EDMONTON — An Alberta court has banned a woman offering midwifery services in the Edmonton area from practising and presenting herself as a qualified practitioner.
Court of Queen’s Bench issued the court order against Gerilinde Lehner on April 14.
Lehner does not hold a licence in Alberta as a registered midwife.
The Alberta government reminds expectant mothers to make sure anyone offering midwifery services has the authority to practice.
The only people in Alberta authorized to manage labour or deliver a baby are physicians, registered midwives, registered nurses, and paramedics in emergency situations.
Anyone wishing to have a midwife attended birth can go to the Alberta Health and Wellness website for a list of currently registered midwives, or call the registrar for Midwives in Alberta to confirm the currency of an individual midwife’s registration.