Midwifery by the Numbers
- Number of years midwifery has been a regulated health profession: 27
- Current number of midwives: 1,028
- Number of clients who gave birth in midwifery care between April 1, 2019, and March 31, 2020: 25,925
- Number of midwifery practice groups (MPGs) in the province: 94
- Number of midwifery satellite clinics: 20
- Number of Indigenous midwifery practices: 8
- Number of Expanded Midwifery Care Models (EMCMs): 10
- Number of communities where midwives provide care: 250+
- Number of hospitals where midwives have privileges: 122
- Number of community-based, midwifery-led birth centres in Ontario: 3
- Number of new midwives who graduate from the Midwifery Education Program (MEP) each year: 80
Data sources: Association of Ontario Midwives and Better Outcomes Registry Network
