Fall 2012

This joint position paper has been prepared by the Joint Position Paper Working Group and approved by the Canadian Association of Midwives, the  Canadian Association of Perinatal and Women’s Health  Nurses, the College of Family Physicians of Canada, the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada and the Society of Rural Physicians of Canada.
Correspondence to: Kate Miller; millerbuza@yahoo.ca

A review of the current literature on issues of maternity care relevant to rural populations underpins 14 recommendations prepared and approved by 5 national physician, midwifery and nursing organizations. This review and these recommendations are intended to help rural obstetric care providers to continue to provide quality care for women in their communities.

Joint Statement