Consumers Supporting Midwifery Care

26 Oct 2020

Dear present and former midwifery clients, We are writing to ask for your advocacy and support in our request for hospital privileges for our midwives at The Ottawa Hospital. Not all of our midwives currently hold permanent hospital privileges. At this moment, some of our midwives have temporary privileges which are ending between October 31 Read more »

21 Feb 2017

Are you pregnant and 18 years or older? Help researchers in the UBC Department of Psychiatry learn more about women’s childbirth concerns. Participation requires 1-1.5 hours of your time and involves an online survey and a brief telephone interview. Read more »

4 Nov 2016

CBC’s Brian Goldman’s “White Coat-Black Art” presents an update on the state of breech birth in Canada. “Breech, which make up 4 per cent of total births, means the baby comes out bottom first. A breech birth is difficult because the bottom doesn’t widen the birth canal as much as head-first delivery. It takes more skill and Read more »

12 Jan 2021

Dear Dr. Mark Walker, Dr. Virginia Roth and Mr. Cameron Love, In April of 2018, I had a baby who was delivered by my phenomenal midwifes at the Community Midwives of Ottawa. The tremendously positive care experience I enjoyed during and after my child’s birth has made me a strong advocate and supporter of midwifery Read more »

11 Nov 2020

Hello Dr. Walker, Dr. Roth, and Mr. Cove, As a midwifery client who gave birth to my first little one in May, I’m writing to add my voice to those who have already spoken out requesting the expansion of practicing privileges for midwives, especially in the Ottawa area. There are tremendous benefits associated with providing Read more »

5 Nov 2020

Dear Dr. Mark Walker, Dr. Virginia Roth and Mr. Cameron Love, As a former midwifery client, I would like to advocate for the expansion of permanent midwifery privileges at The Ottawa Hospital. I am troubled to know that there are people currently on waitlists for midwifery care who will not be able to have a Read more »

15 Sep 2017

Breeders: A Subclass of Women? will be shown as part of the CHOICE! A Birth and Baby Film Festival on Saturday, September 23rd, 2017 at 19:00 at St. Paul’s university (223 Main Street). Join us at 18:00 for the pre-show by Lisa Casselman and Liz Ellwood, co-founders of Fertility Match and stay for the discussion panel after the film.

11 Nov 2016

Why Not Home? will be shown as part of the CHOICE! A Birth and Baby Film Festival on Saturday, November 12, 2016 at 19:00 at St. Paul’s university (223 Main Street). Join us at 18:00 for Great Sex, Great Birth pre-show by Nancy Salgueiro who will be discussing how the neurology and physiological responses in sex and birth are paralleled, how we can create the conditions for physiological birth by being aware of the conditions that allow for sexual arousal, the factors that can interfere with both physiological responses, and how practicing great sex can be used as preparation for childbirth. There is a community discussion panel after the film.

14 Apr 2016

Trial of Labor will be shown as part of the CHOICE! A Birth and Baby Film Festival on Saturday, February 20, 2016 at 19:00 at St. Paul’s university (223 Main Street). Join us at 18:00 for Birth Story Healing with Jennifer Gillean who will be discussing important aspects to consider when listening and supporting mothers Read more »