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Climate Change, Reproductive Justice, and the Future of Midwifery Care

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April 22, 2025 from 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
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Climate change is a reproductive justice issue, worsening maternal health outcomes and disproportionately affecting marginalized communities. Rising temperatures, extreme weather, and displacement impact pregnancy, fertility, and access to SRHR. Midwives play a critical role in both care and advocacy.

This 60-90 minute webinar, featuring Dr. Heather McMullen, a global expert on climate and SRHR, alongside other panelists (TBC), will explore these intersections and provide midwives with practical tools for climate-conscious care. Learn how to support vulnerable communities and integrate climate resilience into midwifery practice. Join us in shaping the future of climate-responsive reproductive healthcare.

Simultaneous interpretation into French will be available.

 

Dr Heather McMullen: I am a social scientist in the Global Public Health Unit in the Centre for Public Health and Policy, Wolfson Institute of Population Health. I am the course lead for Gender, Sexuality and Health on the MSc in Global Public Health. My academic work tends to engage themes of bodily autonomy, stigma and complexity and aims to make a contribution to creating greater visibility, social justice and engagement with complex topics. Learn more

 

Read CAM's new position statement: Midwifery, the Climate and its Impact on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights

Event Zoom Notes
Event Zoom Notes Brittany Stairs - brittanystairs@gmail.com , Susana Ku - susana@sarniamidwives.com , Veronique Bazinet - veronique_bazinet@gov.nt.ca , CJ Blennerhassett - cj.blennerhassett@iwk.nshealth.ca , Interprefy French - isabel.lang20@interprefy.com , Interprefy English - isabel.lang21@interprefy.com , Tonia Occhionero - tocchionero@canadianmidwives.org , Alex Wysocki-Najar - awysockinajar@canadianmidwives.org , Amanda Sorbara - asorbara73@gmail.com , Autumn McKay - autumn.mckay@treaty3.ca , isabel lang22 - isabel.lang22@interprefy.com , Mei Luo - imdhealthnwellnesscorp@gmail.com , Aidan Cooper - aidan.a.cooper@gmail.com , Michelle Rugamba - michelle.rugamba@international.gc.ca , Sabrina Islam - sabrina.a.islam@gmail.com , Emmanuel Nambu - nambuemmanuel419@gmail.com , Moya Crangle - moya.crangle@gmail.com , Tom Bui - tom.bui@international.gc.ca , Alex Wilson - alexandra.wilson@oxfam.org , Lisa Sutherland - lsutherlandrm@hotmail.com , Kendall Spencer - kendall.spencer@phsa.ca , aoife chamberlaine - aoifeclare@gmail.com , Astrid Fritzsche - astrid.fritzsche@gmail.com , Andrea Levy - alevyrm@hotmail.com , Sajjal Khokhar - sajjal.khokhar3@gmail.com , natalie johnson - natalie.johnson@ubc.ca , Brittany Waring - brittany.waring@gmail.com , kory mcgrath - korymcgrath@gmail.com , Cassandra Rizzo - solowec@mcmaster.ca , N W - nadiawill77@hotmail.com , Farah Nour Shabib - fshabib@torontomu.ca , Gloria Girard - gloria.girard2017@gmail.com , Jessica Ainslie - jessicaainslie159@gmail.com , Joyce England - englandjoyce2@gmail.com , Mei Luo - meiluo77@yahoo.ca , Kerstin Helén - khelenrm@gmail.com , Savannah Armstrong - savarmstrong4@gmail.com , Jem Deguire - jem.deguire@gmail.com , WENDY THOMSON - wthomson24@gmail.com , Susana Ku - kucarbos@mcmaster.ca , Kate Mansbridge - kate.mansbridge@aom.on.ca , Julia Heyens - julia.heyens@gmail.com , Kim Cleland - kdawncleland@gmail.com , Mary Dirmeitis - marydirmeitis@gmail.com , N. Singleton-Bassaragh - natashasingletonb@gmail.com , Brittany Stairs - brittany.stairs@horizonnb.ca , Faidat Alabi - abidemialabi59@gmail.com , Diane Meronyk - midwifedianemeronyk@gmail.com , Elaina Ferrari - bovair.ferrari@gmail.com , Tia Sarkar - tia.sarkar@yahoo.com , Tia Sarkar - tiamataugust@gmail.com , Kamara Ukachukwu - kamara.ukachukwu@gmail.com , Sylvia Miedinger - sylvia.miedinger@gmail.com , Charlene Payette - payettec@mcmaster.ca , Megan Macdonald - meganmacdonald06@gmail.com , Barb Bryja - bryjabarb@gmail.com , Momina Khan - momina.khan@torontomu.ca , Allison Campbell - allison.campbell@ubc.ca , Heather McMullen - heatherclairemcmullen@gmail.com , Megan Davies - mdavies@indigenousmidwifery.ca , Amaili Jetté - amaili.jette@rsfq.qc.ca , CJ Blennerhassett - president@canadianmidwives.org , Rebecca Wolsak - rebecca.wolsak@international.gc.ca , Kirsty Bourret (elle/she/her) - bourretk@mcmaster.ca , Alisha Nicole - anapale@canadianmidwives.org , Megan Bobier - megan.bobier@aom.on.ca , Valerie Perrault - vperrault@canadianmidwives.org , Leanne Horvath - leanne.horvath@aom.on.ca.
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