The College of Midwives of Ontario

11/26/2025

In order to hold ourselves accountable, we use an Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion framework to guide our work. Our equity framework identifies four key areas of focus for the College which include Governance, Organizational Goals, Strategic Relationships, and Regulatory Objectives.

The framework is informed by anti-racism, anti-oppression, accessibility, intersectionality, and cultural safety practices. Our outcomes reflect the commitments expressed in our guiding principles, governance policies, and organizational values statements.

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Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion The College has adopted guiding principles that define how we strive to work as an organization and shape our culture and our relationships with the public, midwives, and partner organizations. In our 2021-2026 Strategic Framework, we added equity to our existing gui...

11/25/2025

The College’s public register is a complete listing of all the midwives that have ever been registered with the College. If you cannot find your midwife’s name in the public register or suspect that someone you are dealing with as midwife is not registered with the College, please contact the College immediately at 416.640.2252 or conduct@cmo.on.ca.

Only registered midwives can use the title “midwife” or any variation of that title*. In addition, people who are not registered midwives cannot hold themselves out as midwives. This prevents people from pretending that they are midwives when they are not.

*The only exception is an Indigenous person who provides traditional midwifery services. They may use the title “Aboriginal midwife” or a variation, abbreviation, or an equivalent in another language and may hold themselves out as a person who is qualified to practise in Ontario as an Aboriginal midwife.

11/24/2025

In our public opinion survey, we surveyed people who had been pregnant within the last three years and who had not accessed midwifery care.

50% of non-clients considered midwifery as an option for care.

Outside of personal preference, non-clients shared the following reasons for not accessing midwifery care:
➡ "I was not aware that midwifery care was an option for me"
➡ "I was not aware that midwifery care was covered under OHIP."
➡ "I did not know about midwives."
➡ "I was not able to access care due to a limited availability of midwives in my community."

Learn more about Ontario midwives:
☑ Ontario midwives are primary care providers who care for their clients in pregnancy, labour, and six to eight weeks postpartum, including providing newborn care.
☑ Midwives provide care in a variety of settings including homes, clinics, hospitals, and birth centres.
☑ Midwives can work independently, in groups, and as part of interprofessional teams.
☑ All midwives are responsible for following the same professional standards of practice.
☑ Midwifery care is provided free of charge to Ontario residents.

Find out what you can expect from an Ontario midwife: https://cmo.on.ca/clients-and-the-public/what-to-expect-from-a-midwife/

11/21/2025

Ontario midwives can prescribe and administer drugs and substances to treat conditions related to their client’s pregnancy, labour, and the postpartum period, as well as for newborns. Learn more about what to expect from midwifery care in Ontario: https://cmo.on.ca/clients-and-the-public/what-to-expect-from-a-midwife/

11/20/2025

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/

11/19/2025

in case you missed it: Our Autumn 2025 edition of the On Call newsletter includes information about our Annual Report, how we observed National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, an unauthorized practice alert, the results of our registrant survey, Board highlights from a special meeting, and more. Take a look:

On Call: Autumn 2025 Read our digital newsletter for information about our Annual Report, how we observed National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, an unauthorized practice alert, the results of our registrant survey, Board highlights from a special meeting, and more! Engagement. Collaboration. Evo...

11/18/2025

Measles is a vaccine-preventable disease. In Ontario, occurrences of measles have been rare historically, owing to the successful elimination of measles in Canada and high immunization coverage over the past decades. However, the landscape has changed dramatically over the past year.

The Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR) vaccine is the most effective way to prevent the spread of measles. Midwives are able to prescribe and administer the MMR vaccine as per the Designated Drugs and Substances Regulation, and can ask their clients if they are up to date on their vaccine.

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Practice Advice: Measles Immunization On November 10, 2025, the Public Health Agency of Canada released a statement reminding Canadians that Canada is currently experiencing a large, multi-jurisdictional outbreak of measles that began in October 2024 with cases in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba...

11/18/2025

In our recent midwife survey, midwives reported an overall high satisfaction with the College and our work in our registrant survey.

☑ 91% of midwives find a great deal of personal value in midwifery being a regulated profession
☑ 75% of midwives believe that regulation helps a great deal to protect the public.

Thank you to the 363 midwives who filled out the College's Registrant Survey. We value your input, and the time you took to provide this important feedback to the College. Through the survey, we gained key insights that will help shape how we engage with registrants going forward. This data has also informed the creation of our next strategic plan.

Read more highlights: https://cmo.on.ca/registrant-survey-results/

11/17/2025

Reminder: The College of Midwives of Ontario, in collaboration with the College of Audiologists and Speech Language Pathologists, invites you to an upcoming webinar on Addressing Ableism in Health Care with speaker Hilary Brown – Associate Professor, Department of Health & Society, University of Toronto. RSVP today: https://cmo.on.ca/webinar-addressing-ableism-in-health-care/

11/14/2025

Midwives provide care in a variety of settings including homes, clinics, hospitals, and birth centres. Ontario midwives will inform clients about their choices, including choice of birthplace, and respect their decisions about care.

More on what to expect from a midwife: https://cmo.on.ca/clients-and-the-public/what-to-expect-from-a-midwife/

11/13/2025

The College commissioned a public opinion survey to help us understand public opinions of midwifery care in Ontario and to guide our public engagement.

People who had been midwifery clients in the past three years reported very high rates of satisfaction with the care the received from registered midwives.

☑ 95% of clients reported satisfaction with their care
☑ 91% of clients were confident their midwife was skilled
☑ 93% of clients trusted their midwife was acting in their best interest

11/12/2025

The College of Midwives of Ontario, in collaboration with the College of Audiologists and Speech Language Pathologists of Ontario, invites midwives to attend an upcoming webinar on Addressing Ableism in Health Care with speaker Hilary Brown – Associate Professor, Department of Health & Society, University of Toronto.

RSVP Today: https://cmo.on.ca/webinar-addressing-ableism-in-health-care/