AOM Board Nominations & Resolutions
Date: January 22, 2019
We want to hear from our members! Now's the time to submit resolutions for consideration at the Annual General Meeting in May. This is a great way let the board know about the issues facing the membership and what you'd like prioritized. It's also the time when we invite members to put a nomi…
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…
Protecting the Seeds at the Bay of Quinte
Date: February 2, 2018
The AOM’s Indigenous Midwifery team recently visited midwife Dorothy Green and the staff at Kenhtè:ke Midwives in Tyendinaga – one of the first groups to receive funding under the new Indigenous Midwifery Program at the Ministry of Health last year. The visit was an excellent opportunity to cele…
Honouring Black History Month
Date: February 1, 2018
The AOM recognizes and celebrates the work of black midwives, leaders, researchers, and activists who have strengthened Ontario health care. We recognize the vast disparities that exist in health care and provision of reproductive and perinatal care due to anti-black racism. The AOM is committed to…