McMaster University Midwifery

10/09/2025

Upcoming New Preceptor Workshops. Still time to register.

10/09/2025

Is your FHSL certification dated before November 2023? Time to sign up for the FHSL FULL COURSE!! See us in-person on November 13, 2025 or February 24, 2026! Register by visiting the Continuing Education page of the McMaster MEP website: https://midwifery.mcmaster.ca/ce/workshops/

10/06/2025

10/06/2025

Recruitment is open for an exciting new study exploring what gender-affirming language means to trans and nonbinary midwifery service-users in Ontario!

You may be eligible if you:

✔️identify as trans, nonbinary, genderqueer, or another gender diverse identity

✔️are at least 18 years of age

✔️reside in Ontario

✔️have used midwives in Ontario within the past five years

During a digital storytelling workshop, participants will create short videos about what gender-affirming language means to them and how it impacts their care experiences. The workshop will either be in-person, virtual (online), or a combination (hybrid) – which will be decided together by the group of participants. Participants will be compensated $480 for completing all workshop-related sessions.

For an in-person or hybrid workshop, we will provide participants’ accommodations, meals, childcare, and reasonable transportation costs. For a virtual workshop, we will cover childcare related expenses in order to attend the workshop sessions.

Expert workshop facilitation will be provided by StoryCentre Canada.

The videos will be shared with midwives and other healthcare providers to help them answer the question: why does gender-affirming language matter?

For more information, check out https://www.redefinestudy.ca/qds

Interested in participating or have questions? Please email Jen Goldberg, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at QDS@mcmaster.ca.

This study has been approved by the Hamilton Integrated Research Ethics Board and is funded through a grant from the McMaster Midwifery Research Centre.

10/01/2025

NRP: There are still a few seats available for our December 5th NRP! All of our Student Rate spots have now sold out, but students can register for a full-price spot. Visit the McMaster MEP Continuing Education website for more information and to register: https://midwifery.mcmaster.ca/ce/workshops/

09/30/2025

Registration is now open for the UBC Science of Physiologic Birth Cluster’s upcoming webinar, “Prenatal Wildfire Smoke Exposure and Child Development Beyond Birth: Associations with Autism and Behavioral Problems in Childhood” with Dr. Rebecca J. Schmidt on October 9 at 8am (PT).



Dr. Schmidt leads specialized cohort studies with large biorepositories and leads pioneering work on how early life environmental exposures interact with genetic susceptibility, molecular mechanisms, and developmental programming to influence the developmental outcomes of children.



Register now: https://scienceofbirthwildfiresandpregnancy.eventbrite.ca

Registration is now open for our upcoming webinar, “Prenatal Wildfire Smoke Exposure and Child Development Beyond Birth: Associations with Autism and Behavioral Problems in Childhood” with Dr. Rebecca J. Schmidt on October 9 at 8am (PT).

Dr. Schmidt leads specialized cohort studies with large biorepositories and leads pioneering work on how early life environmental exposures interact with genetic susceptibility, molecular mechanisms, and developmental programming to influence the developmental outcomes of children.

Register now: https://scienceofbirthwildfiresandpregnancy.eventbrite.ca

09/30/2025

MMRC 2026 Midwifery Research Grant Program Launches Today!

The MMRC is pleased to announce that our 2026 Midwifery Research Grant Program is now accepting applications!

Two research grants are being offered: one Graduate Research Award ($25,000) and one Early Career Researcher Award ($30,000).

Applicants must be mentored by a MMRC Scientist. A notice of intent is due online November 15, 2025, and the application is due January 15 with a decision April 1, 2026. The process is simple, led by peer reviewers, and has awarded eight recipients in the past three years.

Please visit our grant website (https://mmrc.mcmaster.ca/research/mmrc-research-grant-program/) for details on available MMRC mentors, eligibility criteria, application instructions, and deadlines.

Questions? Email mmrc@mcmaster.ca.

09/24/2025

09/22/2025

Another fantastic article to add to your reading list!

From MMRC's own Vanessa Hébert and Liz Darling, Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology presents Estimating Causal Effects of Third-Stage Management on Postpartum Haemorrhage in a Midwifery Context: An Evidence Synthesis Approach for Constructing Directed Acyclic Graphs!

For the full article, click here: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ppe.70072

09/22/2025

Posted • .midwifery Read our Q&A with Dr. Karen Lawford, an Anishinaabe midwife from Lac Seul First Nation, about her recent appointment as Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Midwifery at McMaster University - the first CRC position ever allocated to any midwifery field. Dr. Lawford discusses her research on evacuation for birth, barriers Indigenous midwives face, and her vision for bringing birth home to Indigenous communities.

Read More: www.ontariomidwives.ca/bringing-birth-home-conversation-dr-karen-lawford-canada-research-chair-tier-ii-indigenous

09/19/2025

REGISTRATION IS OPEN for our next offering of Contraceptive Care Part 1: January to June 2026! Expand your skill set: this interesting course is the prerequisite to our popular IUD insertion course, Contraceptive Care Part 2!

Please note we cannot accept registrations for a course already in progress :)

Register for any of our courses or workshops by visiting midwifery.mcmaster.ca/ce/workshops