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' ., h; t, | I "We were thinking of something that But they've also decided to hold open i ' “13 if ' I ' would connect us to the community." said spaces fora certain percentage of their prac- \ k r - 1 Nicole Drysdale, who opened the practice [ice to care for women who are new to the ‘_ 3 ' l A. . _' ' , " ‘ ’ along with registered midwives Ann Liebau. area. have no family doctor or who are seek- A» Ti: ' .‘ y . t Shirley('.rove and Michelle Dugg-McCraken, ing midwifery care later in the pregnancy 5; ‘ , ‘~” _ ‘ l | "The blue heron is a bird than is usually the norm. The F ' sf \' I .. Q i that you can see while you're biggest thing is they want to 3. 1 ' . ~ i ' walking or running around "We call it the give local expectant mothers fl; . Z ifs-w ”‘~ 1 Waterloo," said Ann liebau. . . some options ' E W ' i " “Plus Grand River was lClng on the cake' “As the region grows so 1 already taken by the hospiâ€" They Say it’s SO quickly there are lots of peo- ‘ . tal." said Grove with a laugh . ple coming who don't have a l ‘ That sense of place was ”Ice [0 80 through family doctors and don't f; i l important to the health care pregnancy lUith have a route ofentry to get to _ , ' . professionals that provide an obstetrician." said Liebau. . a... a l l support to expectant mothâ€" your and "010 “We reserved spaces in our ' ' I us before. during and after vou Come to [he caseload for latecomers to \ : the birth of their babies. lliey “ u save some spaces for women ‘ 5 Will hold a special open house, IOO. who need care the most ‘ ' house Not 25. 2 pm. to 6 â€"NicoleDrysda.Ie a “And the way we're paid , p "L, at 30 Dupont St l:.. mm, Heron Midiuiws were able to accommodate i a suite 105, to meet local those women without having : women. children and fami- them pay us directly." Grove i | lit-s looking for more information on natural said, \ l birth. But the most important aspect of the , {J The iiiidwn'es have hospital privileges at clinic is its woman~centred care. said DrysA " for” . i ‘ (.rand River Hospital and have already deliv- dale. It's not just about getting the job done. ’ cred their first baby. a boy named Nicholas “It's about making decisions together," _ in October. With Ministry ofllealth approval she said “One of the tenets of midwifery i Illt'\ hope to deliver as many as 200 babies a care is informed choice and that is one of 1 year the big differences between seeing a doctor ‘ hid the demand is there said Liebau. and seeinga midwife. who expects the gromh of the new clinic to "We give women all the information and match thegromh in the region. make recommendations to them, but we “The growth in obstetric pronders hasn't make the final decisions together, It's about been then- to meet that tit-ma nd," said helping them.“ Ann Liebau, Shirley Grove and Nicole Drysdale have opened Waterloo's first midwifery clinic, Liebaii “With the growing population, That includes home visits to new moth- Blue Heron Midwives. located at 30 Dupont St. E., in uptown Waterloo. The clinic is holding there's a deepening shortage especially with ers after they've had a baby for both postâ€" an open house “I new Client! NOV- 25 fewer and fewer doctors taking on new partum care and breastfeeding suppon. “WWW patients. “They come from the hospital and are how they are able to adjust." “You don't feel like you been left on your “We're stepping in to meet that demand. able to stay home and not have to go any “We call it the icing on the cake." said own quiteso much." said Grove. and with the growing awareness of the serve where for a week because the midwife can Drysdale. “They say it's so nice to go through For more information on Blue Herron ice there are more and more women knock come to them," said ljebau. "That makes a pregnancy with you. and now you come to Midwives. and their upcoming open house. mg on the door," big difference in how rested they are, and the house. too." go to www.blueheronmidwives.com , A . ‘ ' p ,,,. ' - V l - “w M ' >’~ ,.__,_,-.-____._~-_a'_..___.__. M'- w...’-_ _~' V ‘ 4 "' C55 ‘ ' 350 A A Christmas Dream' “M-““°°°"°°"‘\ ' l . moons 9, a o -: E- ’ ! 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