A day to honour Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, Two-Spirit and Gender-Diverse People
Date: February 12, 2025
Each year on February 14, communities across Canada and the United States gather for the Women’s Memorial March to honour the lives of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, Two-Spirit and Gender-Diverse People (MMIWG2S+). This day offers a space to collectively mourn, hold ceremony and call for action.
Black History and Futures Month 2025
Date: February 5, 2025
February is Black History and Black Futures Month, an important time to acknowledge and work towards ending the racial injustice, erasure and oppression faced by Black communities. It is also a time to celebrate Black leadership, brilliance and contributions. This month serves as a reminder that ho…
HNUC Newborn OHIP Denial reporting tool
Date: February 4, 2025
As you may know, babies born to parents without OHIP are being denied OHIP at birth. This practice of blocking access to health care causes tremendous harm to families and strips babies of a key entitlement, in contravention to the laws in Ontario. The Health Network for Uninsured Clients (HNUC) ha…
In memory of Celeste MacDonald
Date: January 8, 2025
The following tribute was written by friends of Celeste. It is with deep sorrow that we announce the sudden passing of Celeste MacDonald on Dec. 16, 2024. Celeste, a valued member of our midwifery community, leaves behind a lasting legacy that will continue to resonate with all who knew h…
In memory of Jane Erdman
Date: November 6, 2024
Jan. 16, 1956 – Oct. 10, 2024 The following tribute was written by Elana Johnson, former AOM President. It is with profound sadness that we share the passing of Jane Erdman. She will be remembered with great fondness by the many clients and midwives whose lives she touched.
Midwives host education event for MPPs at Queen’s Park
Date: October 23, 2024
On Oct. 21, 2024, the AOM hosted an education event at Queen's Park. The event fell on the first day back for MPPs from across the province to the legislature. Negotiations Task Force members, midwifery clients and supporters, and AOM staff gathered to raise awareness about key midwifery issues, celebrate Indigenous midwifery, which has been on this land since time immemorial, and mark 30 years of regulated midwifery in Ontario.
The Giimaamoobiwad Conference: Inspiring community-led birthwork and sharing stories about pathways to midwifery
Date: September 25, 2024
Anishinaabe midwife and Elder Elaine Ross has been providing birthing care in Treaty #3 territory for the past couple years. Seeing the potential for a resurgence in the territory and repeatedly hearing how important Indigenous midwifery and birthwork is, Elaine led the way for the Giimaamoobiwad (“Gathering”) Conference to be birthed. The three-day conference took place Sep. 10-12, 2024, bringing together representatives from Southern Treaty #3 communities and partners to promote Indigenous midwifery and inspire community-led birthwork.
Spotlight on Hawthorne Midwives: Tips to mobilize and leverage political support in your region
Date: July 24, 2024
“We just couldn’t afford to hear NO anymore,” says Lynn Hendricks, RM and practice partner of Hawthorne Midwives, on the impetus to develop an advocacy strategy and media campaign to bring attention to their need for increased midwifery staffing and caseload funding. In response to repeated barriers, including denied requests for additional billable courses of care (BCCs) and diminished funding for hiring new registrant midwives, Hawthorne Midwives took a stand, tabling proposals with their transfer payment agency (TPA), local council, and Minister of Health for urgent expansion to meet community demand.
Midwives should be key collaborators in integrated health systems
Date: June 18, 2024
By Angela Freeman, RM, MSc Arriving in Belfast, Northern Ireland at the end of April, I had just completed an intensive fellowship as an embedded researcher within an Ontario Health Team (OHT). Steeped for ten months within the regional level of Ontario’s health-care reforms, I was ecstatic to b…
Ontario midwives gather at OMC 2024, Head Midwives Forum and the Midwifery Sustainability Roundtable to vision futures of midwifery
Date: June 5, 2024
“We cannot leave one midwife behind” – Carol Couchie, IM, NCIM leader, and Indigenous Midwifery Policy Analyst at the AOM Over 200 midwives gathered from across the province last week for the Head Midwives Forum, OMC 2024 and the Midwifery Sustainability Roundtable to discuss, collaborate…