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Midwifery News | May 2026
 
 
 

MAY 2026

Unshakeable confidence in nursing and midwifery care
 

BCCNM is pleased to release its 2025 Annual Report.

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International Day of the Midwife

May 5 is International Day of the Midwife. BCCNM recognizes the vital contributions midwives make in offering compassionate support to expectant parents and newborns.

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Red Dress Day - May 5

May 5 is the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and 2SLGBTQIA+ People, also known as Red Dress Day. As part of our work to eradicate Indigenous-specific racism in the B.C. health-care system, BCCNM recognizes Red Dress Day, and we pledge to continue our work to make the health-care system culturally safe for Indigenous Peoples.

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Bear Witness Day - May 10

BCCNM acknowledges and honours Bear Witness Day. This day marks Spirit Bear’s birthday and honours the memory of Jordan River Anderson through the full and proper implementation of Jordan’s Principle—a child-first legal rule that ensures First Nations children receive the services and supports they need, when they need them. 

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We want to hear from you: draft revisions to RM standard

BCCNM has posted and invites public comment on draft revisions to the Certified Midwives: Induction and Augmentation of Labour practice standard.

Review the standard and submit your feedback.

Regulatory supervision

Regulatory supervision is more than “watching" a student. It is a professional decision-making process that uses assessment, communication, risk evaluation, and ongoing supervision planning to protect clients while supporting student learning.

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Office closed

BCCNM's office will be closed on Monday, May 18. We will reopen at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 19.
 

 

 

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​​​​​​Territorial acknowledgement

We acknowledge the rights and title of the First Nations on whose collective unceded territories encompass the land base colonially known as British Columbia. We give specific thanks to the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ speaking peoples the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) and sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations and the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh-ulh Sníchim speaking Peoples the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation), on whose unceded territories BCCNM’s office is located. We also give thanks for the medicines of these territories and recognize that laws, governance, and health systems tied to these lands and waters have existed here for over 9000 years.

We also acknowledge the unique and distinct rights, including rights to health and wellness, of First Nations, Inuit​ and Métis peoples from elsewhere in Canada who now live in British Columbia. As leaders in the settler health system, we acknowledge our responsibilities to these rights under international, national, and provincial law.​

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