Association of Ontario Midwives
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2009 media coverage about midwives, midwifery and health care
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December 18, 2009
Midwife services still not available to city women
Medicine Hat News
"Medicine Hat women still do not have access to midwifery . . . "
December 18, 2009
Midwifery takes a northern look
Edmonton Journal
"Natsiq Kango caught her first baby in 1976 as she was flying from .
. ."
December 17, 2009
Demand outpaces supply of Alberta
midwives
CBC, Calgary
"The demand for midwifery services among pregnant women is
greater..."
December 9, 2009
Midwife funding called overdue on
P.E.I.
CBC, Prince Edward Island
"A group lobbying for midwifery on P.E.I. has started a petition..."
December 3, 2009
Midwives await local hospital
privileges
Orangeville Citizen
"They aren't blaming anyone for the delay, but local midwives..."
December 2, 2009
Making it official
Northern News Services
"Rankin Inlet - Nunavut's midwifery program celebrated a historical first
this past month..."
November 26, 2009
Province's new midwifery program to be evaluated
The Chronicle Herald
"Nova Scotia’s fledgling midwifery program is about to get a
checkup..."
November 19, 2009
Midwives clinic opens
The Orangeville Banner
"Orangeville's Jenee and Wes Gowing knew they wanted their daughter born
in the comfort of their own home..."
November 10, 2009
Hotel birth surprises parents
Victoria News, British Columbia
"It was supposed to be a relaxing weekend at a hotel..."
November 9, 2009
Midwives, parents reunite
Almonte, Canadian Gazette
"Lots of babies and baked goods at Beckwith school..."
November 8, 2009
Eileen Abbey, re: H1N1
(mp3)
CBC Radio
November 5, 2009
Extra funding from province boosts
midwifery program
Winnipeg Free Press
"Extra government funding of $400 000 a year..."
October 29, 2009
Midwives now practicing at AGH
Canadian Gazette, Almonte
"Mothers-to-be who want to give birth at the Almonte General Hospital with
a midwife..."
October 22, 2009
Mom flouts midwifery restrictions with
homebirth
CBC
"A woman in Musquodoboit Harbour says she feels like a criminal for having
her baby at home."
October 21, 2009
After more than a year, government has yet to deliver on midwifery legislation
Telegraph Journal, Fredericton
"Anissa Lavigne is due any day. Lavigne who is 38 weeks pregnant..."
October 8, 2009
CamBay moms may soon give birth close
to home
Nunatsiaq, Nunavut
"Soon pregnant women in Cambridge Bay won't be obliged to travel south to
deliver their babies."
October 3, 2009
Map(s) of the Week: Childbirth Week 4
Toronto Star
"This week winds up our series on childbirth in the GTA with a look at
homebirth and midwifery."
October 2, 2009
Midwives give birth to new services in
Orillia
Packet & Times, Orillia
"Expectant mothers in the Orillia area now have even more choice in
prenatal care."
September 25, 2009
Special delivery: The $5000 baby
The Toronto Star
"Raisa Khan is a $5,000 baby. That’s what The Scarborough Hospital charged
her..."
September 4, 2009
New Brunswick Midwives delayed by
missed deadlines
CBCnews.ca
"The department of Health's commitment to have eight publicly funded
midwives..."
September 2, 2009
Sisters share big event as one birth turns into two
Guelph Mercury
"Melissa Wilkinson was thrilled to have her sister Danielle around Monday
night for the birth..."
August 31, 2009
Home birth with midwife as safe as hospital birth
CTV.ca
"Giving birth at home with a midwife present is as safe as a hospital
delivery..."
August 31, 2009
Lower risk of problems in
midwife-assisted home births, study finds
The Globe & Mail
"A large-scale study finds that Canadian women who delivered at home faced
fewer difficulties, and researchers hope it may put to rest any safety concerns
surrounding the practice..."
August 31, 2009
Home births with midwife safe as in
hospital: study
CBC.ca
"Giving birth at home with a registered midwife can be as safe as a
hospital birth..."
August 31, 2009
Midwife assisted home births no
riskier than hospital: CMAJ study
Vancouver Sun
"Planned home births attended by midwives are just as safe — both for babies
and moms — as hospital births, according to a new study based on nearly 3,000
B.C. births over five years..."
August 25, 2009
Midwifery's baby steps
Edmonton Sun, Alberta
"The miracle of birth is taking a backseat to the miracle of finding a
midwife..."
August 3, 2009
The key to changing C-section trend
Ottawa Citizen
"Thousands of surgical births could be prevented each year in Canada
by..."
July 24, 2009
Midwifery-A choice with natural
results
Nova News Now, Nova Scotia
"Choosing a midwife for pregnancy and birth is a personal choice..."
July 14, 2009
The future? Beach scenes and Bon Jovi
The Globe and Mail
"Despite it's joyful purpose, a hospital delivery room can be a scary
place..."
June 29, 2009
Midwives hold open house
The Lindsay Post - Lindsay, Ontario
"For the past two-and-a-half years, the Midwives of Lindsay and the Lakes
have been helping new mothers..."
June 18, 2009
Hospital looks to get more midwives
Ottawa Citizen - Ottawa, Ontario
"As early as this fall, The Ottawa Hospital could be opening more spaces
for midwives..."
June 17, 2009
Wide spectrum of birth experiences exists
The Huntsville Forester - Huntsville, Ontario
"Last Wednesday, local residents had an opportunity to witness birthing
experiences and ask questions..."
June 15, 2009
New role for old profession
Ottawa Citizen - Ottawa, Ontario
"Midwifery may have been around almost as long as birth, but there are
many aspects of the ancient profession that are leading edge..."
June 5, 2009
Ottawa Midwives Reach 15 Year Milestone
CBC Radio - Ottawa Morning Audio Clip
June 4, 2009
Web exlusive: Midwives helped make
Leanne Kadyschuk's home birth a beautiful experience
The StarPhoenix - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
"In February, Saskatchewan became the seventh of the eight provinces that
have created a registered midwife program covered through public health
insurance..."
May 4, 2009
BC midwives' expanded role and new
contract offer enhancements for patients
Canada NewsWire (press release) - Toronto, Ontario, Canada
"With these changes to the Midwives' scope of practice, Midwives will
continue to provide excellent care for healthy pregnancy and birth while being
able to..."
May 4, 2009
Just in time for Midwives Day, a
different take on childbirth
The Gazette (Montreal) - Quebec, Canada
"Watching a DVD of Orgasmic Birth made me happy - and not just because the
title was alluring to the inner 14-year-old with whom I am deeply in
touch..."
April, 2009
Home care a key component to midwifery
services
Hospital News
"Baby Violet is having her umbilical cord examined by her midwife. She's
having her temperature taken..."
March, 2009
Midwives support mothers in managing
labour pain
Hospital News
"When Marina Dempster gave birth, she knew ahead of time that she didn't
want drugs..."
January 29, 2009
Midwives' practice expected to grow again in 2009
Bracebridge Examiner/Gravenhurst Banner
"The Midwives of Muskoka have been busy, and if 2008 was any indication,
2009 could be even more so for the Bracebridge-based midwifery team..."
December, 2008
Midwives play integral role in the
health-care system
Hospital News
"Before midwives were regulated in Ontario, they practiced without
hospital privileges..."