Mighty Oak Midwifery Care

01/16/2026

01/10/2026

As a doula, Sage Thomas attended a home birth where the family integrated Indigenous ceremonial practices. She’s now practising midwifery in her home community.

01/09/2026

Article from Australia, but speaks to similar issues in Canada. As a registered midwife, my passion is advocacy, autonomy and respectful care. Freebirth may feel like the answer, but maybe a skilled midwife can work with you on a plan that both respects your needs and also provides a safety net if the unexpected happens. ❤️

Link to article in the comments.

12/06/2025

We had a request to share the Secwepemctsín Christmas Greetings as text-only for easy cut & paste... here you go!

Lé7es k sw7écemp ne sqílqelt te sw7ec! You all be well on this holiday!

Qílqeltes ke7 Sw7ec! / Qílqeltes k Sw7écemp! Happy Holidays! (singular/plural)

Lé7es ke7 sw7ec! / Lé7es k sw7écemp ne sqílqelt te sw7ec! You/You all be well on this holiday! (sg/pl)

Lé7es ke7 Sw7ec ne Xyum te Sitq̓t! / Lé7es k Sw7écemp ne Xyum te Sitq̓t! Merry Christmas! (sg/pl)

Lé7es ke7 Sw7ec ne Tsítslem te Petpénye / Lé7es k Sw7écemp ne Tsítslem te Petpénye! Happy New Year! (sg/pl)

Lé7es ke7 P̓úsmen ne Xyum te Sitq̓t! / Lé7es k P̓úsmenemp ne Xyum te Sitq̓t! Be Happy this Christmas! (sg/pl)

Lé7es ke7 P̓úsmen ne Tsítslem te Petpénye! / Lé7es k P̓úsmenemp ne Tsítslem te Petpénye! Be Happy this New Year! (sg/pl)

Ximésq̓t Big day/ Christmas / Holidays

Me7 kecmentwécw-kt! We will give each other gifts!

Me7 tsexlítemc-kt mete k̓wséltkten-kt ne7élye ne Xyum te Sitq̓t! We will feast with our relatives on Christmas!

Me7 qílqeltes re sw7écemp! You all will have a good time!

Me7 c7íllen-kt k cw7it te t̓ect te stem! We'll eat a lot of sweets!

11/21/2025

11/10/2025

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Ten midwives in one room, for two days, with even more amazing labour and delivery nurses (from Kamloops and Kelowna) and family doctors, improving their emergency skills in the SOGC ALARM course 😍Our heads and hearts are full, and we’re grateful for our lovely colleague Jeanette Kleger for holding down the fort ❤️ (and catch three babies 😬) Shoutout to all the maternity care providers that still show up, improving their skills to be their safest selves for pregnant people, in a system that’s probably the scariest it has been in a long time 🙏

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