Status of Women committee  Sure. I was going to comment on that and say that, in whatever new entity a third site becomes, wherever that may be, one of the things that we had already identified as really important was that we do have a true tri-cultural mandate. Even if we were still confined to 30 space

Status of Women committee  I'm not entirely certain that I'm understanding the question you're asking. I apologize, but my French isn't very good. Are you asking how the association is integrated to ensure that French-language services are provided across the province?

Status of Women committee  At the provincial level, I think the most important thing is to continue to support midwifery practices and their growth and their expansion, because these are the sites that become the areas for learners to refine their skills while they're still undergraduates. That hasn't been

Status of Women committee  To start with the utilization, we are underpopulated as midwives to service the demand, in fact, and about 40% of people in Ontario who wish to have the services of a midwife don't get the services of a midwife. Those are the numbers that the Association of Ontario Midwives put f

Status of Women committee  I was just pausing to see if Naomi was going to speak. Certainly in Sudbury we have noticed that. One of the things we track through BORN, the Better Outcomes Registry and Network, a statistical database, is the ethnicity of the clients for whom we care. As we make inroads into

Status of Women committee  Our role in people's care commences at conception, so as soon as people find out they're pregnant, they're welcomed into our midwifery practice. Most people meet their midwife at seven or eight weeks of pregnancy, and then we maintain that involvement until six weeks postpartum.

Status of Women committee  You're speaking to continuity of care. Because I cannot be available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, our clients are assigned a team of two midwives. When I was working full time as a faculty member, I had a team of three midwives to ensure I could teach the learners and still h

Status of Women committee  Hi there. I'm a practising midwife. I'll be working full time again this summer delivering babies in the Sudbury area. I'm a former faculty member and a graduate. I'd like to speak on the impact this has had both on the women and the students who benefit from midwifery education