It can be speculated that though Canada, specifically South Central Ontario, follows a more European based medical system, some of the influences on modern medicine can be linked to Indigenous birth practices. For awhile it appeared it was believed that the practice of being a midwife would be completely unnecessary, especially due to the 1795 law that “essentially made it illegal to practice midwifery without an official licence to do so” (Benoit et al., Pp. 511, 2007). Making the access to midwives more difficult, but showing that the presence of traditional birthing practices, though often not Indigenous, were accepted under conditions. Though, not fully accepting the cultural practices some of the methods have been adapted and used in midwifery
