Care with
a solo practice midwife means that you will receive the highest level of personalized attention throughout preconception, pregnancy, labor and birth, and the first 6 weeks postpartum.
Just like you may have sought out a group
practice when selecting a pediatrician, obstetrician or
midwife; there are advantages to working with a group of lactation consults rather than a home visit LC flying
solo.
On the basis that the context of
practice in BC would be important in relation to the challenges that
midwives would experience and the strategies that they would use,
midwives with at least 5 years» experience as a
midwife in BC were selected from a list of registered
midwives, to reflect possible variations in experiences between
midwives working in urban and rural locations across BC (lower mainland, Vancouver Island, the interior and Northern BC), and between those working as
solo, midwifery group and collaborative practitioners (
midwives and family doctors sharing a caseload).