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International Midwifery

| December 01, 2008 | COPYRIGHT 2008 International Confederation of Midwives. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

ICM President Bridget Lynch has drawn attention to a prestigious award for a midwife in Bridget's home country of Canada: an Honorary Doctorate has been given to midwife Saraswathi Vedam, Director of the Division of Midwifery at the University of British Columbia (UBC).

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In 1985, Saraswathi Vedam completed an MSc in nurse-midwifery at Yale University and went on to work as a midwife in various settings. A passionate teacher, she has taught midwifery and medical students in universities across North America.

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