full scope maternity care with registered midwives.
pregnancy 〰️ home birth 〰️ hospital birth 〰️ postpartum 〰️
pregnancy 〰️ home birth 〰️ hospital birth 〰️ postpartum 〰️
You may self-refer by filling out our intake form here.
about our practice
We are a group of midwives, who work in teams, to offer full scope prenatal, birth and postpartum care. We accept all pregnant clients who live in the qathet region and offer both home and hospital birth, and early postpartum home visits.
While you choose your midwifery team for prenatal and postpartum care, we have a shared maternity call group at qathet General Hospital. Any care you receive at the hospital may be attended to by one of the midwives or two family doctors we share call with.
A midwife is always on-call for qathet midwifery care clients for all urgent prenatal and postpartum concerns, and for those planning a home birth.
The word qathet means ‘working together’; it was generously gifted to the local Regional District by the Tla’amin Nation. An important goal of qathet midwifery care is to work together with clients and wider services to meet their needs and support their healthcare decisions.
Registered midwives are healthcare professionals who specialize in the care of pregnancy, birth, and the weeks following birth. Midwifery care is free to residents of BC.
During your pregnancy, a midwife will provide all of the essential healthcare you require, including ordering laboratory tests, ultrasounds and prescriptions, and care for you during labour and birth.
Midwives provide extensive physical, social, and psychological support to meet your individual needs through longer prenatal appointments, 24/7 phone line access, and working closely with obstetric specialists as needed. .
Midwifery care can include:
miscarriage care
specialist + consultation referrals
connecting you to community resources
managing transport to higher levels of care
mental health support
early postpartum home visits
additional lactation support