Deepa Upadhyaya

Dr. Deepa Upadhyaya is an Associate Professor of Midwifery at Mount Royal University and a practicing Registered Midwife. She holds a PhD in Community Health Sciences (Medical Education) from the University of Calgary, an MS in Nurse-Midwifery from Oregon Health Sciences University, a BSN from Metropolitan State University, and a BA in Political Science and Philosophy from St. Olaf College. 

She has worked in perinatal and child health and in the education of healthcare providers across diverse global settings. Her teaching focuses on perinatal and neonatal care, complications and consultations, and cultures and communities. Her research centers on midwifery preceptorship, experiential curriculum, cultural humility in midwifery education, and perinatal and newborn care in low- and middle-income countries. 

Dr. Upadhyaya serves as Chair of the Americas Regional Professional Committee for the International Confederation of Midwives, Director-at-Large with the Canadian Association for Midwifery Education, and Co-Editor of the Canadian Journal of Midwifery Research and Practice. She also teaches professional programs including ACoRN, ALARM, Fetal Health Surveillance, Midwifery Emergency Skills, and Neonatal Resuscitation.