Midwives of York Region

Midwives of York Region MYR is a midwifery clinic that serves the York Region community. With privileges at Southlake Health. We are a practice of ten Registered Midwives.

We offer a choice of birthplace: home or hospital. We hold admitting and discharge privileges at Southlake Regional Health Centre in Newmarket. We work in teams to offer 24-hour oncall availability. Our office is located in Aurora.

“Increasing numbers of Canadian women are choosing midwives for four main reasons: midwives' philosophy of childbirth as a natural process, involving a wholistic and supportive approach; continuity of care throughout the childbearing year, which fosters safety and respect; cultural and political factors; and most importantly, the maintenance of a sense of control over their birth experience.”
”A brief overview of why women choose midwifery care ” by Annemarie van Oploo, BScN

“Midwives have been part of the human experience for as long as we know.The Latin term cum-mater and the Spanish and Portuguese term comadre, have the same meaning: with woman. At the present time, there is no doubt that midwives offer women safe, effective care with good outcomes; now midwives ourselves are looking at our practice to see just what we do that makes this so. We believe that the answer lies in our name; that is, we are ‘with women.’”
A Short History of Midwifery
"Well-behaved women rarely make history." (Laurel Thatcher Ulrich)

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

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

2025 was one amazing year for MYR! We helped bring 415 babies into the world! Almost 100 more than last year! And for th...
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!

Happy New Year! Which means our December numbers are in…! Though the weather was tumultuous, our midwives still managed ...
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? 🤔

We love this too!! Congratulations to the new family!!
12/26/2025

We love this too!!

Congratulations to the new family!!

Get • Wishing you peaceful births, solid rest between calls, warm meals you actually get to eat, and moments of deep c...
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. 🤍✨

This past weekend, the MYR team gathered to celebrate the holidays. We enjoyed good food and even better company. With o...
12/15/2025

This past weekend, the MYR team gathered to celebrate the holidays. We enjoyed good food and even better company. With only a few of our midwives missing ❤️

For anyone who had a baby since April 1st and would like the RSV antibody for their little one!
12/12/2025

For anyone who had a baby since April 1st and would like the RSV antibody for their little one!

Did you have severe nausea and vomiting in pregnancy and are currently pregnant or delivered in the last 12 months? Scan...
12/05/2025

Did you have severe nausea and vomiting in pregnancy and are currently pregnant or delivered in the last 12 months?

Scan the QR code below!

This little man’s parents wanted to share his then and now! “His name is Harlow and it was Kaitlynn who helped us throug...
12/03/2025

This little man’s parents wanted to share his then and now!

“His name is Harlow and it was Kaitlynn who helped us through an emergency c section!
We couldn’t have done it without Team 2 of MYR”

Thank you for sharing with us! Happy second birthday Harlow!

The 11th month of the year has come and gone! November definitely had some days with our midwives running around, with t...
12/01/2025

The 11th month of the year has come and gone! November definitely had some days with our midwives running around, with two days that each had 3 births as well as the 4 in one day!

One more month left in 2025… what will our grand total number of births be?!

Our community has done it again! How can we thank you all for all the support you have given for Christmas Miracle! All ...
11/26/2025

Our community has done it again!

How can we thank you all for all the support you have given for Christmas Miracle!

All these items will be on their way to families in our community who need them. So thank you for your donations ❤️

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372 Hollandview Trail Suite 303
Aurora, ON
L4G0A5

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Thursday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm

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