Renaissance Midwifery

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

08/13/2026

05/06/2026

Did you know? Midwives are registered health care professionals who provide primary care to women during pregnancy, labour and normal vaginal deliveries. They also provide care to mothers and babies during their first several weeks postpartum. 🍼

At Niagara Health, midwives play a crucial role in contributing to maternal and newborn health. Did you deliver at Niagara Health and have a midwife who made all the difference?

Share a compliment below (and read our story about the exceptional care in the Women and Babies' Unit): https://ow.ly/rbvu50YUK4W

04/10/2026

The food recall warning issued on 2026-03-30 has been updated to include additional product information marked by an asterisk (*). This additional information was identified during the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s food safety investigation. The affected products are being recalled from the ma...

03/27/2026

💛 Mark your calendar! Flora’s Walk Niagara 2026 is happening Saturday May 23rd at the St Catharines Museum.
Funds raised support families through The Fourth Trimester Foundation - providing support, education, and community connection.

If you’d like to donate:

https://www.canadahelps.org/me/6WasUnKP

02/19/2026

When midwives are by women's side through pregnancy and birth, health outcomes improve & women are happier with their care. They are more likely to have:

👩🏻 Positive birth experiences
💕 More natural births
✂️ Fewer medical interventions

To improve the health of mums & babies, WHO urges countries to invest in lifesaving midwifery models of care.

bit.ly/4kShgEQ

02/12/2026

The Association of Ontario Midwives is calling on the Ministry of Health to implement recommendations made by an independent third-party Mediator to treat midwives comparably to other health professions--or risk losing them.

In her report, the Mediator, Beverly Mathers, recommended that midwives receive similar redress provided to physicians, nurses and other public sector workers to make up for the province's unconstitutional compensation restraint legislation and policies.

The report states that "... there is no mathematical equation that puts Ontario's midwives anywhere but further behind economically" because of the Ministry's compensation restraints.

Read the media release and access the full report:
https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/midwives-call-on-the-minister-of-health-to-implement-mediator-s-recommendations-as-midwifery-attrition-reaches-crisis-level-832405322.html

01/16/2026