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Midwives applaud process to expand scope of practice
September 20, 2017 12:03 ET | Association of Ontario Midwives
TORONTO, Sept. 20, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ontario midwives applaud today’s announcement by the provincial government to expand the midwifery scope of practice to better align with patient needs....
Midwives celebrate Liberal announcement for Aboriginal Midwifery
February 09, 2017 12:45 ET | Association of Ontario Midwives
FORT WILLIAM FIRST NATION, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Feb. 9, 2017) - The Association of Ontario Midwives (AOM) celebrates the Liberal funding announced today to boost Aboriginal midwifery. ...
Midwifery Pay Equity Hearings at Tribunal Begin Today
June 01, 2016 07:00 ET | Association of Ontario Midwives
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - June 1, 2016) - Midwives and government each make opening statements today at a Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) hearing regarding pay equity for...
Association of Ontario Midwives: Liberal Government Hypocritical When it Comes to Pay Equity and Midwives
April 18, 2016 15:49 ET | Association of Ontario Midwives
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - April 18, 2016) - Midwives live with a gender penalty on their compensation - each and every day. While the provincial wage gap is a staggering 29.4%, the...
Pay Equity Update: Midwives and Government Settlement Discussions End With No Resolution and Return to Human Rights Tribunal
February 19, 2016 10:17 ET | Association of Ontario Midwives
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Feb. 19, 2016) - Midwives are deeply disappointed that settlement discussions with government, which began in October, have not led to a resolution of the...
Association of Ontario Midwives: Media Advisory; Provincial Campaign to End Mandatory Eye Antibiotics Reaches Queen's Park
November 26, 2015 11:57 ET | Association of Ontario Midwives
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Nov. 26, 2015) - A Belleville midwife trying to change the law requiring all newborn babies to receive unnecessary antibiotic drops in their eyes is...
Ontario Women Want Cost-Saving, Midwife-Led Birth Centres in the 2012 Budget
January 23, 2012 08:30 ET | Association of Ontario Midwives
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Jan. 23, 2012) - Ontario women are optimistic that the groundswell of support for midwife-led birth centres will persuade the Liberal government to include...
Association of Ontario Midwives: Two Out of Three Ontario Political Parties Make Health Care Commitments to Mothers, Babies
September 22, 2011 08:00 ET | Association of Ontario Midwives
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Sept. 22, 2011) - Ontario midwives applaud yesterday's announcement from Andrea Horwath outlining the NDP's commitment to funding four birth centre pilot...
Pregnant Women Demonstrate on Premier's Lawn
June 09, 2011 13:30 ET | Association of Ontario Midwives
OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - June 9, 2011) -Editors Note: A photo for this release will be available via Marketwire on the picture wire of The Canadian PressMidwives and supporters rallied in front...
Association of Ontario Midwives: Storks Don't Deliver Babies
May 31, 2011 09:00 ET | Association of Ontario Midwives
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - May 31, 2011) - Midwives and supporters will rally at 3:00 p.m. tomorrow at Queen's Park to raise awareness about pay equity. A recent Ministry of Health-funded...