Midwives of York Region

02/11/2026

The Association of Ontario Midwives is calling on the Ministry of Health to implement recommendations made by an independent third-party Mediator to treat midwives comparably to other health professions--or risk losing them.

In her report, the Mediator, Beverly Mathers, recommended that midwives receive similar redress provided to physicians, nurses and other public sector workers to make up for the province's unconstitutional compensation restraint legislation and policies.

The report states that "... there is no mathematical equation that puts Ontario's midwives anywhere but further behind economically" because of the Ministry's compensation restraints.

Read the media release and access the full report:
https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/midwives-call-on-the-minister-of-health-to-implement-mediator-s-recommendations-as-midwifery-attrition-reaches-crisis-level-832405322.html

02/11/2026

Have you or someone you know been cared for by a midwife?

Please stay tuned as in the coming days, we will need your support.

Midwifery attrition levels are at an all time high, burn out rates are increasing every year. With almost as many leaving the profession last year as we had new graduates.

Now in March 2026, our current contract expires. The Ministry of Health and Ontario Midwives (Association of Ontario Midwives) have reached an impasse; unable to reach an agreement, so the AOM has called upon the help of mediation, as we were denied binding arbitration. After receiving the mediators recommendations in January, the MOH has refused every single point.

So the report is going public and we are reaching out to all those who support midwives to aid us in our fight for keeping midwifery alive. Midwifery has an important place in our health care system, and losing it would be detrimental to the health of many growing families.

https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/midwives-call-on-the-minister-of-health-to-implement-mediator-s-recommendations-as-midwifery-attrition-reaches-crisis-level-832405322.html

02/05/2026

And to finish off our 2025 year we have all these lovely new MYR babies who were born in December!

Welcome each and every one of you!

02/03/2026

We are playing catchup!

These are all our November 2025 babies!

We hope these 3 month olds are growing big and strong!

02/01/2026

Our first stats for 2026 are in!

We started off the year with a bang and a perfect 50/50 split of boys and girls!

Welcome to the frigid temperatures of Ontario little ones!

01/27/2026

With winter comes snow and slush!

Help us keep the office clean for everyone by removing your wet shoes at the front door!

Thank you for your help!

01/04/2026

Our 2026 MYR family has started, with not one but two babies born only a couple hours apart on January second!

The first, a girl, born at a lovely 8lbs2oz in collaboration with our southlakehealth team and Team 2 in a planned C-section.

The second, another girl, born at a perfect 10lbs8oz with a home waterbirth with Team 1!

A HUGE congratulations to both these families on their sweet new additions. 🥰

01/02/2026

Southlake’s team welcomed their first babies of the year, when will MYR welcome theirs! 🤔

We’re celebrating the new year with our newest community members! 🎉

Southlake is thrilled to introduce you to Turner, the first baby born at the hospital in 2026.

Our birthing team was proud to welcome seven new babies on January 1, 2026. Congratulations to all families!

01/02/2026

2025 was one amazing year for MYR!

We helped bring 415 babies into the world! Almost 100 more than last year!

And for the 3rd year in a row, there were more boys than girls, but only at sitting at 50.8% of total births.

We almost doubled the number of homebirths in our community which is fantastic news.

Our busiest midwife this year was Marcy, she was our little baby magnet!

Thank you to all of our MYR families who have welcomed us into their most vulnerable moments and allowed us to assist in bringing their new babies into the world!

Here’s to another amazing year in 2026!

01/01/2026

Happy New Year!

Which means our December numbers are in…!

Though the weather was tumultuous, our midwives still managed to help bring 30 beautiful babies into the world this month!

Congratulations! 🥳

Now to figure out how many babies MYR had all year! Any guesses? Did we have more boys or more girls? 🤔

12/26/2025

We love this too!!

Congratulations to the new family!!

12/25/2025

Get • Wishing you peaceful births, solid rest between calls, warm meals you actually get to eat, and moments of deep connection that remind you why you do this work.

To every midwife on call this holiday season—seen, appreciated, and held by this community. 🤍✨