Midwives and Interprofessional Collaboration
Did you know that midwives collaborate with health care colleagues?
Interprofessional collaboration ensures the client is kept at the centre of their care, receiving the right care at the right time from the right provider.
Here is an overview of what this collaboration may look like:
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Midwives may consult with various specialists while caring for their clients (parent and baby), or the midwife may provide all of the primary care needed for both, from conception to six weeks postpartum.
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During labour, midwives may also collaborate with nurses, nurse practitioners and paramedics, if the client has been transferred from a home or birth centre birth. The midwife may also provide all of the care during labour and birth.
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Midwives may collaborate with other health professionals depending on the needs of the client, including: social workers, dietitians, lactation consultants, public health nurses and pharmacists.
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