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Star Phoenix: Gabriel Dumont Institute Receives Boost in Health Training Funds

By Kimiya Shokooi, Star Phoenix October 26 2023

Oct 27, 2023

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There have been times when birth support worker Keara Laverty has seen an Indigenous woman enter the Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital in Saskatoon, alone and ready to give birth.

It’s especially in moments such as those that Laverty, who is Métis, understands the magnitude of her role.

“Just to know that a lot of the women coming are no longer alone,” Laverty said. “Just seeing patients, when they come in, so happy that they have support.”

Laverty, along with nine other students, graduated in 2019 from the Indigenous Birth Support Worker Program at Gabriel Dumont Institute. She had come across the program while working minimum wage and was encouraged by her mother to apply. She was hired immediately upon graduation.

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