The College of Midwives of Ontario

11/19/2025

in case you missed it: Our Autumn 2025 edition of the On Call newsletter includes information about our Annual Report, how we observed National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, an unauthorized practice alert, the results of our registrant survey, Board highlights from a special meeting, and more. Take a look:

On Call: Autumn 2025 Read our digital newsletter for information about our Annual Report, how we observed National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, an unauthorized practice alert, the results of our registrant survey, Board highlights from a special meeting, and more! Engagement. Collaboration. Evo...

11/18/2025

Measles is a vaccine-preventable disease. In Ontario, occurrences of measles have been rare historically, owing to the successful elimination of measles in Canada and high immunization coverage over the past decades. However, the landscape has changed dramatically over the past year.

The Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR) vaccine is the most effective way to prevent the spread of measles. Midwives are able to prescribe and administer the MMR vaccine as per the Designated Drugs and Substances Regulation, and can ask their clients if they are up to date on their vaccine.

Read more:

Practice Advice: Measles Immunization On November 10, 2025, the Public Health Agency of Canada released a statement reminding Canadians that Canada is currently experiencing a large, multi-jurisdictional outbreak of measles that began in October 2024 with cases in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba...

11/18/2025

In our recent midwife survey, midwives reported an overall high satisfaction with the College and our work in our registrant survey.

☑ 91% of midwives find a great deal of personal value in midwifery being a regulated profession
☑ 75% of midwives believe that regulation helps a great deal to protect the public.

Thank you to the 363 midwives who filled out the College's Registrant Survey. We value your input, and the time you took to provide this important feedback to the College. Through the survey, we gained key insights that will help shape how we engage with registrants going forward. This data has also informed the creation of our next strategic plan.

Read more highlights: https://cmo.on.ca/registrant-survey-results/

11/17/2025

Reminder: The College of Midwives of Ontario, in collaboration with the College of Audiologists and Speech Language Pathologists, invites you to an upcoming webinar on Addressing Ableism in Health Care with speaker Hilary Brown – Associate Professor, Department of Health & Society, University of Toronto. RSVP today: https://cmo.on.ca/webinar-addressing-ableism-in-health-care/

11/14/2025

Midwives provide care in a variety of settings including homes, clinics, hospitals, and birth centres. Ontario midwives will inform clients about their choices, including choice of birthplace, and respect their decisions about care.

More on what to expect from a midwife: https://cmo.on.ca/clients-and-the-public/what-to-expect-from-a-midwife/

11/13/2025

The College commissioned a public opinion survey to help us understand public opinions of midwifery care in Ontario and to guide our public engagement.

People who had been midwifery clients in the past three years reported very high rates of satisfaction with the care the received from registered midwives.

☑ 95% of clients reported satisfaction with their care
☑ 91% of clients were confident their midwife was skilled
☑ 93% of clients trusted their midwife was acting in their best interest

11/12/2025

The College of Midwives of Ontario, in collaboration with the College of Audiologists and Speech Language Pathologists of Ontario, invites midwives to attend an upcoming webinar on Addressing Ableism in Health Care with speaker Hilary Brown – Associate Professor, Department of Health & Society, University of Toronto.

RSVP Today: https://cmo.on.ca/webinar-addressing-ableism-in-health-care/

11/10/2025

In case you missed it:On Friday, October 31, the government advised the College that the Designated Drugs and Substances Regulation was amended. The amendment adds a single substance, RSV monoclonal antibody to the existing regulation, permitting midwives to both prescribe and administer by injection an additional immunization to prevent respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) transmission in newborns.

Read more:

RSV Monoclonal Antibody Added to Designated Drugs and Substances Regulation On Friday, October 31, the government advised the College of Midwives of Ontario that an amendment to O. Reg 188/24, the Designated Drugs and Substances Regulation under the Midwifery Act, 1991 had come into force. The amend...

11/07/2025

The College’s public register is a complete listing of all the midwives that have ever been registered with the College. If you cannot find your midwife’s name in the public register or suspect that someone you are dealing with as midwife is not registered with the College, please contact the College immediately at 416.640.2252 or conduct@cmo.on.ca.

Only registered midwives can use the title “midwife” or any variation of that title*. In addition, people who are not registered midwives cannot hold themselves out as midwives. This prevents people from pretending that they are midwives when they are not.

*The only exception is an Indigenous person who provides traditional midwifery services. They may use the title “Aboriginal midwife” or a variation, abbreviation, or an equivalent in another language and may hold themselves out as a person who is qualified to practise in Ontario as an Aboriginal midwife.

11/06/2025

The College surveyed midwives in May and June of this year, and 363 midwives participated. Overall, the key findings from the survey were positive, including an overall high satisfaction with the College and our work; with 91% of midwives finding a great deal of personal value in midwifery being a regulated profession and 75% of midwives believing that regulation helps a great deal to protect the public.

Midwives also identified areas for improvement from the College, including presenting standards and policies in clearer, more accessible language; and a need for more support for midwives when we implement regulatory change.

Read more of the survey highlights:

Registrant Survey Results The College conducted a survey of registrants to advance our initiatives under Strategic Priority 2: effective use of data to identify and act on existing and emerging risks, to better understand client’s needs and expectations of midwifery care. This survey will also ser...

11/05/2025

The College of Midwives of Ontario will be holding a Board Meeting today, on Wednesday, November 5. Board meetings are always open to the public and we post all materials to our website. Read more:

Board Meetings Board meetings are always open to the public. Contact the College at cmo@cmo.on.ca or 416.640.2252 for additional information about the time and location of these meetings.Les réunions du conseil sont toujours ouvertes au public. Pour toute information supplémentaires concernant l.....

11/04/2025

The November 2025 Registrar Report shares information about unauthorized practice, a new competency-based assessment tool, the declining growth of the midwifery profession, government relations, strategic planning, results from our registrant survey, and more. Read more:

Registrar Report, November 2025 REPORT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS – November 5, 2025 Submitted by: Kelly Dobbin, Registrar and CEO The Registrar-CEO Report assures the Board that the College operates effectively and achieves its strategic goals, and that the Registrar performs in accordance with th...