Midwifery

The Night Before #3: Interview with a Midwife part 2 of 2

Micah Langer — Sun, 23 Nov 2014 22:26:23 +0000

More on working nights as a Midwife, with a focus on labour issues.

"The Night Before" is the title for a series of interviews with people who work nights, occasionally airing on CKUT's Tuesday Morning After show. The intention of the series is to learn about the experiences of people who work nights, the conditions of their labour, and the health-effects of late shift and on-call work. This piece originally aired May 27th, 2014.

The Night Before #2: Interview with a Midwife pt. 1 of 2

Micah Langer — Wed, 18 Jun 2014 17:19:01 +0000

One perspective on working nights as a midwife.

CKUT's Wednesday Morning After: Naître à la pointe initiative explores alternaive birthing care

CKUT News — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 19:46:35 +0000

Interview with Céline Bianchi

Pointe Saint Charles resident Céline Bianchi started the Naître à la pointe initiative, a group of Pointe Saint Charles residents working to bring midwife services to their neighborhood and give future mothers access to prenatal and birthing care alternatives.

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GroundWire Podcast: Tar Sands - Midwifery - Equity

GroundWire — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:11:42 +0000

October 23 - November 9

Welcome to the latest edition of GroundWire: October 26 - November 9.

HEADLINES:

Jane Kirby of CKDU speaks with pro-choice advocate Sarah Woolf about the recent shutdown of the event "Echoes of the Holocaust" at McGill, which compares abortion to genocide.

Drug addictions can have a significant effect on children. Jay Peachy of CJSF spoke with one artist in Vancouver who decided to take a bold view on the topic.

Activists for accessibility and disability awareness say many dentists are wary of treating the disabled. For Handilink and for GroundWire, Cameron Wells speaks with Ali Sigal, who wants to change that.

STATION REPORT:

Jacky Tuinstra Harrison of CHRY descends on Kingston, Ontario, to document the Ontario Regional Conference of the NCRA.

FEATURES:

80 years after women gained the right to run for office, Canada is still far away from gender equity in government. Erica Butler of CKDU looks at one initative across the country that is fighting this inequality.

The VanRad Collective presents voices in opposition to the Alberta Tar Sands including Mike Mercredi of Fort Chipewyan and Mike Hudema of GreenPeace, in a special feature for GroundWire.

Gretchen King and Saja Marouf of CKUT collect interviews while attending the 10th anniversary celebration of the legalization of midwifery in Quebec.

This episode was anchored by Melissa Albiani and Matt Rawle, and produced by Melissa Albiani, with editorial support and coordination by David Parker, Jacky Tuinstra Harrison and Courtney Kirkby.

Interested in submitting your own stories? Get in touch by emailing groundwireprod@gmail.com.