TELL YOUR MPP: Ontario Needs Midwives Everywhere
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I am a midwife
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I am writing to you as a concerned constituent and midwife in your riding. As a primary care provider committed to providing equitable, accessible, and sustainable health care in Ontario, I urge you to prioritize investment in midwifery in the upcoming provincial budget.
As a midwife, I deeply share your concern about healthcare in Ontario. Many are turning to emergency departments for issues that a midwife could address. I know first-hand the role my profession plays to support Ontario's health-care system.
Our province is facing a primary care crisis…
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Thank you for your attention to this urgent matter and for your support of my profession. I welcome further discussions about the benefits to increased investments in midwifery and look forward to your response.
I am a midwifery client
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I am writing to you as a concerned constituent and happy midwifery consumer in your riding. I was fortunate to receive midwifery care when I became a parent. My midwives provided comprehensive care throughout pregnancy, birth, and postpartum care for me and my baby within my community. The excellent clinical care I received made a profound impact on me and my family. As an advocate for equitable, accessible, and sustainable health care in Ontario. I urge you to prioritize investment in midwifery in the forthcoming provincial budget.
Our province is facing a primary care crisis…
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Thank you for your attention to this urgent matter. I welcome further discussions about my positive experience with midwives. I am happy to connect you with other families in the community who similarly call for increased investments for midwifery in the upcoming provincial budget. I look forward to your response.
I wanted to receive midwifery care but could not get it
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I am writing to you as a concerned and disappointed constituent in your riding who wanted to receive midwifery care but couldn’t get it. As an advocate for equitable, accessible, and sustainable health care in Ontario, I urge you to prioritize investment in midwifery in the forthcoming provincial budget.
To my disappointment, I couldn’t access midwifery care when I needed it due to lack of availability. I know I’m not alone—I am one of thousands of Ontarians who wants but cannot receive midwifery care, year to year.
Our province is facing a primary care crisis…
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Thank you for your attention to this urgent matter. I would welcome the opportunity to further discuss the needs for midwifery services in our community and the benefits of Ontario’s investment in midwives. I look forward to your response.
I am a health professional who supports midwives
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I am writing to you as a health professional in your riding. As a primary care provider committed to equitable, accessible, and sustainable health care in Ontario. I urge you to prioritize investment in midwifery in the forthcoming provincial budget.
Every day, I work alongside Ontario’s midwives on the front lines of our strained health system. Midwives are critical to healthcare delivery in our community and I greatly value our interprofessional relationship and collaboration, and the excellent clinical care they provide.
Our province is facing a primary care crisis…
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Thank you for your attention to this urgent matter. I welcome further discussions about my positive interprofessional relationship with midwives and the value that they bring to Ontario’s health system. I look forward to your response.