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5 midwifery practices supporting excellent care for pregnancy, labour, birth as well as newborn and parental care up to 6 weeks postpartum.

02/12/2026

We are at a pivotal moment in time for birthing people, women and families. The siloed approach to birth care is not working. We have more babies being born than ever before and fewer obstetricians, family doctors and midwives. Our strategy needs to change. Midwives provide care in efficient ways, with excellent outcomes. There is enough work to go around. Midwives. Family doctors and obstetrics must work together, and we are building those partnerships here in to serve our community. The problem is, we need more midwives and for those midwives to be paid properly to survive, and grow the profession.

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.

If you care about birth, and setting your community up to thrive, share this post and write your MPP. Consider writing a letter letting them know how important midwifery care and leadership are to you!

Read the media release and access the full report online

08/21/2025

We are passing on a survey on behalf of one of our midwives who is working on creating a birth product!

She is looking for anyone willing to complete one of two surveys depending on whether you are in the second half of your pregnancy or the first 3 months postpartum. This is NOT a research survey, and is for getting your perspectives only. The information is anonymous and the individual results are not kept once they are combined.

Birth experiences are a sensitive topic, and some questions are personal, you do not need to complete any questions you don’t wish to.

Please DM us here or email meagan@ellehealth.ca, if you are open to the survey and we will send you the correct survey based on whether you are pregnant or postpartum. Thanks so much and we appreciate your time to help with improving women’s experiences in birth.

Please share to your network for reach!

08/01/2025

Check out the lovely feature on our TIME Program’s recently launched prenatal classes (run by midwives Natalie, Jackie & Lauren). The classes run both in-person (for patients of our high-risk Maternal-Fetal Medicine team only) as well as through online modules accessible to everyone ☺️ Our TIME Program is funded by and we are so grateful that this funding allowed us to create prenatal classes that everyone can access, free of charge.

05/15/2025

Sharing a newly-published study by one of our midwives, Lauren Columbus, and her co-authors (including two LHSC OBs: Dr Taryn Taylor & Dr Harrison Banner) on interprofessional birthing unit teams and how they reflect on their roles in adverse perinatal outcomes. The study team applied some theories from psychology to examine how we often overcredit ourselves with successful patient outcomes, and simultaneously blame members of other professions for poor outcomes.

04/27/2025

We are looking for models to participate in our fashion show! We are seeking 3 males (18+), and 9 females (18+).
Please email Meagan Furnivall at Meagan.furnivall@lhsc.on.ca, if you are interested in being a model in our show to raise money for this amazing cause! Tickets are free to the fundraiser for models!

Please also consider purchasing a ticket, getting dressed up and join your midwives for a beautiful evening of fun and supporting our departments work on expanding midwifery impact!

04/04/2025

It’s International Women’s Day, which means Wine Women & Shoes is back and tickets are now on sale!

A night of glamour, a lifetime of hope- join us May 29th at Mercedes-Benz London for a uniquely captivating event that combines wine, good company, fabulous shoes AND your favourite midwives!

We are raising money to support the incredible work of the Dept of Midwives to improve the health of women, children and families in our community!

Check out the link in our bio to purchase tickets. They sell out fast!

We are also looking for models to participate in our fashion show! We are seeking 4 males (18+), 12 females (18+) and 6 children (8+).
Please message us if you are interested in being a model in our show to raise money for this amazing cause.

03/03/2025

Check out our latest podcast episode where Diana Doe speaks with Jenni Huntly from NorWest Community Health Clinic. In this episode, we talk to Jenni about their experience of growing the midwifery program at NorWest, and providing care outside of the traditional scope of midwifery care in Thunder Bay.

01/15/2025

Are you a new or expecting parent? Do you want to share your unique journey into parenthood through creativity and storytelling? We want to hear from you!

Museum London is seeking diverse parents from the London area to participate in a community photography project and exhibition. No photography experience is necessary just a desire to share your authentic parenthood experience. A total of 10 participants will be selected to document their postpartum journey through photography. collaborate with other parents and contribute to a powerful and trauma-informed community driven exhibition. The images created will be featured in an exhibition at Museum London in 2026.

The museum is looking for parents with a baby under the age of one year old by April 2025 and those from diverse and underrepresented backgrounds, including, but not limited to parents who are of all ages, single, racialized, LGBTQIA+, part of blended families, living with a disability and/or your experience is under represented.

If selected, participants will learn how to use their phone to document their postpartum experience. Commit to attending three in person meetings at museum, London in February, March and April 2025. Bus fare will be provided if needed. Connect with other parents share experiences, collaborate as part of the creative process, feel part of a community and share stories to make change.

if you’re interested in participating and meet the eligibility criteria listed here, we want to hear from you! Submit your expression of interest by finding us on the Museum London website, by Friday, January 31, 2025 at 5 PM.

01/07/2025

Did you receive great care from your midwife? Do you feel like you want to talk about it? I know I did!

The “Great Moments Recognition Program” is all about sharing your great moments of care as a patient of LHSC, and this can extend to anyone on the care team. When you submit, the provider receives a letter of recognition, reminding them that they’re great, and their hard work and excellent patient care matter.

Click on the link below if you had a great experience and want to talk about it! And feel free to share in the comments below!

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12/30/2024

As we head into new years, let’s take a moment to meet our Christmas Baby!! 🎄

Born at 3:08 AM on December 25, parents Micheal Juba and Katherine Koroluk (looking fabulous postpartum) welcomed their wee baby boy (to be named). He’s a festive 8 lbs. 1 oz. and he was born at home.

The Midwifery Department wishes you happy holidays and a cozy snuggly new year!! Are any of your littles a Christmas baby? Tell us about it in the comments!

12/25/2024

Merry midwives love celebrating the holidays! 🎄🎅

Wishing all London and area midwives and families a warm, cozy, and lovely holiday season and a happy new year.

12/19/2024

One of our midwives, Sarah Redfearn RM, is conducting research as a part of her PhD (Midwifery) studies with A.R.U. (Anglia Ruskin University). Sarah is seeking participants to share their lived experiences following the decision to freebirth (any birth planned without the attendance of a regulated healthcare provider). Participants for this research will include birthing people and/or their partners, who have given birth in the previous 10 years, and their planned birth location was Southwestern Ontario. Semi-structured interviews will be conducted with participants which may occur in person or virtually. Please contact Sarah at the email address listed on our poster if you would be willing to participate.

Many thanks in supporting our departments research program!

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