Media Releases

Midwives share spotlight in CBC report of Ford's lost court cases

Date: September 15, 2021

Media Release TORONTO, Sep. 15, 2021: AOM President calls on the Ford government to stop violating the Human Rights Code and withdraw their appeal. Ontario midwives have been listed in a CBC report cataloguing the many courtroom losses of the Ford government as public groups bring cases forward to uphold their rights. Many of the cases listed have been appealed by government.


Ontario midwives call for immediate reunification of Afghan ‘forgotten families’ with their refugee parents in Canada

Date: August 19, 2021

Media Release TORONTO, Aug. 19, 2021: A group of 105 Afghan refugees who are currently living in Canada fear for the safety of their family members who have been left behind in Afghanistan. Many of these refugees were leaders working for Canadian government projects and Canadian development agencies towards the improvement of sexual and reproductive health for women and girls in Afghanistan. They were forced to flee Afghanistan in response to threats of violence and death from the Taliban because of their work. Collectively, they left behind their 105 spouses and 270 children, many of whom have been living in hiding from the Taliban for the two to five years since their departure.


Midwives and Nishnawbe Aski Nation Sign Relationship Accord

Date: March 25, 2021

Media Release TORONTO: The Association of Ontario Midwives (AOM) is honoured to embark in a partnership with the Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) through the signing of a historic relationship accord.   A ceremony was held over Zoom. The Accord will work to return Indigenous midwifery withi…





Ford government ordered by Human Rights Tribunal to end discrimination

Date: February 21, 2020

Media Advisory Midwives Elizabeth Brandeis and Liz Fraser, alongside human rights lawyer Mary Cornish, will present and respond to new orders from the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario to the Ford government. In Ontario, the Human Rights Code protects against discriminatory compensation pract…


Midwifery Investment an Important Step in Health Care Reform

Date: July 8, 2019

St Jacobs, ON – Today, Minister of Health Christine Elliott announced that the Ontario government will invest in improving access to midwifery care. The announcement includes additional funding to invest in the growth of midwifery.  With this funding, midwives will be able to provide care for …



Indigenous Midwifery Charts New Path for Healthy Beginnings at Summit

Date: February 8, 2019

Thunder Bay The Association of Ontario Midwives (AOM), in collaboration with Chiefs of Ontario, Grand Council Treaty #3, Nishnawbe Aski Nation, Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority, and Indigenous Services Canada is hosting a summit to chart the path forward for Indigenous Midwifery.&nbs…