McMaster University Midwifery

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.

09/02/2026

Pregnant Volunteers Teaching Session - Midwifery Students Sept 24h 2026

We are looking for a few pregnant volunteers with due dates in SEPT/OCT/NOV/DEC to help teach midwifery students. The session is designed to help midwifery students to learn how to assess your growing baby. They will measure, feel your tummy and listen to the baby's heart beat.

LOCATION: McMaster Children's Hospital

DATE & TIME: The session is on Sept 24th.
Appointment times are: 0830-0930, 0930-1030; 1030-1130; 1130-1230

Parking vouchers and snacks will be provided

Register here: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=B2M3RCm0rUKMJSjNSW9Hcq7xop3s1IBIr0IY8yoIs5pUNFVVNEZNS0NHQTVKTlVHNDRJNTFXSFFYRy4u&route=shorturl

08/25/2026

New Article Alert!!

From Dr. Jen Goldberg, "Interrogating the Effects of Technologies of Pregnancy Surveillance on Q***r, Trans and Nonbinary Midwifery Service-Users"

Q***r, transgender and nonbinary (QTNB) people access midwifery services, yet little is known about their experiences of midwifery care. Our qualitative study used critical narrative inquiry to examine how QTNB midwifery service-users in Ontario, Canada, experience cisheteronormativity in healthcare. Drawing on in-depth interviews with 14 participants, our analysis examines the effects of biomedicalisation on QTNB people who navigate these systems. Our findings show that QTNB people access and participate in technologies of pregnancy surveillance, which deploy information-seeking practices that collect information about the genetic makeup of the baby, conception and paternity. These ‘lines of inquiry’ present in mundane but insidious ways, embedded within cisheteronormative assumptions about paternity and conception. Stemming from broader biomedical discourse that views s*x and gender as one and the same, genetically determined and binary, the discursive effects of lines of inquiry render invisible QTNB identities, family building processes and kinship structures. We explore this tension, showing how lines of inquiry have unequal effects of surveillance across q***r family building, kinship and identity, and how QTNB resist dominant discourse around s*x, gender and s*xuality. Findings can be used by perinatal health professionals to better care for QTNB perinatal service-users as they navigate technologies of surveillance during pregnancy.

Read the whole article here: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1467-9566.70253

08/14/2026

Calling for midwife volunteers!

The Canadian Association of Midwives (CAM) in collaboration with the Somaliland Midwifery, Nursing
Association (SLNMA), the Somalia Midwives Association (SOMA) and Puntland Association of Midwives
(PAM) wishes to recruit three (3) Canadian midwife volunteers to support the development of an in-service
training package as a part of the Somali Midwives for Improving Lives and Enhancing SRH (SMILES) project.

Full PDF here:https://canadianmidwives.org/sites/canadianmidwives.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/SMILES_VolunteerMandate_In-service-training_VF-1.pdf

07/22/2026

Sharing from The Confident Midwives https://www.theconfidentmidwife.ca/:
Today, we honour Ann Malott as she retires from McMaster University’s Midwifery Education Program after decades of dedication to midwifery education, leadership, and scholarship.
Throughout her career, Ann has helped shape generations of midwives, contributing not only as an educator and mentor, but also as a champion for advancing the profession through research, innovation, and leadership development. Her scholarly work has explored models of maternity care, the role of midwives in health systems, and the growth of the profession both in Canada and internationally.
At McMaster, Ann has been part of building a program and a culture that has influenced midwifery education across the country. Colleagues and students alike know her for her wisdom, generosity, thoughtful guidance, and unwavering commitment to high-quality, evidence-informed care.
Ann’s impact extends far beyond the classroom. It lives on in the many midwives she taught, mentored, and inspired—and in the countless families who have benefited from their care.
From all of us at The Confident Midwife, thank you, Ann, for your extraordinary contributions to our profession. Your legacy will continue to shape midwifery for years to come.
💜 Wishing you joy, fulfillment, and new adventures in this next chapter.

07/22/2026

Reshared • Today, we honour Ann Malott as she retires from McMaster University’s Midwifery Education Program after decades of dedication to midwifery education, leadership, and scholarship. 
Throughout her career, Ann has helped shape generations of midwives, contributing not only as an educator and mentor, but also as a champion for advancing the profession through research, innovation, and leadership development. Her scholarly work has explored models of maternity care, the role of midwives in health systems, and the growth of the profession both in Canada and internationally. 
At McMaster, Ann has been part of building a program and a culture that has influenced midwifery education across the country. Colleagues and students alike know her for her wisdom, generosity, thoughtful guidance, and unwavering commitment to high-quality, evidence-informed care. 
Ann’s impact extends far beyond the classroom. It lives on in the many midwives she taught, mentored, and inspired—and in the countless families who have benefited from their care.
From all of us at The Confident Midwife, thank you, Ann, for your extraordinary contributions to our profession. Your legacy will continue to shape midwifery for years to come.
💜 Wishing you joy, fulfillment, and new adventures in this next chapter.

07/22/2026

Are you an Indigenous, Black and/or Person of Colour who has left Midwifery in Ontario? Your experience matters! Follow the link below to read more about participating in Phase I of our study, "Experiences of Attrition in Ontario Midwives"

Lead by our own Liz Cates - Click the link here: https://surveys.mcmaster.ca/limesurvey/index.php/853514?lang=en

05/27/2026

Repost • Pregnant, planning a pregnancy, or recently gave birth?🤰

Help researchers at the CHEO Research Institute build a trusted tool to answer your questions about pregnancy and birth.

📝 Take a quick 1–5 minute survey and share your most important questions.👉 Survey link in bio.
🎥 Want to learn more? Watch the project video in bio.

Your input will help improve care for families like yours.🩷

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Enceinte, en essai bébé ou vous avez récemment accouchée?🤰

Aidez les chercheurs de l’Institut de recherche de CHEO à créer un outil fiable pour répondre à vos questions sur la grossesse. 💙

📝 Répondez à un court sondage (1 à 5 minutes) et partagez vos questions.
👉 Lien du sondage dans la bio. (en anglais seulement)
🎥 Pour en savoir plus, regardez la vidéo du projet dans la bio.

Votre contribution aidera à améliorer les soins pour les familles comme la vôtre.🩷

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