Facility Affiliations
Dina Davidson's Credentials
Accepting New Patients
Yes, this doctor is accepting new patients
Biography
'You are a midwife, assisting at someone else’s birth. Do good without show or fuss. Facilitate what is happening rather than what you think ought to be happening. If you must take the lead, lead so that the mother is helped, yet still free and in charge. When the baby is born, the mother will rightly say: “We did it ourselves!” ' ~Tao Te Ching I am thrilled be a part of Beautiful Babies Midwifery. My midwifery career is my second one—I was originally educated at Ryerson University in the field of journalism, and spent two decades working in publishing as a writer and editor. In 2003, I changed course and began my midwifery education with the Midwives College of Utah. My clinical training sites included a birth centre in El Paso, Texas; a midwifery practice in New Westminster, BC; a remote health centre in Fort Smith, NT; and a hospital-based midwifery practice in Thunder Bay, ON. I graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Midwifery in 2010, and completed the International Midwifery Pre-registration Program (a Canadian bridging program that orients internationally trained midwives to Canadian practise) in 2012. It's been a long haul, but rather like a long labour, the results have been worth the effort. I love my work. I was born and raised in British Columbia, and have lived in the Tri-Cities area for most of my life. I am also a mother to five children ages 9 to 25, and I am blessed with a partner who supports my career in innumerable ways. When I am not at work, I am parenting, practising yoga, cycling, reading, knitting, and travelling.
Languages
- French
- English
My experience with Dina made me switch to an obstetrician for my second pregnancy. I was waking up in unimaginable pain during the third trimester. Dina convinced me not to go to the hospital and said it was anxiety and recommended taking a silly homeopathic tincture.
It wasn't until a month post partum that I was diagnosed with gallstone attacks in the ER. She obstructed my relief every step of the way, leading to unnecessary pain, and above all, she didn't believe me. This is not the approach I would have expected from a midwife.
Submitted April 23, 2024