Recent media coverage about midwives, midwifery, and health care

The articles below do not necessarily reflect the values or mission of the AOM, and are intended to provide a broad picture of midwifery in many different locations across Canada and internationally.

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May 2012
Home delivery
Today's Parent
"If you're interested in planning a home birth, here's what to expect."

April 27, 2012
Province promises jobs for graduating midwives
cbc.ca
"More students are eligible to graduate this year from Laurentian University's midwifery program than ever before."

April 23, 2012
Blocked Chinese moms turn to breast masseuses
The Globe and Mail
 "The Shanghai Daily reports on "the hottest new job" in China’s burgeoning postpartum care market: cui ru shi – that’s “push milk teachers.” "

April 20, 2012
Hospital trying to attract midwives
The Owen Sound Sun Times 
"Midwives could soon be coming to the Hanover hospital."

April 18, 2012
Midwife lauded for international impact
mytowncrier.ca
"Bridget Lynch has travelled the globe to help improve maternal health care"

April 17, 2012
Credit Valley celebrates first midwife-assisted birth
Hospital News-April 2012
"The first midwife-assisted birth at the Credit Valley site of The Credit Valley Hospital and Trillium Health Centre took place in March with the arrival of little Violetta Strashko, weighing an even 8lbs."

April 17, 2012
Locum midwives provide relief to rural and remote colleagues
Hospital News-April 2012
"...The AOM Rural and Remote Locum Program relieves midwives for holidays, sickness, emergencies, continuing education or parental leave."

April 12, 2012
Midwives: Why aren't we paying them more?
Maclean's
“Call as soon as you’re pregnant,” is what busy midwifery clinics advice Canadian women to do . . ."

March 21, 2012
Finally, birth centres
Ottawa Citizen
"Reforming Ontario's healthcare system might prove to be a complex and difficult process, but reforming the options for pregnant women in the province should not be."

Midwives hail new birthing centres
Ottawa Citizen
"Midwives in Ottawa joined others across the province in applauding the Liberal government's plan to create two new midwifery-led birthing centres."

March 20, 2012
Midwives and moms welcome launch of Ontario's first freestanding birth centres
Toronto Star
"Vanessa Devotta had two choices when she was pregnant with her eldest daughter six years ago. She could deliver her baby at home or in hospital." 

Birth centres are an important move to lower cost, community-based health care
Toronto Star
"Right now, pregnant women in Ontario have two starkly different options for delivering their child."

March 19, 2012
Ontario to fund two birth centres
Toronto Star
"Ontario plans to launch two pilot birth centres that will be run by midwives and give women with low-risk pregnancies a new option for delivering their babies naturally..."

March 8, 2012
Midwives and LAMP birth new partnership
"But midwives Tory Tudor and Barb Heathcote had another vision. They wanted to be available to women who didn't typically use midwives..."
from AOHC Synergy Newsletter Winter 2012

February 24, 2012
Ontario midwives want birth centres for low-risk pregnancies
Toronto Star
"The gracious century-old house beside St. Pascal-Baylon church was once the ultimate male bastion..."

February 17, 2012
Special deliveries
Sentinel-Review
"They chose a midwife for many reasons, but one of the most important..."

February 16, 2012
Woodstock needs midwives: Delivering on a belief
Sentinel-Review
"When Emily Tucker learned from her mother that midwives were legal in Ontario, she was thrilled..."

February 16, 2012
New midwife clinic opens, Expands services for Findlay Creek, Riverside South
EMC Ottawa South
"Expectant mothers in south Ottawa looking for alternative care now turn to..."

February 13, 2012
Benefits of Midwifery (Letter to the Editor)
Ottawa Citizen
"As a new mother, I was extremely interested to read the Citizen's editorial on caesarean sections..."

February 11, 2012
Midwives can help reduce C-sections (Letter to the Editor)
yorkregion.com
"Kim Zarzour's article revealed reasons why c-sections have increased and strategies for reducing them..."

February 9, 2012
Kingston midwives join province-wide campaign for more birthing options in Ontario
EMC Frontenac
"Next month the provincial government will table its budget for 2012..."

February 8, 2012
Midwives urge birth centres as alternative to hospital deliveries
The Record
"Midwives want the province to take another look at birth centres

February 6, 2012
Politicians: Enough health-care planning, let's have some action (column)
The Globe and Mail
"Last week, Ontario Health Minister Deb Matthews unveiled "An Action Plan for Health Care" in a speech..."

February 2, 2012
Cutting C-Sections
Ottawa Citizen (editorial)
"Ontario's Minister of Health Deb Matthews found herself in a spot of controversy..."

February 1, 2012
Move quickly on clinic-based health care
The Sault Star
"Patients can expect more services delivered in clinics outside of hospitals..."

January 30, 2012
Markham Stouffville Hospital cuts number of Caesarean births to 25 per cent
The Toronto Star
"It comes as no surprise to Dr. George Arnold that the high rate of Caesarean births in Ontario..."

January 30, 2012
Deb Matthews hopes to save money by reorganizing health system
The Toronto Star
"Deb Matthews hopes improving access to physicians while keeping patients out of hospital..."

January 29, 2012
The option of birthing centres
The Toronto Star
"I had a normal, healthy pregnancy. I had originally planned a regular hospital birth but then..."

January 26, 2012
Deb Matthews backs down on reducing C-sections to save money
The Toronto Star
"Backing off any plan to curb caesarean sections to save money, Health Minister Deb Matthews..."

January 12, 2012
Midwifery goes mainstream
The Record.com
"Lisa Coles-Nielson didn't doubt who would deliver her baby..."

January 10, 2012
'Toba midwife training 'A very big mess': critic
Winnipeg Sun
"The fact no student has ever graduated from an accredited midwifery progam in Manitoba..."

January 10, 2012
Midwife shortage limits Winnipeg birth centre deliveries
cbcnews.ca
"Only six women have given birth at Winnipeg's birth centre since it officially opened last month..."

January 3, 2012
Home birth after 40
parentcentral.ca
"Bonnie Pascal's son drew his first breath on his mother's bed, surrounded by women..."

January 2, 2012
Oh baby what a way to bring in 2012
The Beacon Herald
"Two handsome boys are sharing the spotlight as the community's first babies of 2012..."