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Local and national governments in west and central African countries must prioritise investment in providing access to HIV testing for all pregnant women.
The importance of accessing water that’s safe to drink and enough for washing, cleaning and cooking is clear, but little attention has been given to the safety of water collection away from home.
Having multiple romantic partners also offers greater financial and logistical support when raising children, according to research with polyamorous families.
To make meaningful progress on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s Calls to Action, all provinces and territories should promptly follow B.C. and ban discriminatory ‘birth alerts.’
Providing affordable pregnancy tests to women in low-resource countries is a critical, yet under-appreciated, way to improve their health.
The benefits of midwifery for women and babies globally are clear. In Canada, innovations in midwifery centres and services are tempered by low pay and high rates of burnout.
With an estimated prevalence of four per cent, fetal alcohol syndrome disorder (FASD) is more common than autism. And yet is it surrounded by myth and stigma.
New research shows that midwifery care is not just for the wealthy – it has health and cost benefits for vulnerable women and provincial governments must act to increase their access.
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Professor, Department of Community Health and Epidemiology and Director, Saskatchewan Population Health and Evaluation Research Unit, University of Saskatchewan
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia
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Associate Professor of Education, University of Calgary
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MSc student in School and Applied Child Psychology, University of Calgary
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Associate Professor of Radiology, University of Calgary
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Communications Specialist, University of California, San Francisco
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Clinical Lecturer, University of Calgary
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Assistant Professor, Midwifery Education Program, McMaster University
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Health Economist, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco
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Director/Assistant Dean, Midwifery, and Associate Professor, McMaster University
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Student Midwife, McMaster University
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Midwifery Student, McMaster University
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Associate research scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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Lecturer, School of Health Sciences, University of East Anglia
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PhD (Public Health) candidate, James Cook University
