2023 Grant Recipients
The AOM is pleased to announce another successful year of the Midwifery Research Grants program! Congratulations to Registered Midwives Bounmy Inthavong and Vanessa Hébert whose projects support client-centred care and capture the experiences of midwives and midwifery clients alike.
BORN Data Access Research Grant recipient
Vanessa Hébert
RM
Vanessa Hébert is a registered midwife currently pursuing a PhD in Health Research Methodology (HRM) at McMaster University. With mentorship from Dr. Liz Darling and Dr. Giulia Muraca, her study will use data from BORN to investigate the effectiveness of oxytocin prophylaxis on reducing the risk of postpartum hemorrhage in individuals under midwifery care with physiologic labour and birth.
Project Midwifery Research Grant recipient
Bounmy Inthavong
RM
Bounmy Inthavong is a Registered Midwife at St Jacobs Midwives who is currently pursuing a Masters in Health Policy and Equity at York University. This project aims to capture the stories of disabled midwifery students from marginalized identities to gain a deeper understanding of their education and clinical placements needs.
Past Recipients
Year | Career Midwifery Research Grant | Mentored Midwifery Research Grant |
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2022 | Claire Dion Fletcher, RM | Susana Ku, RM, PhD candidate Kambili Husbands, RM, MA Sophia Kehler, RM Simone Rosenberg, RM |
2021 |
Mary Sharpe, RM, PhD |
Abigail Corbin, RM Ayeshah Haque, RM, MSc candidate Jessica Jones, RM, MPH candidate |
2020 |
Karline Wilson-Michell, CNM, RM, DrNP, MSN |
Angela Freeman, MSc candidate Kate Demers, MMid |
2019 |
Andrea Robertson, RM, MA PhD candidate |
Emma Seager, RM, MSc(c) |
2018 |
Nicole Bennett, RM, PhD candidate |
Jen Goldberg, RM, MPH candidate Ali McCallum, RM, MSc & Jenna Robertson Bly, RM, MA Angela Reitsma, RM, MSc |
2017 | Liz Darling, RM, PhD | Erica Elderhorst, RM Erika Arsenault, MSc & Sam Landry, MSc |