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Vaginal Birth After Caesarean (VBAC)

… CPG No.14: Vaginal Birth after Previous Low-segment Caesarean Section (2021) A critical review of the research … publication, new research, and what all this mean for midwifery practice.   Webinar:  Ethics & Homebirth After Caesarean Section Choosing to VBAC/TOLAC at home is a client decision that is difficult for many care providers, and midwives are in a …
  • VBAC
  • c-section
  • caesarean
  • LSCS
  • vaginal birth

#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 …

BORN Frequently Asked Questions

… data second. To ensure that critical BORN data is collected by midwives during the labour and birth, the AOM has created a Labour & Birth BORN Data Template . Midwives may find this tool … completing data entry for this data element, simply indicate whether a smoker resides in the home, regardless of where the smoking is done. Labour & Birth Encounter Why has BORN … describes the updated definitions for the types of labour that may be selected. My client had a home or clinic birth. How do I indicate how long I stayed as a midwife?  Four new data elements …

What is a Midwife?

… expert primary care to pregnant people and their newborns. Through pregnancy, labour, birth and the first six weeks after birth, you will be cared for by a small group of midwives. … Choice of Birthplace Choosing a midwife doesn't necessarily mean choosing a home birth (although it is an excellent, safe choice ). In fact, 80% of all midwifery-attended … at at least one of the 94 Ontario hospitals that has midwives. Other clients give birth at home, or, in select communities, at a birth centre. Midwives understand that every client is …

BORN Ontario Resources

… data retrieved from both clinical reports and custom data requests. View infographic . Giving birth with midwives in Ontario, based on BORN* data from April 1, 2020, to March 31, 2021 Where clients give birth Midwifery clients can choose to give birth in hospital, at home or at a birth centre. 14% gave birth at home, 82% gave birth in a hospital and 2% gave birth at a birth centre. Birth centres are only …

Who Can Have Midwifery Care at Tsi Non: we Ionnakeratstha Ona:grahsta?

… Ona:grahsta typically provide care to Indigenous families within a 1-hour radius of the birthing centre.   Your appointments can take place at the birth centre, home or a place of your choosing.  You can also choose to give birth at the birth centre, your home, or the hospital; your Aboriginal Midwife will attend you in the setting of your choice or …

Clinical Practice Guidelines

… philosophy of care, including informed choice, client as the primary decision-maker, choice of birthplace, and appropriate use of technology. CPGs summarize research and are seen as a key way …
  • home birth
  • prom
  • hypertension
  • postpartum hemorrhage
  • high blood pressure
  • PPH
  • GBS
  • group b strep

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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Tsi Non:we Ionnakeratstha Ona:grahsta': The Place They Will Be Born

… of the Grand River Territory . Tsi Non:we Ionnakeratstha Ona:grahsta' is more than just a birthing centre; It is a full-service maternal and child health centre . Historically, … a 1-hour radius of the birthing centre.   Your appointments can take place at the birth centre, home or a place of your choosing.  You can also choose to give birth at the birth centre, your home, or the hospital; your Aboriginal Midwife will provide care in the setting of your choice …

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