Ontario to open two midwifery-led birth centres
Printer-friendly versionWomen in Ontario will soon have the oppportunity to give birth in a midwifery-led birth centre. The Ontario government announced a pilot project of two new birth centres this week, a development that was celebrated by the Association of Ontario Midwives, which represents 550 registered midwives.
The announcement came after more than 10,000 supporters sent the Liberal government messages advocating for midwifery-led birth centres, and hundreds of others used Facebook and Twitter to promote the benefits of birth centres on the AOM's Social Media Day of Action, February 29.
Read more about in the AOM press release.
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