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Toronto Birth Centre: One Thousand Births & Counting

… are celebrating one big milestone today: since opening its doors in January 2014, the Toronto Birth Centre has been the birthplace for 1,000 babies, all caught by midwives. I had the pleasure and privilege of … and the sign is obvious to anyone who passes by. I imagine the day when a child walking home from school with friends will point to the TBC and say “I was born there.” The Toronto …

Home Birth: It's Safe. And it's a Choice You Have.

… Today, the Association of Ontario Midwives launches a new campaign to promote midwifery-attended home birth as a birth place option for Ontario families. The campaign, using a mix of radio and digital ads, aims to raise awareness and education about home birth, especially for those who may have never considered it before. Although the number of …

More than just numbers: The value of returning birth to Indigenous communities evident in Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory

… The ceremony of birth is being reawakened in First Nations as well as in urban and rural Indigenous communities.  Bringing birth home is the focus of the work of the Indigenous Midwifery team at the Association of Ontario … at Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory. The pair study and provide services to fellow members of their home community as well as to Indigenous clients in local communities through Kenhtè:ke Midwives. …

Reflecting on home birth in Ontario following Netflix release of _Pieces of a Woman_

… CONTENT WARNING: perinatal loss The subject of out-of-hospital birth has garnered a fair share of attention in the past several months, with midwives in Ontario and across Canada reporting a marked increase in client interest in home birth amidst concerns over COVID-19. Today’s launch of the dramatic new Netflix drama Pieces of a Woman has home birth in the spotlight again, in a devastating and heart-wrenching plot centred on a …

#MidwiferyDataMatters: Examining the rise in out-of-hospital birth during the COVID-19 pandemic

… The increase in demand for home births during the COVID-19 pandemic has been reported anecdotally , but is this trend evident in … of birth in Ontario (depicted in Figure 1 below) demonstrates a clear jump in midwife-attended home births from April to July of 2020, peaking at 16.6% in May, followed by a second peak in …

In the face of the pandemic, midwives adapt, respond, persist

… all started, we had three midwives out of the country travelling, and they were trying to come home,” McCallum recalls. “And then of course we had a birth storm right as [the COVID-19 pandemic] was kind of ramping up. So soon after that birth … and some were symptomatic waiting for swabs. Thinking about our mortality and bringing things home to our families… It was really heavy and intense. With a reduced number of midwives on call …

Midwives deliver - on World Refugee Day and every day

… by the United Nations to honour the courage and strength of people who have fled their home country to escape persecution or conflict. The date presents an opportunity to foster … lives. Midwives are well positioned to provide community-based, primary care for pregnancy, birth and postpartum to refugee clients. Midwifery care is free for anyone residing in Ontario, … care to these clients in their own language. I also provide personalized primary care at their homes. I attempt to guide, support, inform and empower these families, encouraging them to use …
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National Indigenous Histories Month: Supporting Indigenous midwives in reclaiming birth 

… restoration and renewal of Indigenous midwifery practices.  The sacred tradition of Indigenous birth  Since time immemorial and up until just a few generations ago, Indigenous babies were … cultural knowledge and practices.   Moving forward together  The vision of bringing birth home is about restoring Indigenous sovereignty over one of life's most fundamental experiences. … to reflect on how they can better support Indigenous midwifery and the movement to bring birth home. Together, we can work toward a future where every First Nations, Inuit and Métis family …

Standing up for reproductive justice: Ontario Election 2022

… party leaders to commit to the following priorities: PRIORITY: Government invest in bringing birth home to First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities ASK:  Invest in the reclamation of Indigenous … Ontario and it has been costly and devastating for families and communities. Bringing birth home to First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities is a critical component of reconciliation and …

Self-determination is the key to improved outcomes in midwifery care within Toronto’s Indigenous community

… has made to the Indigenous community. Indigenous midwives, up until the medicalization of birth in the 1950s, had been providing care to pregnant people and catching babies in Indigenous … ask for what they need.” Indigenous community members call many parts of the city of Toronto home. Cheryllee moves easily between her practice space at SGMT to people’s homes, in addition to working with those with no fixed address and who may be living in a …

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