Ontario Midwives

09/04/2025

Midwives provide primary care to more than 30,000 families a year, yet midwifery services remain out of reach for thousands who want them. New investments in midwifery education are essential to meeting demand and ensuring care in Indigenous, rural, northern and francophone communities. Tell your MPP: Ontario Needs .
https://www.ontariomidwives.ca/midwives-everywhere

09/02/2025

Ontario needs ! Visit ontariomidwives.ca/midwives-everywhere to take action.

09/02/2025

Midwifery strengthens Ontario’s health system by alleviating hospital pressures, reducing costly interventions, and improving outcomes. But without investment in education and expansion, the gap between demand and supply will only grow.

Ontario needs . Call on government to act: https://www.ontariomidwives.ca/midwives-everywhere

08/28/2025

Ontario is facing a primary care crisis. Entire communities don’t have access to consistent, high-quality care and families are waiting too long for the care they need. Ontario needs the right kinds of providers, working in the right places, to meet the health needs of Ontarians.

Midwives are part of the solution Ontario needs right now.

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 to take action today.

08/21/2025

Gangrongtai brand Enoki Mushrooms have been recalled due to possible Listeria contamination.
They are distributed in Alberta, BC, Manitoba, Ontario, and possibly other provinces and territories.
Important for pregnant individuals: Listeria can cause serious complications during pregnancy. If you have these mushrooms at home, do not consume them. Contact your healthcare provider if you think you became sick from a recalled product

For full details and product codes, visit:

The affected product is being recalled from the marketplace due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

08/07/2025

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. You will not be expected to analyze or interpret research. Participation may involve online surveys and/or phone or videoconferences. Clients anywhere in the province are eligible to apply.

Your participation helps ensure the AOM’s updated handout takes into account the experiences, values and preferences of midwifery clients like you.

To apply, please complete this brief survey by August 26. We’d love to hear from you! https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=4jnhqhkWcUq3CoH2vPpkHN2i0pTp3HRBgeF4aWMIHlRUM1JQMDI2OTZCSVVITTE4VjVMT1FaWTJPTS4u

08/07/2025

Ellen Blais ✨ Meet the Midwives of Spirit of Birth

In Episode 1, host Rebeka Tabobondung visits Ellen Kanikatsitsa Blais, an Indigenous midwife who attended her birth in 2005.

Since joining Rebeka’s birth journey, Ellen’s leadership roles have included Director of Indigenous Midwifery at the Association of Ontario Midwives (AOM) and Executive Director of the National Council of Indigenous Midwives . In August 2024, she was appointed as the AOM’s first-ever co-CEO.

Watch as Rebeka opens the series by reconnecting with Ellen during her visit to Toronto. All eight episodes now streaming on

07/31/2025

Want to learn more about Ontario midwifery? Inspired by questions from their community, a group of Toronto Metropolitan University midwifery students in 2021 created a series of educational videos about Ontario midwifery care to address common myths and misconceptions and honour Black families and midwives.

The Learn More: Ontario Midwifery video series was partially funded and fully supported by the AOM. See the full project here:

Learn More: Ontario Midwifery (LMOM) presents public information about midwifery care in Ontario. This project is inspired by Black communities, birthing people, children, midwives and midwifery students.

07/30/2025

Committees are where midwives’ voices come together to guide the work of the AOM. Grounded in lived experience and community insight, these groups strengthen our collective impact, advance equity and ensure member perspectives shape every aspect of the Association’s work.

Serving on a committee is also a meaningful way to connect with midwives across Ontario, share your knowledge and advocate for your clients and communities.

We are currently seeking members for the:
✨Audit Committee
✨Clinical Knowledge Translation Committee
✨Diverse Midwifery Models Committee (new!)
✨Racial Equity Committee

🗓️ Learn more and apply by August 7: https://www.ontariomidwives.ca/call-members-committees-task-forces

07/24/2025

Earlier this month, AOM President Althea Jones took the stage at UNFPA's Global Symposium on Black reproductive justice to spotlight the work of Ontario midwives—and learn from others leading this work internationally. In her blog post, Althea reflects on the power of global connection, community-rooted care and shared struggle in the fight for Black reproductive justice:
https://www.ontariomidwives.ca/building-global-connections-black-reproductive-health

07/24/2025

Natural Pastures Cheese Company brand Mount Becher Buffalo Medium Cheese recalled due to Listeria monocytogenes

The affected product is being recalled from the marketplace due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.