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)

We love this too!! Congratulations to the new family!!
12/26/2025

We love this too!!

Congratulations to the new family!!

Get • Wishing you peaceful births, solid rest between calls, warm meals you actually get to eat, and moments of deep c...
12/25/2025

Get • Wishing you peaceful births, solid rest between calls, warm meals you actually get to eat, and moments of deep connection that remind you why you do this work.

To every midwife on call this holiday season—seen, appreciated, and held by this community. 🤍✨

This past weekend, the MYR team gathered to celebrate the holidays. We enjoyed good food and even better company. With o...
12/15/2025

This past weekend, the MYR team gathered to celebrate the holidays. We enjoyed good food and even better company. With only a few of our midwives missing ❤️

For anyone who had a baby since April 1st and would like the RSV antibody for their little one!
12/12/2025

For anyone who had a baby since April 1st and would like the RSV antibody for their little one!

Did you have severe nausea and vomiting in pregnancy and are currently pregnant or delivered in the last 12 months? Scan...
12/05/2025

Did you have severe nausea and vomiting in pregnancy and are currently pregnant or delivered in the last 12 months?

Scan the QR code below!

This little man’s parents wanted to share his then and now! “His name is Harlow and it was Kaitlynn who helped us throug...
12/03/2025

This little man’s parents wanted to share his then and now!

“His name is Harlow and it was Kaitlynn who helped us through an emergency c section!
We couldn’t have done it without Team 2 of MYR”

Thank you for sharing with us! Happy second birthday Harlow!

The 11th month of the year has come and gone! November definitely had some days with our midwives running around, with t...
12/01/2025

The 11th month of the year has come and gone! November definitely had some days with our midwives running around, with two days that each had 3 births as well as the 4 in one day!

One more month left in 2025… what will our grand total number of births be?!

Our community has done it again! How can we thank you all for all the support you have given for Christmas Miracle! All ...
11/26/2025

Our community has done it again!

How can we thank you all for all the support you have given for Christmas Miracle!

All these items will be on their way to families in our community who need them. So thank you for your donations ❤️

A new parent and baby meet up in Aurora!
11/25/2025

A new parent and baby meet up in Aurora!

Quality baby & toddler clothing and toys. Educational, durable Montessori products. Curated with care for your family.

The end of an incredible career. July 12 2004 to November 21 2025. 21 years. 259 months. 7802 days. November 21st marked...
11/24/2025

The end of an incredible career.

July 12 2004 to November 21 2025.

21 years.

259 months.

7802 days.

November 21st marked the last birth Edie will ever attend as a registered midwife.

Edie has attended countless births. She has been at Southlake for the entirety of her career, she is well known, well loved and will be greatly missed.

We wish Edie nothing but success in whatever retirement brings her. We’ve been so lucky to have her.

Happy Retirement Edie! You deserve it!

Our October babies are up on the wall! Welcome one and all to each of these sweethearts!
11/21/2025

Our October babies are up on the wall!

Welcome one and all to each of these sweethearts!

We try to accommodate as many clients as we can every month. But midwifery as a profession is having a very hard time su...
11/21/2025

We try to accommodate as many clients as we can every month.

But midwifery as a profession is having a very hard time supporting the number of clients that want a midwife. We have a waitlist every month, we wish we could accommodate every person who requests it! ❤️

In our 2024-25 Annual Report we share information about midwifery registration numbers. We've seen changes to the numbers of exits from midwifery that signal risk to us as a regulator - in the 2024-25 fiscal year, the largest group of resignations (outside of retirements) were midwives who were choosing to practise midwifery in another jurisdiction.

Read more from our 2024-25 Annual Report: https://cmo.on.ca/engagement-collaboration-evolution-our-2024-25-annual-report/

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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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