Daphne McRae is a postdoctoral research fellow in Population and Public Health at the University of British Columbia. https://www.newsdeeply.com/womensadvancement/contributor/daphne-mcrae/rss en Mon, 08 Oct 2018 11:00:00 +0000 Nazeem Muhajarine, Daphne McRae https://www.newsdeeply.com/womensadvancement/articles/2018/10/08/poor-women-who-use-midwives-have-healthier-babies https://www.newsdeeply.com/womensadvancement/articles/2018/10/08/poor-women-who-use-midwives-have-healthier-babies A new study of women in lower socioeconomic circumstances in British Columbia found midwifery care to be an effective model of prenatal care, significantly lowering the likelihood of preterm births, and small and low birth-weight babies.