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Vaccines OLD

“Midwives and Vaccination: Delivering Informed Choice Discussions” is a one-year project coordinated by the Canadian Association of Midwives (CAM) and the National Council of Indigenous Midwives (NCIM) and funded by the Public Health Agency of Canada. The objectives of this project were threefold:

  1. Assess the current national midwifery landscape of scope, competencies, and practice around immunization
  2. Conduct a needs assessment with midwives across Canada and midwifery clients to survey their informational and resource needs around vaccination
  3. Create informational materials based on the needs assessment

Immunization can be a complex topic but midwifery clients have expressed their desire for and trust in midwives to facilitate nuanced, evidence-based, and respectful discussions around immunization. We have therefore strived to create materials that are balanced, respectful, and helpful. The main theme of our materials is “Vaccination: We CAN Talk About It”.

Introduction to Vaccines

Learn about immunity, health, informed choice and what makes a vaccine.

Resources for Midwives

Extensive resources for midwives including clinical practice guidelines and tools around vaccine hesitancy.

Position Statement

Access to vaccination information and services is a human right and increasing safe and equitable access to vaccines and vaccine information is important for community health and well-being.

Further Reading for Clients

Extensive resources covering topics like children and vaccines, informed choice, and identifying misinformation on the internet.

Project Overview and Research Statement

Read the background that lead to the creation of this Position Statement and informational materials on immunization for midwives and midwifery clients, with consideration for Indigenous needs.

Glossary of Terms

Explore commonly used terms to help you better understand the conversation.

Posters and Handouts

Download printable posters and handouts to share with your clients and community.

Evidence Synthesis 

Understand the barriers and facilitators to the implementation and integration of midwives as vaccine providers in health systems in Canada

Webinar: Vaccines – We can talk about it

Recorded 2021-03-23

Join Kim Campbell, Jasmine Chatelaine and Wendy Pringle as they look at vaccines and how to talk about them. We’ll look at the challenges and opportunities around making an informed-choice decision, and the role of midwives can play. We’ll also look at a new stand-alone educational model for midwives developed in collaboration with the University of British Columbia.

Midwives and Vaccination – Delivering Informed Choice Discussions

This presentation on informed choice, midwives and vaccination with Jasmine Chatelaine was recorded as part of our conference, Knovember 2020.