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AOM’s Employee Midwives Work Group evolves into Diverse Midwifery Models Committee

Since its formation in 2022, the AOM’s Employee Midwife Work Group (EMWG) has been a voice for the growing number of midwives working in ways outside of the traditional billable course of care model. Originally created in response to a member proposal brought to the 2021 Annual General Meeting, the…

AOM-NPAO joint statement on midwife and nurse-practitioner collaboration

The Association of Ontario Midwives (AOM) and the Nurse Practitioners’ Association of Ontario (NPAO) support collaborative practice in perinatal, sexual, reproductive and infant care. Increased access to comprehensive primary care is a shared objective and responsibility of nurse practitioners and …

Ontario Midwives president Althea Jones takes the stage at international symposium on Black reproductive justice

President of the Association of Ontario Midwives (AOM) Althea Jones, RM, has been invited by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) to speak at the Global Symposium for Bridging the Gap in Reproductive Health of Afro-Descendant Women, taking place July 8 to 11 in San José, Costa Rica. The invitation to participate serves as a powerful acknowledgement of Althea Jones’ leadership in of midwifery and reproductive justice in Ontario.

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