Midwives of York Region

Midwives of York Region MYR is a midwifery clinic that serves the York Region community. With privileges at Southlake Health. We are a practice of ten Registered Midwives.

We offer a choice of birthplace: home or hospital. We hold admitting and discharge privileges at Southlake Regional Health Centre in Newmarket. We work in teams to offer 24-hour oncall availability. Our office is located in Aurora.

“Increasing numbers of Canadian women are choosing midwives for four main reasons: midwives' philosophy of childbirth as a natural process, involving a wholistic and supportive approach; continuity of care throughout the childbearing year, which fosters safety and respect; cultural and political factors; and most importantly, the maintenance of a sense of control over their birth experience.”
”A brief overview of why women choose midwifery care ” by Annemarie van Oploo, BScN

“Midwives have been part of the human experience for as long as we know.The Latin term cum-mater and the Spanish and Portuguese term comadre, have the same meaning: with woman. At the present time, there is no doubt that midwives offer women safe, effective care with good outcomes; now midwives ourselves are looking at our practice to see just what we do that makes this so. We believe that the answer lies in our name; that is, we are ‘with women.’”
A Short History of Midwifery
"Well-behaved women rarely make history." (Laurel Thatcher Ulrich)

Here are all the MYR babies from February 2026! Welcome sweet little ones!
03/25/2026

Here are all the MYR babies from February 2026!

Welcome sweet little ones!

Thank you to the person who nominated and those of you who voted Midwives of York Region as the best midwife service in ...
03/19/2026

Thank you to the person who nominated and those of you who voted Midwives of York Region as the best midwife service in our area!

We love being a part of your stories and your families!

So from the bottom of our hearts, thank you for YOUR support of MYR!

Are you looking for an in person breastfeeding class? A great option for our pregnant clients to get information and be ...
03/17/2026

Are you looking for an in person breastfeeding class?

A great option for our pregnant clients to get information and be prepared for when baby arrives!

Congratulations to our very own Southlake OB Dr Watt!
03/15/2026

Congratulations to our very own Southlake OB Dr Watt!

southlakehealth Thank you for the amazing matching sweaters! The Midwifery and Mat Child team looks great in the new thr...
03/10/2026

southlakehealth Thank you for the amazing matching sweaters!

The Midwifery and Mat Child team looks great in the new threads!

Happy International Women’s Day! May we share our knowledge, strength, integrity, devotion and determination with all th...
03/08/2026

Happy International Women’s Day!

May we share our knowledge, strength, integrity, devotion and determination with all the women around us. May we give to each other in order for all of us to thrive.

To strong women,
May we know them.
May we be them.
May we raise them!

Though February is the shortest month of the year, it isn’t short on new babies! With only 3 births less than January ou...
03/01/2026

Though February is the shortest month of the year, it isn’t short on new babies! With only 3 births less than January our midwives stayed busy.

Welcome to all of these new babies! 🥰

What an incredible story ❤️
02/26/2026

What an incredible story ❤️

02/23/2026

If you have purchased this infant formula, double check the link!

02/11/2026

The Association of Ontario Midwives is calling on the Ministry of Health to implement recommendations made by an independent third-party Mediator to treat midwives comparably to other health professions--or risk losing them.

In her report, the Mediator, Beverly Mathers, recommended that midwives receive similar redress provided to physicians, nurses and other public sector workers to make up for the province's unconstitutional compensation restraint legislation and policies.

The report states that "... there is no mathematical equation that puts Ontario's midwives anywhere but further behind economically" because of the Ministry's compensation restraints.

Read the media release and access the full report:
https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/midwives-call-on-the-minister-of-health-to-implement-mediator-s-recommendations-as-midwifery-attrition-reaches-crisis-level-832405322.html

Have you or someone you know been cared for by a midwife? Please stay tuned as in the coming days, we will need your sup...
02/11/2026

Have you or someone you know been cared for by a midwife?

Please stay tuned as in the coming days, we will need your support.

Midwifery attrition levels are at an all time high, burn out rates are increasing every year. With almost as many leaving the profession last year as we had new graduates.

Now in March 2026, our current contract expires. The Ministry of Health and Ontario Midwives (Association of Ontario Midwives) have reached an impasse; unable to reach an agreement, so the AOM has called upon the help of mediation, as we were denied binding arbitration. After receiving the mediators recommendations in January, the MOH has refused every single point.

So the report is going public and we are reaching out to all those who support midwives to aid us in our fight for keeping midwifery alive. Midwifery has an important place in our health care system, and losing it would be detrimental to the health of many growing families.

https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/midwives-call-on-the-minister-of-health-to-implement-mediator-s-recommendations-as-midwifery-attrition-reaches-crisis-level-832405322.html

And to finish off our 2025 year we have all these lovely new MYR babies who were born in December! Welcome each and ever...
02/05/2026

And to finish off our 2025 year we have all these lovely new MYR babies who were born in December!

Welcome each and every one of you!

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372 Hollandview Trail Suite 303
Aurora, ON
L4G0A5

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Thursday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm

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