For BC Health Practitioners

Optimal Birth BC positively influences practice change among maternity care providers and managers in BC by offering them relevant, objective and evidence-based resources.

Professional Associations

BC College of Midwives
Find out more about the scope of practice for midwives in BC.

General Practice Services Committee
Launched by GPSC, Maternity Care for BC (MC4BC) is a self-directed obstetrical upgrade program, which provides both new and established BC family physicians with support in enhancing obstetrical skills and experience in order to provide primary maternity care.

Perinatal Services BC
Online quarterly reports in perinatal health and maternity care, and pathways, toolkits, and guidelines for obstetric care practice.

Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada
Clinical guidelines for obstetrical care.

Publications & Other Resources

Optimal Birth BC provides key literature and obstetrical policy and protocols in BC.

• JOGC – Preventable obstetrical interventions: how many caesarean sections can be prevented in Canada?
• Ottawa Hospital Research Institute – What is known about the timing of elective repeat cesarean section?
• BCPHP Cesarean Birth Task Force Report 2008
• Dystocia – SOGC Guidelines
• Oppenheimer (2007) Adherence to Dystocia Guidelines
• Birth after Cesarean Consent
• VBAC Bundle Information
• VBAC Patient Info Booklet from Best Birth Clinic
• The Sensible Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy