Midwifery by the Numbers
In 2024...
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Number of years midwifery has been a regulated health profession: 30
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Current number of Registered Midwives: 1,047
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Percentage of Ontario births taking place under midwifery care: 20%
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Number of midwifery practice groups (MPGs) in the province: 97
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Number of midwifery satellite clinics: 16
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Number of Indigenous midwifery practices: 9
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Number of Indigenous-identified midwife members of the AOM: 70
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Number of Expanded Midwifery Care Models (EMCMs): 22
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Number of communities where midwives provide care: >250
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Number of hospitals where midwives have privileges: 92
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Number of community-based, midwifery-led birth centres in Ontario: 3
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Number of new midwives who graduate from the Midwifery Education Program (MEP) each year: 60+
Data sources: Association of Ontario Midwives and Better Outcomes Registry Network