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A day to honour Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, Two-Spirit and Gender-Diverse People

… toward decolonized and anti-racist reproductive and newborn care requires reviving Indigenous birthing practices and returning Indigenous midwifery and birth to First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities.  Attend an event Here are some of the …

Five things to do before you join that Midwifery Practice Group

… Payment Agency, and/or hospital privileges. The AOM strongly discourages you from moving your home to your new community until you have a confirmed agreement, hospital privileges and, if … written contract. Given that practice groups cannot bill for care until after the client gives birth, you may receive your final compensation cheque after the day your New Registrant contract …

Preventing Sharps-related Injuries

… the Occupational Health and Safety Act requires that all workplaces, including hospitals, birth centres and clinics, use hollow-bore safety-engineered needles.  These include needles … available at all points of care, including portable sharps containers for point of use during home visits. In clinic, if possible, mount sharps containers on a wall to prevent tipping, and …

Applying for a New Midwifery Practice Group

… for Maternal Child Health Reports on provincial level initiatives Statistics Canada Local birth rates , fertility rates , immigration rates, mortality rates, general demographic data … rates, etc. Use this form when making a data request. Local hospitals Hospital level , annual birth volume, volume & mix of care providers, maternity services provided, breastfeeding rates … In many cases, hospitals place caps on the number of midwives privileges or the number of births they may attend. This is currently one of the biggest barriers to the growth of the …

Bullying

… Midwifery: Horizontal Violence in the Workplace , in-depth article by Carolyn Hastie in Birth International that defines “horizontal violence,” provides examples of bullying … Available from: https://forum.ashrm.org/2018/02/14/bullying-has-no-place/ 3.    Abby Sutcliffe, Birth International. Midwifery: Horizontal Violence in the Workplace. [Internet] [Location unknown] 2018. [cited 2018 May 1] Available from: https://birthinternational.com/article/midwifery/1371/ 4.    BullyOnline, Tim Field Foundation. Myths …

Ontario midwives lead AOM CPG updates

… developed Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) to translate scientific research on pregnancy, birth and early infant health into clinical recommendations for midwives. CPGs are a key way to …

Purchasing New Registrant Equipment

… “...consider adopting standardized resuscitation and intubation carts or kits for all for all birth and postpartum locations to help ensure familiarity with the equipment, supplies, and …

Previous Winners

… Ontario ," TVO, Feb. 12, 2019. 2019: Denise Balkissoon; " In Ontario, midwives help with the rebirth of Indigenous pregnancy care ," The Globe & Mail, July 22, 2018. 2018: Cathy Alex; " … Perinatal or neonatal mortality among women who intend at the onset of labour to give birth at home compared to women of low obstetrical risk who intend to give birth in hospital: A … Marie Olsen Lawford, Kathi Wilson, Michelle Kryzanauskas, Ivy Lynn Bourgeault; " Distance from Home Birth to Emergency Obstetric Services and Neonatal Outcomes: A Cohort Study ."  Journal of …

Althea Jones, President-Elect of Association of Ontario Midwives, bridging gaps in Black reproductive health

… about options and complications,” says Jones. Uniquely, midwifery care provides support to birthing parents in the first six weeks following the birth of their babies, a time when many Black families in the health system fall through the cracks. The attention, home visits and primary care that midwives provide during this time sets families and newborns …

AOM's Indigenous Midwifery has a new logo

… circle symbolizes connection to the Earth and her medicines that help and heal in pregnancy, birth and beyond; blue evokes the water that carries new life for nine months and sustains life … the womb. Across Ontario, 60 Indigenous midwives are engaged in the profound work of returning birth to Indigenous communities. Some are working as registered midwives, others practice as …

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