MCNS REFLECTIONS ON OVER A YEAR IN A PANDEMIC
Despite COVID challenges MCNS current 2020-2021 team of two, Vera Berard and Erika Mitchell have been delighted to be with laboring folk, attending their births and welcoming their babies.
Life continues, folk get pregnant and babies get born… between February 2020 and March 2021, Midwifery Care North Shore has provided care to approximately 58 families.
Our gratitude extends to the doulas, our midwifery colleagues, student midwives, our nursing and physician colleagues that assist us meet our individual clients’ needs: – 66% of babies were born via a spontaneous vaginal birth – 51% occurred in hospital and 15% at home. Our team expanded to include LGH specialist obstetrical, paediatric and anesthetic services for approximately 34% of our clientele. 12% of babies were born via an assisted vaginal birth and 22 % via a C/Section, of these 2.5% were elective and 19.5% were in labor. (more…)