Gloria Lemay, permanently banned from practicing midwifery in British Columbia, faces manslaughter charges after a baby died during a home birth she assisted with.
A British Columbia woman permanently banned from being a midwife in the province more than two decades ago has been charged with killing a baby while helping with a birth in 2023. RCMP in Ladysmith, B.C., say Gloria Lemay, 77, has been arrested and charged with manslaughter for the death of a child who was unresponsive when delivered on Dec. 27, 2023, at a private home in the Vancouver Island town. Police say Lemay remained in custody Tuesday and is scheduled to appear in court on Wednesday.
“Investigators believe Ms. Lemay’s involvement in the birth process led to the child’s injuries and eventual death,” a news release from RCMP said.Lemay did not immediately reply to a request for comment. The B.C. College of Nurses and Midwives issued a public statement a year ago, saying Lemay was “the subject of a permanent court order in B.C., granted on Feb. 2, 2000, which permanently prohibited” her from midwifery. The court’s order also prohibited Lemay from using the title of midwife or any other term that “would imply she was registered or associated with the college.” “It’s extremely important that they do have the credentials to do these kind of services,” said RCMP Staff Sgt. Darrell Sandback during a news conference on Tuesday. “And that’s why there was an injunction against her, because she was providing the services where she wasn’t qualified to do that.The college said in the advisory last January that it appeared before a B.C. Supreme Court judge and obtained a search order of Lemay’s residence to “seize evidence related to her ongoing unauthorized practice of midwifery.” In a written response on Tuesday, the college said it is aware of the arrest but cannot comment due to the criminal charge being a separate process from its own legal action against Lemay. The advisory identified Lemay as a resident of Duncan, B.C
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