10 Muskoka Outstanding BusinessWomen’s Awards 2009
Muskoka Professional of the Year
AWARD
Recipient
executed innovative hands-
on marketing strategies to
educate men and women
about the option of mid-
wifery. With 10 years of
experience as a registered
midwife, she has been the
primary care provider for
130 births since 2005.
“Witnessing the joy that
the parents have when they
are together with their baby
for the first time is so won-
derful,” says Borland, who
has three daughters and is a
grandmother.
BARB Much of a midwife’s
BORLAND work has to do with
women’s emotions, physical
Midwife, Midwives care and empowerment and
of Muskoka Borland draws upon her
Barb Borland’s desire to major in women’s studies
practise midwifery was and minor in psychology.
sparked when she gave birth She once represented a
to her first daughter. Hold- pregnant woman in Orillia
ing her newborn, Borland who wanted to keep the
looked around the room and birthing tub and Entonox
thought, “How lucky these system for pain manage-
people are to have the mira- ment during her hospital
cle of birth as part of their delivery. Borland stood her
daily work!” ground, insisting that non- lating midwifery to ensure it luncheons.
As a relief worker at a invasive options should be is practised safely. Now fin- Mandy Dart, Borland’s
women’s shelter and co- available for women. With- ishing her one-year term, nominator, has known Bor-
facilitator of a children’s out her perseverance, the she has been asked to run land since 2006 and has
support group for domestic woman’s birthing experi- again for a three-year term. been personally impacted by
violence, she decided to go ence may have been much Borland is also on the her compassionate nature.
back to university. Mid- different. Great Beginnings advisory “Barbara is invested in
wifery fit perfectly with her Though midwives are committee, which helps her profession of midwifery
feminist principles and she known to have very little determine the needs of on so many levels that illus-
graduated from the mid- free time, Borland invests Muskoka’s communities trate her capacity as a pro-
Congratulations
wifery education program at just as much of her energy and develops strategies to fessional,” she says. “I
McMaster University. towards educating the pub- address them. believe that Barbara’s
to all nomineeS
Starting Midwives of lic and volunteering as she She and her fellow mid- choice to start a practice in
Muskoka in an area where does with her work. wives hold pre-natal educa- this area has enabled
such services were not She currently sits on tion classes and workshops women to become more
We specialize in design services
available, Borland and busi- council for the College of and give presentations at empowered, independent,
ness partner Dianne Smith Midwives of Ontario, regu- YWCA Women in Business and proactive.”
and colour consultation for
total home decor.
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