Carol Couchie | |
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Nationality | Nipissing First Nation, Canadian |
Alma mater | Ryerson University |
Occupation | midwife |
Years active | 1998–present |
Carol Couchie, RM, is Nishnawbe Kwe and a registered midwife from Nipissing First Nation. She is a member of the first graduating class of Ryerson University's midwifery program in 1998.[1] She is the first Indigenous woman to become a registered midwife in Ontario.[2] She has previously served as chair of the Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada's Aboriginal Health Issues Committee.[3] She helped found the Association of Aboriginal Midwives and she helped establish the Aboriginal Midwifery Education Program at the University College of the North.[4] She serves as co-lead of the National Aboriginal Council of Midwives (NACM).[5] She currently practices as a member of K'Tigaaning Midwives, located at Nipissing First Nation.[6]
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