Victory for reproductive rights at the Ontario Court of Appeal
Date: May 21, 2019
On May 15, 2019, the Ontario Court of Appeal ruled in favour of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO), to uphold a decision made against the Christian Medical and Dental Society of Canada, The Canadian Federation of Catholic Physicians’ Societies, and Canadian Physicians for Life…
AOM celebrates the successes of Primary Healthcare Collaboration
Date: April 8, 2019
As Ontario moves towards some significant changes in structuring of primary healthcare through formation of health teams, the AOM revisits a success story that shines light on how to realize this monumental task successfully. With a system that manages to provide excellent services to clients th…
AOM Board Nominations & Resolutions
Date: February 27, 2019
Board appointed position: One appointed Member at Large position is available for a two year term. The AOM holds space for appointed board members to achieve an inclusive governance model that is balanced by offering a recruitment process based on skills, attributes and experience. This…
AOM Statement on Government Decision to Terminate Funding to the College of Midwives of Ontario (CMO)
Date: December 14, 2018
The AOM is deeply disappointed by the Ministry of Health's decision to terminate funding to the CMO. As the CMO confirmed this morning in their notice to midwives, this loss of government funding will place an additional burden on midwives who must now support the work of the CMO throu…
McMaster initiative funded to improve reproductive outcomes in Pakistan
Date: June 20, 2018
McMaster researchers Drs. Eileen Hutton and Karyn Kaufman have joined forces with midwife Dr. Rafat Jan and researchers at the National University of Medical Science to develop an interactive ebook and training module with high-quality current information on family planning, safe abortion, and post…
Congratulations from CAPWHN
Date: May 5, 2018
To all our midwifery colleagues, The Board of Directors and Members of the Canadian Association of Perinatal and Women’s Health Nurses (CAPWHN) would like to extend congratulations to our midwifery colleagues on May 5, 2018, International Day of the Midwife #IDM2018. Midwives and Nu…
AOM Announces 2018 Midwifery Grant Recipients
Date: March 13, 2018
The AOM is pleased to announce a successful second year of supporting midwife-led research initiatives in Ontario! This year three recipients in the mentored-level category and four recipients in the career-level category have been awarded with midwifery research grants. Each of these unique projec…
Home Birth: It's Safe. And it's a Choice You Have.
Date: March 5, 2018
Today, the Association of Ontario Midwives launches a new campaign to promote midwifery-attended home birth as a birth place option for Ontario families. The campaign, using a mix of radio and digital ads, aims to raise awareness and education about home birth, especially for those who may have nev…
Beloved Ottawa Midwife Retires
Date: February 20, 2018
Teresa Bandrowska, known as one of the original 60 "Michener midwives," recently celebrated her retirement from clinical practice. Long-time colleague Bobbi Soderstrom writes of the celebration, "It was a very sweet event with the group singing a song to her and presenting her with an absolutely be…
AOM Applauds Safe Access to Abortion Services Act
Date: February 2, 2018
On Feb. 1, 2018, the Safe Access to Abortion Services Act came into effect. This law protects facilities that offer abortion services, as well as the homes and offices of health professionals and staff who provide these services. Safe access zones prohibit activity, including protesting, that may i…