Kelly Pickerill (she/her)
3rd Year midwifery student - September 2024 to March 2025
My name is Kelly Pickerill and I am in my 3rd year of the Midwifery Programme at UBC. I was born and grew up in Penticton, and in the time since, life has taken me to Vancouver Island, the East Coast, the North, and finally, Vancouver. It’s such a privilege to have my clinical placement in Penticton, on the unceded lands of the Syilx Nation, this year.
Prior to beginning midwifery studies, my background was in women’s health and rights research, and most recently, I worked with a global maternal health research initiative at BC Children’s Hospital. My greatest passion in my work was, and remains, around the importance of access to high quality, person-centred, and respectful maternity care— and it was this passion that drew me to feel called to midwifery.
I am grateful for the learning opportunity with everyone at Willow Midwives, and for the opportunity to be a part of your experience. I look forward to working together with you, and to helping you feel well supported in your pregnancy care.