Thank you.
In this committee at the same time we're multi-functioning, doing a study on unpaid work and the additional work that women take on just naturally within the care professions as women and the imbalance or unfairness we see in the pay in those care professions. It seems as though midwives are no exception, unfortunately, to that.
You mentioned the additional stress because of COVID as well, and it's my understanding that because you were not recognized as essential services, midwives were neither provided with the pandemic pay nor PPE. Can you talk about the impacts on your profession that way, as well?