The Newfoundland and Labrador government is moving forward with plans to incorporate midwives into the healthcare system, with the formal registration of Gisela Becker as a registered midwife with the Newfoundland and Labrador Council of Health Professionals. As the Provincial Midwifery Consultant with the Department of Health and Community Services, Becker will work with the province, leading a team that will work with the four regional health authorities, the Association of Midwives of Newfoundland and Labrador the College of Midwives of Newfoundland and Labrador and the council to introduce midwife services across the province.
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