Distribution of type of primary birth attendant, Canada, 2006/2007
Notes:
Not all provinces cover midwifery care.
‘Other’ includes those care providers whose type was unspecified by mothers, including physicians of unspecified specialization.
Source: CICH graphic created using data adapted from the Public Health Agency of Canada. What Mothers Say: The Canadian Maternity Experiences Survey 2006-2007. Ottawa. 2009.
http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/rhs-ssg/pdf/tab-eng.pdf -accessed July 24, 2017.
In Canada, in 2006/07, the majority of women, 70%, were cared for by an obstetrician and/or gynaecologist when giving birth.
15% of women were cared for by a family physician; 5% were cared for by a nurse practitioner.
While on average 4.3% of women in Canada were cared for by a midwife, the rate was higher in Ontario (6.4%), BC (6.1%) and Manitoba (6.5%).1
In the Yukon, 51% of women were cared for by a family physician, which was the case for 39% of women in the Northwest Territories, 38% of women in Nunavut and 32% of women in Saskatchewan.1
1Public Health Agency of Canada. What Mothers Say: The Canadian Maternity Experiences Survey 2006-2007. Ottawa. 2009. http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/rhs-ssg/pdf/survey-eng.pdf-accessed July 24, 2017.