Jane Groenewegen

Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. Minister Beaulieu.

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. Minister Beaulieu.

Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu. Next I have Mr. Hawkins.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. One of the foundational pieces to expanding midwifery services in the Northwest Territories is going to be the engagement of a midwifery consultant. Perhaps the Minister, for our benefit, could also explain what the role of that consultant’s position will be.

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Thank you, Mr. Moses. Mr. Minister.

Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu. Ms. DeLancey.

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. Minister Beaulieu.

Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu. Next I have Mr. Dolynny.

So it will be a complementary service and it will be optional. People could still have their choice of being in a hospital and going through child delivery in what I’ll call kind of a more conventional sense. Midwifery is an optional, additional, supplementary service that will be operated. I keep hearing people say let’s roll it out, let’s roll it out faster. I don’t want to see it roll out and then have to roll up because we didn’t lay the necessary groundwork. There seems to be some confusion about protocol, about best practices, about liability, about all of the issues that need to be...