The AOM is honoured to have our Co-CEOs named amongst the 2026 YWCA Toronto Distinction Award recipients!
These awards shine a spotlight on the trailblazers, feminist role models and champions of gender equity who are shaping a more just and inclusive society.
Learn more: www.distinctionawards.ca
Calling Ontario midwifery clients! The AOM has developed a handout for clients on what to expect in early labour. We are looking for clients who are currently pregnant with their first baby to provide feedback on this handout. Learn more and apply: forms.office.com/r/yv3Aac1cRp
"Report highlights burnout, attrition among midwives.
A new report has found that the province’s midwives are suffering from high rates of burnout, with tough working conditions causing many to leave the profession." (CTV News)
Watch: www.ctvnews.ca/northern-ont...
"Report highlights burnout, attrition among midwives.
A new report has found that the province’s midwives are suffering from high rates of burnout, with tough working conditions causing many to leave the profession." (CTV News)
Watch: www.ctvnews.ca/northern-ont...
Ontario midwives should get pay increases, new mediator report says: ‘We have a burnout and attrition crisis' (Tor. Star)
Note: mediator recommendation would maintain parity w/ other providers, not exceed it. MDs & NPs received higher increases + catch-up pay. Midwives did not.
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Midwives are calling on government to implement recommendations from an independent third-party Mediator to treat midwives comparably to other health professions:
"[T]here is no mathematical equation that puts Ontario's midwives anywhere but further behind economically."
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Midwives, students & clients met with MPPs at Queen’s Park this week to demonstrate how midwifery care improves access, strengthens communities and offers real solutions to Ontario’s primary care challenges.
Thank you to the MPPs & supporters who attended!
www.ontariomidwives.ca/midwives-hos...
Thinking about a career that blends skill, connection and profound impact? Becoming a midwife might be your path.
Explore the different ways to enter the profession on our website: www.ontariomidwives.ca/education
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Ontario’s primary care crisis demands innovative solutions. Midwives are highly skilled primary care professionals, providing pregnancy, postpartum, infant & reproductive care. Yet there's been no new investment in midwifery education since 2010.
Demand change: www.ontariomidwives.ca/midwives-eve...
If you've benefitted from midwifery, your voice matters: www.ontariomidwives.ca/midwives-eve...
Let your MPP know that midwifery care is essential — and Ontario Needs #MidwivesEverywhere.
Midwives are part of the solution to Ontario's primary care crisis. Midwives improve outcomes, reduce costs and provide care where it’s needed most. Yet there’s been no new investment in midwifery education since 2010.
It’s time for change: www.ontariomidwives.ca/midwives-eve...
Midwives are a critical part of Ontario’s health system, delivering safe, evidence-based, cost-effective care. Yet demand for midwifery care continues to outpace supply. Increasing investment in midwifery is key to addressing the gaps. Join the call: www.ontariomidwives.ca/midwives-eve...
Midwives provide primary care to more than 30,000 families a year, yet midwifery services remain out of reach for thousands who want them, especially in Indigenous, rural, northern and francophone communities. Tell your MPP: Ontario Needs #MidwivesEverywhere.
www.ontariomidwives.ca/midwives-eve...
🧵 10/10 Ontario needs #MidwivesEverywhere! Tell your MPP: Ontario families want, need and deserve midwifery care, now.
Visit ontariomidwives.ca/midwives-everywhere to add your voice in just a few clicks.
9/10🧵 As Ontario sets its budget priorities, midwives cannot be left out.
Call on your elected representatives to prioritize investment in midwifery in the upcoming budget.
ontariomidwives.ca/midwives-everywhere
8/10🧵 Midwifery is a smart investment.
Midwifery care:
- reduces costly interventions
- lowers the C-section rate
- diverts hospital admissions
- delivers excellent outcomes
ontariomidwives.ca/midwives-everywhere
7/10🧵 Investments in midwifery growth and education are sorely lacking.
Despite funding increases for training in other health-care fields, midwifery education has seen no new funding since 2010.
ontariomidwives.ca/midwives-everywhere
6/10🧵 Ontario needs #MidwivesEverywhere! But the current distribution of midwifery services largely excludes Indigenous, northern and rural communities.
ontariomidwives.ca/midwives-everywhere
5/10🧵 And yet, the demand for midwifery care in Ontario consistently outpaces the supply of midwives.
Every year, thousands of families who want midwifery care are unable to get it due to a shortage of midwives.
ontariomidwives.ca/midwives-everywhere
4/10🧵 Midwives are part of the solution Ontario needs, right now.
When midwives provide care in their scope of practice, family doctors and NPs can respond to other health care needs. #MidwivesEverywhere
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3/10🧵 This crisis is not only about the number of providers—it's about ensuring the right kinds of providers are working in the right places, and to their full scope of practice.
#MidwivesEverywhere
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2/10🧵 More than 2.5 million Ontarians are without a family doctor or nurse practitioner. Entire communities lack access to consistent, high-quality care.
Midwives are primary care providers who can help.
ontariomidwives.ca/midwives-everywhere
1/10🧵 Ontario is in a primary care crisis. Midwives are part of the solution.
Visit ontariomidwives.ca/midwives-everywhere to take action. #MidwivesEverywhere
Midwifery strengthens Ontario’s health system by alleviating hospital pressures, reducing costly interventions, and improving outcomes. But without new investment, the gap between demand & supply will only grow. Tell your MPP: Ontario needs #midwiveseverywhere. www.ontariomidwives.ca/midwives-eve...
Ontario is facing a primary care crisis. Midwives are part of the solution.
Ontario needs #MidwivesEverywhere.
Tell your MPP to prioritize investment in midwifery in the next provincial budget. Join the AOM's call to action with just a few clicks. Visit www.ontariomidwives.ca/midwives-everywhere
Were you 40 or older during your last pregnancy?
The AOM is looking for past midwifery clients to review our updated client handout about being pregnant in your 40s and provide your feedback!
Complete this brief survey by August 26 to apply: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
In honour of Black birthing communities, in 2021 a group of midwifery students created a series of videos about Ontario midwifery to address common myths & misconceptions.
Learn More: Ontario Midwifery was partially funded & fully supported by the AOM: www.learnmoreontariomidwifery.com/blank-page
Committees are where midwives come together to guide the work of the AOM. Grounded in lived experience, these groups help strengthen collective impact, advance equity & ensure member perspectives shape every aspect of the Association’s work.
Apply by August 7:
www.ontariomidwives.ca/call-members...
Earlier this month, AOM President Althea Jones took the stage at UNFPA's Global Symposium on Black reproductive justice.
In her blog post, Althea reflects on global connection, community-rooted care and shared struggles among people leading this work worldwide:
www.ontariomidwives.ca/building-glo...
