baby during pregnancy, labour, birth and 6-weeks postp...
