Pregnancy, labour and birth are a normal healthy and joyous event that occur within the life of a family. These, together with postpartum care are the focus of midwifery practice.
Women’s experience of labour and birth is greatly enhanced when they are supported by a well known care provider. Time spent together assessing the pre-natal health of both expectant mother and baby allows for personal relationships to develop built on trust and communication.
Midwife, Aleka Stobo, graduated from the UBC Faculty of Medicine, Midwifery Education Program, in 2007; and from Smith School of Business at Queen’s University with a Master of Business Administration in 2020.
At UBC, Aleka enjoyed a comprehensive education, learning from midwives, obstetricians, pediatricians and family doctors both in the hospital setting and attending homebirths. This included an international placement in the Netherlands, with a rural midwifery practice.
Aleka was introduced to the north shore in her final year as a UBC Midwifery student in 2006. She loved the community and the hospital and has worked here ever since, delivering hundreds of babies and caring for many North Shore families.
Aleka has been a board member of both the Midwives Association of BC and the College of Midwives of BC. She has been involved in forming the National Aboriginal Council of Midwives (NACM) under the umbrella of the Canadian Association of Midwives (CAM). Aleka has also represented CAM and NACM at international events meeting with midwives from around the globe. My passion for midwifery began when I chose this model of healthcare for the birth of my own daughter.
Aleka’s grown-up daughter who was delivered by a midwife. It was through this experience that Aleka became interested in midwifery as a career and her passion was sparked.
It is the mission of Coast Midwifery to provide an exceptional midwifery service tailored for each individual mother, paralleled with a continuity of care that enhances and enriches the childbirth experience
It is our mission to provide an exceptional midwifery service tailored for each individual mother, paralleled with a continuity of care that enhances and enriches the childbirth experience.
