Midwives are highly skilled and educated health professionals specializing in low-risk maternity care. Midwives support pregnancy as a normal part of a birthing person’s life, by addressing the physical, emotional, social, and cultural aspects of their experiences.

Midwives are primary care providers in relation to pregnancy, labour, and the newborn. They are qualified to order laboratory tests, ultrasounds, and prescribe medication. Schedules for Ordering

​Midwives are also trained in emergency care and have transfer arrangements in place with the hospital, if necessary.  

Midwives are integrated into the New Brunswick health care system, through the Regional Health Authority, and work with other doctors, nurses, and health care professionals as needed to provide appropriate, client-centered care.

Midwives provide:

          Clinical care for low-risk pregnancy;
          All prenatal care;
          Attending labour and birth; and,
          Postnatal care for up to six (6) weeks for both client and
​          newborn.

A Registered Midwife’s Scope of Practice is outlined in the following documents:
         
           Scope of Practice
          Consultation, Shared Primary Care & Transfer of Practice Guidelines
          Schedules for Ordering
          Equipment and Supplies
          Emergency Transfer 
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Midwives provide care to pregnant clients and their families according to the Midwifery Model of Care Policy.

​Choice of Birthplace is one of the fundamental principles of the Model of Care, and midwives offer the choice of home birth or hospital birth to low-risk clients based on informed decision making and relevant information.

          Informed Choice Policy
          Home Birth Position Statement
          Interprofessional Collaboration