The Nova Scotia Health Authority and IWK Health Centre temporarily suspended home births during the COVID-19 pandemic. They were not the midwives regulated by the Midwifery Regulatory Council of Nova Scotia who are employed by the IWK Health Centre and Nova Scotia Health. How to get regulated midwifery care in N.S. In Nova Scotia, a person seeking regulated midwifery care must be living in the Halifax Regional Municipality, Antigonish or the South Shore. (Submitted by CJ Blennerhassett)CJ Blennerhassett, president of the Association of Nova Scotia Midwives, said practices have always had "long, unfortunate waitlists."

Source: CBC News August 30, 2020 09:00 UTC