Midwifery by the Numbers

As of May 1, 2025: 

  1. Number of years midwifery has been a regulated health profession: 31

  2. Current number of Registered Midwives: 1,050

  3. Current number of community-governed Indigenous Midwives working under the Exemption: 18

  4. Percentage of Ontario births taking place under midwifery care: ~20%

  5. Number of midwifery practice groups (MPGs) in the province: 89

  6. Number of midwifery satellite clinics: 17

  7. Number of Indigenous midwifery practices: 14

  8. Number of Expanded Midwifery Care Models (EMCMs): 33

  9. Number of communities where midwives provide care: 250+

  10. Number of hospitals where midwives have privileges: 92

  11. Number of community-based, midwifery-led birth centres in Ontario: 3

  12. Number of yearly graduates from the Midwifery Education Program (MEP): 60+

Data sources: Association of Ontario Midwives and Better Outcomes Registry Network

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