In 1998, midwives were officially registered with the College of Midwives of BC. Such health practitioners include obstetricians, midwives, obstetrical nurses and many others. That includes practising midwives and practising nurses. A midwife must register with the College of Midwives of BC to practice. The hospital serves to educate nurses and midwives. These are commonly staffed of doctors, nurses, dentists, midwives, etc. There are over 618,000 registered Nurses, Midwives and SCPHNs. The registrant members consist of nurses, midwives and nursing associates. Some women were also cooks, seamstresses, basket-makers, midwives, teachers and nurses. Inadequate funding also has contributed to a shortage of nurses, midwives, and hospital beds. They also sent midwives and physicians on false calls. As Locheia, she was the goddess of childbirth and midwives. This protected title is laid down in the Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Act, 1997. Women had always served in ancillary roles, and as midwives and healers. When women or their newborns experience complications, midwives work in consultation with an appropriate specialist.