Candace Plohman BSc BMW RM

Though I had been convinced since my childhood growing up in rural Manitoba that I would be somehow involved in the health care system, and more specifically birth, my interest in women's health was magnified while I was undertaking my undergraduate degree in Biology at the University of Winnipeg.  I found myself choosing courses in women's studies and reproductive health, and it wasn't long before I was signing up for volunteer positions at the Women's Hospital and the Women's Health Clinic in Winnipeg.

I spent 5 years volunteering as a birth control and unplanned pregnancy counselor, as well as a support person in the women's day surgery ward.  It was during my volunteer work that I met a midwife for the first time and was immediately certain of my future career choice.

As I was nearing the end of my midwifery studies at the University of British Columbia, my grandmother informed me that my great-grandmother had also been a midwife, in rural Manitoba, trading pregnancy and birth care for livestock!

Throughout my studies here in B.C., I've worked with several communities in British Columbia, both rural and urban. My most profound midwifery training took place in rural Zambia, in Africa, where I spent 7 weeks working with local midwives and women.  I hope to further pursue my work in international midwifery, and my interest in breastfeeding has also enticed me to begin preparations to become a lacation consultant in the future.

I am honoured and excited to be involved in your maternity care, and look forward to meeting you and your families in the near future.