Pilot Integration of Midwives into a Comprehensive Primary Care Setting

Written By Shay Alford

An IP Collaborative Project to integrate two salaried registered midwives as a pilot intervention to strengthen comprehensive primary care to youth clients aged 12-24 at the Victoria Youth Clinic Society (VYCS) and promote an alternate model of employment and practice to address workforce mental health challenges experienced by midwives working in a fee-for-service model.

Location: Victoria, British Columbia

Lead Organization: Victoria Youth Clinic Society (VYCS) 
Focus: Enhancing the integration of midwifery services into comprehensive primary care teams, building relationships, supporting Indigenous strategies, and providing collaborative sexual, reproductive, and perinatal care for youth clients.

Project Team:

  • Project Lead: Cecilia Benoit, PhD, FRSC, FCAHS, Scientist, Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research, University of Victoria

  • Andrea Mellor, PhD, Post-doctoral fellow, Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research, University of Victoria (Research Coordinator)

  • Brett Koenig, MSc, Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research, University of Victoria (Research Assistant)

  • Ricki Justice, Executive Director, Victoria Youth Clinic Society (Community Partner Lead)

  • Nathalie Pambrun, Registered Métis Midwife, Victoria Youth Clinic Society (Indigenous Midwife)

  • Melanie Mason, Registered Métis Midwife, Victoria Youth Clinic Society (Indigenous Midwife)

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