Ontario Midwives

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.

07/23/2025

Did you know? Midwives provide care to approximately 1 in 5 pregnant people in Ontario, delivering excellent outcomes and high client satisfaction rates.

But access isn’t equal. Only 5% of Ontario’s 133 First Nations communities have midwifery care. Indigenous and northern communities remain drastically underserved.

That needs to change.

The AOM has mapped a clear path forward in our Roadmap to Health System Integration—a bold, evidence-based plan for equitable, sustainable access to midwifery care across the province.
📘 Read the report:
https://www.ontariomidwives.ca/roadmap

07/23/2025

Midwives enhance Ontario's health-care system and are highly valued by Ontarians. With more than 400 000 babies born under midwifery care since 1994, the profession continues to evolve. Midwives need more opportunities for flexible work models to respond to their communities and their own life circumstances. Investing in midwives responds to what Ontarians seek—quality, personalized primary health care in sexual, reproductive, intrapartum and infant care.

The AOM shares the recommendations and actions necessary to sustain Ontario's midwifery in our new Roadmap to Health System Integration report.

📘 Read the report (link in bio!) and learn how we can build a stronger, more equitable health-care system: ontariomidwives.ca/roadmap

07/10/2025

The AOM's Midwifery Sustainability Project (MSP) has published its report, Roadmap to Health System Integration: A Critical Direction for Midwifery Sustainability in Ontario.

This report presents clear steps Ontario needs to better integrate and support midwives—through equitable funding, regulatory reform, flexible models and championing midwives as primary care leaders. The recommendations guide our path towards a healthier midwifery profession and a healthier Ontario.

Dive into the full report: https://www.ontariomidwives.ca/roadmap

07/07/2025

This week, Althea Jones, President of the Association of Ontario Midwives, joins international leaders in San José, Costa Rica, to address systemic inequities in Black sexual and reproductive health.
Her invitation to speak at the UNFPA symposium reflects a powerful acknowledgment of Ontario midwifery’s leadership in reproductive justice.
🔗 Read the release:
https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/ontario-midwives-president-althea-jones-takes-the-stage-at-international-symposium-on-black-reproductive-justice-857397503.html

06/24/2025

As we mark June 21st, we celebrate both the summer solstice and National Indigenous Peoples Day. The longest day of the year holds deep spiritual significance, symbolizing the arrival of warm weather, the beginning of summer, and a new season of life. For generations, this has been a sacred time to be honoured, and today we continue these traditions while celebrating the rich heritage and invaluable contributions of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples across Turtle Island.