Murray Enkin

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Murray W. Enkin (May 29, 1924 – June 6, 2021) was a Canadian physician and writer. He was born in Toronto, Ontario, and studied medicine at the University of Toronto and later specialized as an obstetrician and gynaecologist at Long Island College Hospital in Brooklyn. He was a professor, philosopher, activist, public speaker and author, who contributed to the fields of maternal care and childbirth, and evidence-based medicine.

Career and impact

In 2012 Enkin was awarded the Order of Canada[1] for "his contributions to maternal care and the development of midwifery as a recognized profession in Canada."[2] CBC reported at that time that "he lived and worked in Hamilton for nearly 60 years where his practices and research into family-centred maternal care grew to become the norm across the country."[3] He became a faculty member at McMaster University's School of Medicine not long after its founding.[4]

He was an early supporter of midwifery as a profession, contributing "to midwives becoming accepted members of the health care system in Ontario and to setting a tone of collaboration and respect between midwives and other health care professions."[5] In 1982, he was an expert witness in a court case which led to the establishment of midwifery as a profession in Canada.[6] During his time in Hamilton, he is also credited by Lynn Johnston with inspiring her career as a cartoonist.[7]

He has been a member of the editorial board for the journal

The Cochrane Collaboration
.

Murray Enkin died on June 6, 2021.[10]

Books

Enkin, Murray; Iain Chalmers (1982). Effectiveness and Satisfaction in Antenatal Care. MacKeith Press.

ISBN 0901260592
.

Chalmers, Iain; Murray Enkin; Marc J.N.C. Keirse (1989). Effective Care in Pregnancy and Childbirth. Oxford University Press.

ISBN 9780192615589
.

Enkin, Murray; Marc J.N.C. Keirse; James Neilson; Caroline Crowther; Lelia Duley; Ellen Hodnett; Justus Hofmeyer (third edition 2000). A Guide to Effective Care in Pregnancy and Childbirth. Oxford University Press.

ISBN 978-0192631732
.

Jadad, Alejandro R.; Murray Enkin (second edition 2007). Randomized controlled trials: Question, answers, and musings. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing.

ISBN 9781405132664
.

Enkin, Murray (2021). Musings: Time, Place, and Beyond.

ISBN 9781006913099

References

  1. ^ Office of the Secretary to the Governor General. "Dr. Murray W. Enkin, C.M., M.D., D.Sc., F.R.C.S.C." The Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
  2. ^ "Midwifery founder awarded Order of Canada". fhs.mcmaster.ca. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
  3. ^ "Copps, Dryden to receive Order of Canada honours". CBC News.
  4. ISBN 0520243161
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  5. ^ Vicki Van Wager (Director, Midwifery Education Programme), Citation and Introduction of Dr. Murray Enkin for an honorary degree as Doctor of Laws, Ryerson Polytechnic University, Toronto, Ontario, June 20, 1997.
  6. ISBN 0773530258
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  7. ^ Hampson, Sarah (June 14, 2003). "For rich and for real". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
  8. PMID 10352047
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  9. PMID 17775462
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  10. ^ "Murray ENKIN". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 24 August 2021.

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