Resources
For answers to most of your questions about midwifery care, as well as links to easy to understand clinical information:
For information about the College of Midwives of Ontario, which regulates the midwifery profession in Ontario:
We hold privileges at Collingwood General and Marine Hospital
Information about pregnancy, birth and the newborn: (there's an OMama app too, which is amazing!)
http://www.omama.com/en/index.asp
LGBTQ2S+ Pregnancy and Birth Resource List
Choosing a maternity caregiver in Ontario, as well as information for pre-conception, pregnancy, sexual health, birth, post-partum.
Sexuality, sexual health, family planning, contraception
Information for informed decision making
Video showing equipment that midwives bring to home birth
Prenatal classes (in person and online):
http://www.simcoemuskokahealth.org/Topics/PregnancyandBefore/prenatal-class
Prenatal classes on YouTube taught by midwife Holliday Tyson:
Part 1: Prenatal https://youtu.be/j7YucfJuziU
Part 2: Labour and Birth https://youtu.be/DVOP-ob4ZXA
Part 3: Postnatal https://youtu.be/MidVzEeTmc0
Clinical resources from the Association of Ontario Midwives
Other helpful links
*We can claim no responsibility for information found on websites other than our own. If you have questions or concerns about midwifery-related information you find on the Internet, please discuss them with your midwife or care-provider.
Midwifery
Canadian Association of Midwives
International Confederation of Midwives
How to become a midwife in Ontario
International Midwifery Pre-Registration Programme
Six Nations Aboriginal Midwifery Training Program
Mental Health Support for Pregnancy and the Postpartum
Postpartum Support International
Help line 1-800-944-4773 (English and Spanish)
PSI online support meetings (free), weekly.
Mount Sinai Perinatal Mood Program
OTN sessions with a perinatal psychiatrist
Referrals can be made directly by midwife
Covered by OHIP
Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit
Midland after baby group, 705-526-7804
Orillia after baby group, 705-325-2201 ext 3544
Collingwood after baby group, 705-444-5885 ext 223 or ext 238
Barrie after baby group, 705-345-9049
Mother Matters
An 8-week online support group run by the Mental Health Program at Women’s College Hospital
A free program run by CAMH to help tackle anxiety and depression
Online videos which provide practical tips
Telephone coaching and workbooks
1-866-345-0224
Mental Health Crisis Hotline
705-725-5044 or 1-888-893-8333
Local Resources
Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit
Health Care Provider Organizations
Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Canada
Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
Public Health Agency of Canada
Health Organizations
Best Start: Ontario’s maternal, newborn and early childhood development resource centre
About KidsHealthTrusted Answers from The Hospital for Sick Children
Canadian Women’s Health Network
Support for pregnancy and Infant Loss
https://pailnetwork.sunnybrook.ca/
Breastfeeding
Dr. Jack Newman's breastfeeding clinic
Waterbirth
Nutrition
Health Canada – Prenatal Nutrition
Book recommendation: Real Food for Pregnancy, by Lily Nichols https://realfoodforpregnancy.com/
Newborn
National Organisation of Circumcision Information Resource Centres
