McMaster University Midwifery

10/01/2026

Posting on behalf of the National Breech Society of Canada

In-Person 2-Day Workshop | GTA, Ontario | November 21–22, 2026
Breech Power Course
In-Person 2-Day Workshop
Join us for two days of expert education, hands-on skills training, simulation, collaboration, and community focused on breech birth care.

This in-person workshop brings together practitioners from across disciplines who have breech birth within their scope of practice. You'll have the opportunity to learn from experienced clinicians, practise practical skills, explore current evidence, and connect with colleagues working to strengthen breech care.

Inspiring Speakers & Expert Faculty

Learn from national and international experts representing obstetrics, midwifery, neonatology, and epidemiology.
Featured Speakers & Trainers

Dr. Meriah Fahey
Dr. Andrew Bisits
Betty-Anne Daviss, RM, MA
Dr. Ken Johnson
Lisa Cowdery, RM

Explore current research, evidence, and best practices from Canada and around the world, with practical insights you can bring back to your clinical practice.

https://www.breechpowercourse.com/in-person-workshops/p/breech-power-course-workshop

09/30/2026

September 30 is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The AOM recognizes the continual intergenerational impacts that colonial violence has had on First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities, by the development of unethical policy and creation of institutions such as residential schools. Today, we stand with the families who mourn those that never came home, uphold the survivors and strive towards reconciliation by maintaining our efforts to promote generational healing.

Bringing birth home is central to conciliative action in health care. It means returning pregnancy, birth and early parenting care to Indigenous communities, ending the harmful practice of evacuating low-risk pregnant people to give birth far from home, and supporting self-determination across the perinatal journey.

For those living outside that reality, we devote September 30 to set aside time for reflection, education and action. Please consider engaging with the following resources (links in bio):

• Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: 94 Calls to Action (PDF)
• Phyllis Webstad's story and the origins of Orange Shirt Day
• Orange Shirt Society resources, guides and videos
• Assembly of First Nations education toolkit, residential schools module
• Chiefs of Ontario residential school information and resources
• Woodland Cultural Centre, where the former Mohawk Institute is now open as an Interpretive Historic Site
• Find your local friendship centre through the Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres

Support is available to Survivors and their families through the National Indian Residential Schools Crisis Line at 1-866-925-4419, 24 hours a day.

09/30/2026

09/29/2026

Reposted• London Ontario Midwifery Registration is now LIVE! Link in our bio.

The 5th annual Conference is in less than a month! This free virtual event is now only ONE day packed with incredible speakers and presenters! We encourage midwives, students, OB’s, RN’s, Doulas, and anyone interested to attend. Please register and share around!

09/25/2026

Learn how the MSc in Midwifery helped Andrea Houle expand her impact, strengthen her leadership skills and discover new possibilities for the future of midwifery.

“I have constantly experienced ‘light bulb moments’ where I would learn new things and instantly start thinking about how I can incorporate this into my practice.”

🔗 Read more at the news link in bio.

Applications for the master’s program are open until November 30.

09/18/2026

Posting on behalf of What Matters Most? Advancing Patient-Centred Abortion Care in Canada - https://www.reprochoiceslab.org/whatmatters

"The introduction of mifepristone medication abortion to Canada in 2017 dramatically improved access and delivery for abortion services, offering patients wide variation in service choices. Emerging evidence indicates that Canadian abortion providers do not tailor their abortion care to the needs of diverse, underserved populations.

Understanding what matters most to people in Canada when choosing where to access an abortion is vital to ensure that services are designed and delivered in a way that provides equitable access to high-quality, patient-centred care.

First, we will conduct interviews with abortion seekers and health professionals to explore decision-making for access to abortion services. Second, we will develop an online survey (discrete choice experiment) to understand preferences for abortion care among residents of Canada. Our survey results will estimate the relative importance of the different attributes of abortion care and the trade-offs that people are willing to make. Results of this project will facilitate evidence-informed action to rapidly address unmet needs and enhance abortion choice and access in Canada.

Participate in the study!

We are recruiting abortion-seekers and healthcare professionals to participate in a one-time exploratory interview lasting up to 60 minutes.

Participants will be asked to fill out a brief demographic questionnaire, followed by questions about their decision-making surrounding abortion-seeking, including information, options, and support.

If you are interested in participating or have questions, please email [email protected]."

09/15/2026

Mark your calendars for the last Wednesday of each month! The MMRC Speaker Series is BACK!

Starting off, the MMRC is welcoming Sahar Khademioore on October 28th to present Weight in Pregnancy and Population Health: Trends in BMI, Gestational Weight Gain, and Their Association with Severe Maternal Morbidity in Ontario

https://mmrc.mcmaster.ca/speaker-series-2026-2027-announced/

We have an amazing lineup and can't wait to see you there!

09/04/2026

Apply here! 🔗https://vist.ly/5fzmx

Showcase your work at CAM's upcoming Knovember virtual symposium! 🔗https://vist.ly/5fzmx

09/04/2026

Reshape from Canadian Association of Midwives Share your work at CAM's upcoming Knovember virtual symposium! 🔗 Link in our bio

09/02/2026

Hot off the presses, congrats to MMRC's Vanessa Hébert, Angela Reitsma, and Liz Darling on their new publication!

Full Article Available here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0266613826002652?via%3Dihub

Description
Among 85,259 eligible individuals, 20.2% of nulliparas and 29.2% of multiparas planned a home birth. Among nulliparous individuals, age ≥ 35 years and lack of health insurance coverage were among the strongest observed characteristics associated with planned home birth, whereas repeat midwifery care was the strongest observed characteristic associated with planned home birth among parous individuals. Gestational diabetes was among the strongest observed characteristics associated with planned hospital birth across parity groups, while prior cesarean birth was also strongly associated among parous individuals. Across parity groups, several categories representing missing or unknown information, including unknown race (reflecting no prenatal genetic screening) and missing or unknown geographic location, language and gestational diabetes data were also strongly associated with planned home birth. The largest PAFs were observed for repeat midwifery care (parous: 27.7%) and unknown race/ no prenatal genetic screening (nulliparous: 13.8%; parous: 13.9%).

Conclusion
Planned home birth versus planned hospital birth was associated with distinct socio-demographic and clinical characteristics, as well as context-specific missing-data categories. These descriptive findings can inform future research.