Midwives support curriculum that teaches consent and affirms LGBTQ communities
Date: July 19, 2018
Toronto – July 19, 2018 - The Association of Ontario Midwives (AOM) is concerned by the Ontario government’s announcements this month that schools will revert back to a health curriculum taught twenty years ago. Midwives urge the government to equip …
Midwives Launch Campaign to Promote Safety of Home Birth
Date: March 4, 2018
TORONTO – March 5, 2018 – The Association of Ontario Midwives (AOM) has launched a campaign to promote midwifery-attended home birth as a safe and responsible choice. "Midwives attend births at home, in hospital and in birth centres," says Elizabeth Brandeis, RM, president of the Association of Ont…
Midwives applaud process to expand scope of practice
Date: September 20, 2017
Toronto, ON -- Ontario midwives applaud today’s announcement by the provincial government to expand the midwifery scope of practice to better align with patient needs. This exciting new direction has the potential to improve midwives’ ability to provide comprehensive, high-quality, client-centred c…
Midwives Celebrate Liberal Announcement for Aboriginal Midwifery
Date: February 9, 2017
(FORT WILLIAM FIRST NATION, ON) – The Association of Ontario Midwives (AOM) celebrates the Liberal funding announced today to boost Aboriginal midwifery.
“As an Indigenous adoptee from the Oneida Nation of the Thames, I know first-hand the importance of the reclamation of Indigenous …
Home Birth in Ontario Safe, Expert Panel Confirms
Date: July 13, 2016
TORONTO, July 13, 2016 - A new guideline released by the Association of Ontario Midwives today confirms the safety of home birth and recommends it should be considered by all with low-risk pregnancies.
In developing the guideline, a panel reviewed Canadian evidence and found that mid…
Midwifery Pay Equity Hearings Begin at Tribunal Today
Date: June 1, 2016
TORONTO – Midwives and government each make opening statements today at a Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) hearing regarding pay equity for midwives.
This legal action, brought by the Association of Ontario Midwives (AOM) on behalf of close to 800 midwives, alleges that midwiv…
Liberal Government Hypocritical When it Comes to Pay Equity and Midwives
Date: April 18, 2016
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - April 18, 2016) - Midwives live with a gender penalty on their compensation - each and every day. While the provincial wage gap is a staggering 29.4%, the gap for midwives is even wider, at 48%. Despite numerous promises to address the wage gap, Premier Wynne's g…
AOM Honours Those who Enrich & Champion the Profession of Midwifery
Date: April 15, 2016
TORONTO, April 15, 2016 – The Association of Ontario Midwives (AOM) is very pleased to announce the award winners who will be honoured at their 32nd Annual General Meeting and Conference being held at the White Oaks Resort in Niagara-on-the-Lake from May 16-18. This year’s awards are being prese…
Pay Equity Update: Midwives and Government Settlement Discussions End With No Resolution
Date: February 22, 2016
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Feb. 19, 2016) - Midwives are deeply disappointed that settlement discussions with government, which began in October, have not led to a resolution of the human rights claims brought forward to the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) in 2013. As a result of s…