Midwifery by the Numbers
In 2022...
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Number of years midwifery has been a regulated health profession: 28
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Current number of Registered Midwives: 1,012
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Percentage of Ontario births taking place under midwifery care: 18%
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Number of midwifery practice groups (MPGs) in the province: 93
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Number of midwifery satellite clinics: 18
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Number of Indigenous midwifery practices: 12
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Number of Indigenous-identified midwife members of the AOM: 65
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Number of Expanded Midwifery Care Models (EMCMs): 14
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Number of communities where midwives provide care: >250
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Number of hospitals where midwives have privileges: 124
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Number of community-based, midwifery-led birth centres in Ontario: 3
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Number of new midwives who graduate from the Midwifery Education Program (MEP) each year: 75+
Data sources: Association of Ontario Midwives and Better Outcomes Registry Network
