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"There is still a lot of work to be done": Interview with AOM Vice President Bounmy Inthavong

… in providing essential, respectful, inclusive care and improving important health outcomes for birthing parents and babies. Can you speak to the relevance in the Canadian context? BI: Time … policies, COVID hesitancy, fear for safety and the need to adapt continuously in our home and work lives. When we look at what has happened in the pandemic, the above is also very … workforce is female, with many fearing for their personal safety and the risks they bring home due to lack of PPE, while carrying the burden of the unpaid work that exists within …

"In their full power": Long-awaited comfort arrives in Attawapiskat

… Neepeeshowan staff Christine Roy, RM, and second attendant Jennifer Tookate with the new birth bed at Weeneebayko Area Health Authority Hospital, Attawapiskat, ON. The birth of your … a luxury in the north. For example, at the time of the interview, Christine was at her family home in Quebec, packing up quarts of berries to take back to Attawapiskat. Fresh, ripe, … from each direction, and we were all there for the same reason: to envision bringing Midwifery home to Indigenous communities in the north. They say that when things are supposed to happen, …
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Meet the Board

… spending time with her family which includes her two amazing daughters who were both born at home into the hands of midwives. Bounmy Inthavong, RM Vice President Bounmy is a 2015 graduate … empowering new parents to be confident in their ability to not only carry a pregnancy, but to birth their families, and parent them successfully with the knowledge and instincts that they … application and lobbying stakeholders.   She started a new practice in 2013, which services her hometown and surrounding areas through both a midwifery practice group and, in collaboration …

Impact of government cuts to uninsured funding on clients in midwifery care

… It is well recognized that many people living in Ontario without OHIP cards are impacted by homelessness, mental health or disability. Some people may be leaving violent homes with no belongings, other may be struggling with addition. Many of the uninsured clients … Most importantly, this cut will mean less adequate prenatal care and, as a result, more preterm birth and more low birth weight babies – both of which put a massive strain on our health-care …

Midwives Celebrate Liberal Announcement for Aboriginal Midwifery

… Oneida Nation of the Thames, I know first-hand the importance of the reclamation of Indigenous birth practices and ceremony. They are integral to the identity and health of Indigenous … and newborn health. Aboriginal midwives bring healing and health by keeping birth close to home and connecting people with their culture and traditions. "This announcement is a remarkable … Today’s Liberal commitment will enable Aboriginal midwives to bring birth close to home again and to stem the common practice of removing Indigenous women from their communities …

"They will strengthen the ranks": Next generation of midwives learning through a pandemic

… may reside in isolation if they moved for school, or they may live in multigenerational homes where they are especially concerned about COVID-19 transmission.  Students who arrived at … majority were only two weeks short of placement, had achieved or exceeded all the CMO-required birth numbers, were performing competently and confidently. We've asked all midwifery practice … a role to play in the ongoing crisis? Karline: Ryerson's MEP also donated PPE to the Toronto Birth Centre, and on a whole Ryerson University , the Faculty of Community Services, the Faculty …

Decolonizing health care by engaging with the TRC Calls to Action

… and historical trauma on Indigenous communities' health, particularly in relation to childbirth and maternal care, to offer nuanced, trauma-informed support to Indigenous clients. … Indigenous values and health issues Learn about and engage with organizations like the Toronto Birth Centre and Six Nations Birth Centre (Tsi Nón:we Ionnakerátstha). These organizations are … the Indigenous Midwifery department , Indigenous midwives and apprentices to Bring Birth Home and is committed to the restoration and renewal of Indigenous midwifery . Additional …

Instrument Reprocessing

… therefore, they need to be properly sterilized or replaced between uses. This includes birth and suture instruments, specula, and newborn ventilation devices.  Midwifery practices … midwives continue using their individual instruments, while others use pre-existing birth and suture kits.   Practices that use disposable instruments generally utilize small kits … must be changed to disposable, including instruments, mask for nitrous oxide system for home birth, and newborn ventilation equipment (e.g. bag and mask).   …

Stillbirth & Termination

… or the death of a baby is often devastating, but not uncommon. In 2009, the rate of stillbirth in Canada was 7.13 per 1000 total births and 2.4% of terminations of pregnancy are > 20 weeks gestation (Quebec excluded). … taxing role. Providing support Clients respond differently to the experience of stillbirth or termination and have varying expectations of support from their midwives.  Following …

2020 Grant Recipients

… Colour History Project. By centring the immigrant’s narrative through the lens of midwifery and birth, Wilson-Mitchell, an immigration and settlement researcher, will examine the hidden … Program. Her research project will compare neonatal and maternal outcomes between planned home birth with a midwife, planned hospital birth with a midwife, and planned hospital birth … as well as identifying sociodemographic and clinical factors associated with planning a home birth. Mentored Midwifery Research Grant recipients Angela Freeman MSc candidate Angela …

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