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With ongoing implementation and expansion of midwifery across the diverse mixes of rural, urban and Aboriginal communities in the health regions of Saskatchewan, Dr. Lori Hanson is exploring how midwifery care can be implemented in an equitable and accessible way.

Dr. Hanson is first exploring other provinces’ experiences with midwifery implementation around issues of accessibility. In this first phase, she is gathering policy documents and published literature together with primary data generated through key informant interviews. The information is gathered in selected health regions in three Canadian provinces where midwifery has been in place for over five years.

In the second phase of research, Dr. Hanson will focus on understanding the context of midwifery implementation in the socio-demographically diverse Saskatoon Health Region (SHR). Analyses of key informant interviews, stakeholder discussions and relevant documents will identify contextual, organizational and programmatic factors that influence the implementation of midwifery in the SHR.

Findings from the research will contribute to equitable access to midwifery care for the diverse populations of Saskatchewan women. It will support new national priorities involving maternal child health, provincial health research priorities in terms of marginalized population needs and health system and policy research, and SHR goals related to health equity.

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