Midwifery care is included in the health care insurance plans of six Canadian provinces and territories and has been shown to be a safe, family-centered, cost effective option for low-risk childbearing families in Canada; there is also a shortage of physicians taking maternity patients in the Yukon.

Links
http://www.chsrf.ca/mythbusters/pdf/boost6_e.pdf

http://www.aom.on.ca/Communications/Government_Relations/Benefits_of_Midwifery.aspx

“The integration of midwifery into the obstetrical health-care team is fostering excellence in maternity care for Canadian women and their families.”
Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada.