Midwifery by the Numbers

• Number of years midwifery has been a regulated health profession: 26
• Current number of midwives: 963
• Number of clients who gave birth in midwifery care between April 1, 2017 and March 31, 2018: 25,283
• Number of midwifery practices in the province: 105
• Number of communities where midwives provide care: 239
• 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 each year: approximately 80

Data sources: Association of Ontario Midwives and Better Outcomes Registry Network