Table 2 Documents from the public domain reviewed

Public Announcements (multi-media sources)/News Releases

 1. (Periodical) Midwifery to become autonomous in Manitoba (1997) Medical Post

 2. (Periodical) Legalizing midwifery has been a hard labor(1997) Medical Post

 3. (Periodical) MB spends $1 M on midwifery before legalizing its practice: Service to be paid for (1999) National Post

 4. (Newspaper) University eyes new BMW (1999) Canadian Press

 5. (Newspaper) Growing pains dog midwifery in province (2001)

 6. (News Release) (2004) First Aboriginal Midwifery Education Program to be established in Manitoba.

 7. (Public Announcement) (2006) Health Canada. Aboriginal Midwifery Education Program

 8. (Newspaper) Manitoba Health sat on midwife report (2008) Winnipeg Free Press

 9. (Web) University College of the North (Programs Approved by COPSE in 2009/10) Program Expansion announcement

 10. (News Release) (2009) Ministers Announce Expansion of Midwifery Training Program.

 11. (News Release) (2010) New birth centre to be developed in south Winnipeg

 12. (Newspaper) Birthing Centre disappoints (2012) Winnipeg Free Press

 13. (Newspaper) Few born at $3.5-million centre (2012) Winnipeg Free Press

 14. (Newspaper) Winnipeg’s new birthing centre ‘a colossal failure’ (2012) Winnipeg Sun

 15. (Newspaper)Manitoba mom-to-be miffed she can’t use empty birthing centre (2012) Winnipeg Sun

Internal Records

 1. Resolution from Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak Inc. RE: Midwifery Services to Aboriginal women (2002)