Health & Healthcare

Natal care platforms

Here's what the 2024 BC election parties are promising.

BC NDP

  • Create a comprehensive strategy to improve maternity care

    "Create a comprehensive strategy to improve mater- nity care across the province that prioritizes new ways of supporting OBGYNs, family doctors and midwives in delivering care to their patients." — An Action Plan for You, retrieved 2024-10-07

BC Conservatives

  • Introduce 1 month of paid compassionate leave for women who suffer miscarriage

    "Introduce 1 month of paid compassionate leave for women who suffer miscarriage, ensuring women have the support and space needed to recover from miscarriage - without worrying about the pressures of work." — Common Sense Change for British Columbia, retrieved 2024-10-15

  • Establish a midwife degree programme in Surrey

    "Establish a midwife degree program in Surrey: Working in partnership with an established post-secondary institution, we will establish a midwife degree program in Surrey to address the shortage of qualified midwives. Currently, the only midwife program in BC is located at UBC’s Point Grey campus." — Common Sense Change for British Columbia, retrieved 2024-10-15

  • Start a 2-year degree conversion programme for nurses to become midwives

    "Launch a 2-year degree conversion program for nurses, allowing registered nurses to transition into midwifery and further strengthen our healthcare workforce." — Common Sense Change for British Columbia, retrieved 2024-10-15

We don't have any BC Greens policies on Natal care.

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