Mighty Oak Midwifery Care

10/22/2025

Please help us welcome Sage Thomas, Registered Midwife (Provisional), and a proud member of the Secwépemc Nation (T’kemlúps te Secwépemc)!

Sage is a graduate of the UBC Midwifery Education Program (Class of 2025). She has returned home to Kamloops to raise her three children, serve her community, and support the resurgence of Indigenous midwifery in Secwepemcúl’ecw 🧡

We are thrilled to support Sage at the beginning of her midwifery career. Sage is the first Indigenous Midwife [ Secwépemcstin: Kwéńle], licensed under the BC College of Nurses and Midwives, to live in and serve the people of her home Indigenous community!






Midwives Association of British Columbia

10/20/2025

Due to the real harms health misinformation can inflict on women and girls around the globe, the SOGC is calling out health mis- and disinformation as a form of violence against women. It undermines trust in health care providers and treatment options that are grounded in evidence and safety. Ahead of Global Media and Information Literacy Week, the SOGC urges all levels of government in Canada to take more concrete and aggressive steps to combat misinformation in women’s health. This starts with funding efforts to close the significant gaps that exist in women’s health data.

To read our full statement, visit: https://sogc.org/en/content/featured-news/SOGC-Statement-Health-Misinformation-is-a-Form-of-Violence-Against-Women.aspx

10/18/2025

Exciting things are happening at Mighty Oak Midwifery! ❤️

Those moments when the stars align and babies wait while their midwives enjoy a quick lunch together 🙏🏼

Left to right: Sage Thomas, Angela Smith, Joanna Norman, Nicole Cant, Lisa Boyd.

10/17/2025

08/11/2025

Midwives are making a big comeback, and solving a crisis in maternal health care.

06/24/2025

We have confirmed a single measles case in .

We are following up directly with individuals who are known to have been exposed to the case as part of normal contact tracing. The risk to the broader public is considered low.

However, if you were at the following locations during the time listed below, you may have been exposed to measles:

▶️ Denny’s Restaurant
570 Columbia St, Kamloops, BC
June 16, 2025 between 12:00 and 2:45 p.m.
▶️ Aberdeen Mall
1320 Trans-Canada Hwy, Kamloops, BC
June 16, 2025 between 1:00 and 4:00 p.m.
▶️ Earls Restaurant
1210 Summit Dr, Kamloops, BC
June 16, 2025 between 6:30 and 11:30 p.m.
▶️ Shoppers Drug Mart
1210 Summit Dr, Kamloops, BC
June 16, 2025 between 9:30 p.m. and 11:35 p.m.
▶️ Castles and Cottages
347 Victoria St, Kamloops, BC
June 18, 2025 between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.

People who are at risk of getting measles are:
- Those who have never had measles disease, and
- Those who have not had two doses of a measles vaccine on or after 12 months of age.

For people who are not fully protected against measles and may have been exposed, we recommend:

- If you were born in 1970 or later and have not had two doses of measles vaccine, you should get a booster dose of measles vaccine. It is most effective if received within three days of being exposed but still can be received after that.

- Certain people should not get the measles vaccine. These include babies less than six months of age, pregnant people, and people with certain immune conditions. If you, or your child, are in one of these groups, please call your local Public Health team as soon as possible and no later than six days after being exposed. You may be advised that you, or your child, receive a medication that can prevent measles disease. This is also provided free of charge.

If you may have been exposed and have not been vaccinated against measles or are unsure, are immunocompromised, have an exposed child under one year of age, or are pregnant, please call 1-855-549-6364 and leave a message. The IH communicable disease team who will review your vaccine history, determine your immunity to measles, and provide recommendations.

Learn more: https://www.interiorhealth.ca/media/confirmed-measles-case-interior-health-june-24-2025

This is the first confirmed measles case in the Interior in 2025. However, there are other cases around the province which may impact people in this region as they travel during the summer. For a full list of exposure locations across B.C., please visit the BC Centre for Disease Control website. This will be updated with any possible exposures for flights and airports, as well as potential exposures at BC Ferries: http://www.bccdc.ca/health-info/diseases-conditions/measles

05/31/2025

Check out all the terrific local businesses and vote for your faves 🤗

Gratitude for your support! ❤️

05/11/2025

Happy Mother's Day! 🌷💕💐 To all Moms and Life-givers.... thank you. Today and every day. Changing the world one child, one family at a time ❤️

05/02/2025

1May, 2025 Announcements The National Council of Indigenous Midwives Congratulates Prime Minister Mark Carney and his Government—Advocates for Strong Mandates for Indigenous-led Sexual and Reproductive Health. The National Council of Indigenous Midwives (NCIM) congratulates Prime Minister Mark Car...

04/14/2025

Mighty Oak Midwifery Care is proud to support Flora's Walk. We see every day the vital importance of perinatal mental health services and access to this essential care for new parents 🩵🩷💛

Thank you Modern Nest - Kamloops' Premier Pregnancy & Parenting Centre for organizing this important event!

Mark your calendars: Flora's Walk will take place in Kamloops on May 4th.

(Left to right: Midwives Joanna Norman, Angela Smith and UBC Midwifery Student Nicole Cant attending the Flora's Walk Fundraiser, Dinner and Silent Auction)

03/08/2025

Happy International Women’s Day 👩🏼‍🤝‍👩🏿

For ALL Women and Girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment.

We stand with women's rights advocates around the world in calling upon upon governments, international organisations, midwives’ associations, civil society and women’s groups, midwives, and individuals to unite against the actions that are now jeopardising the health and rights of women, newborns and communities. The power lies in us, and in coming together in solidarity.

https://internationalmidwives.org/turning-outrage-into-action/

On International Women’s Day, we turn outrage into action. Funding cuts and rights rollbacks endanger lives—we call on governments, donors, and civil society to prioritise women’s health and midwives.

02/09/2025

FLORA’S WALK KAMLOOPS ~ 2025

We are so excited to announce that Flora’s Walk Kamloops will be happening Sunday, May 4th at McArthur Island Park for its second year in a row!

Join us for a loop around the park, speakers, resources, and a time to come together as a community to raise funds and awareness to the Perinatal Mental Health Period.

70% of the funds raised by the Modern Nest Team stay right here in Kamloops and go towards bettering the perinatal period for our families in this community. The link is attached if you feel inclined to contribute to our fundraiser. Tax receipts are available!

We invite you all to join us on May 4th so we can walk together! You do not have to donate to join… there is power in numbers! This walk is stroller friendly - please bring your babies, family, and friends.

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The walk is named after Flora, a Canadian mom who tragically took her life at four months postpartum while suffering with undiagnosed and untreated postpartum psychosis in 2022.

https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/healthy-start-healthy-future-inc/p2p/FlorasWalk2024/team/modern-nest-kamloops