New Brunswick to regulate midwives

Here's an article from CBC news today. There's no word in here on whether New Brunswick is also funding midwifery services.

N.B. to regulate midwives
Last Updated: Wednesday, May 16, 2007 10:58 AM ET
CBC News

Midwives are about to be made part of the New Brunswick health-care system,
the provincial government announced Wednesday.

Health Minister Mike Murphy said he will introduce legislation to regulate
the profession.

Midwives help women in their pregnancies, including deliveries, often in
their homes.

Murphy said there is evidence from other countries that midwives offer an
effective alternative to hospital deliveries in normal pregnancies.

Until now, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and
Labrador were the only provinces that hadn't passed midwifery legislation.

The Progressive Conservative government in Nova Scotia introduced
legislation in November to integrate midwives into its health-care system.

The service is funded in most provinces where it has been regulated.