Resources
We want you to get the care you deserve.
Frequently Used Resources
Midwives of Windsor Booklet
This booklet was prepared with your needs in mind and includes important information that is relevant to your care. If you are interested in other resources, please visit the Midwives of Windsor library or talk to your midwife.
The MotHERS Program
Our goal is to help women who are contemplating pregnancy, are pregnant or are now new mothers, keep up-to-date on the latest medical information; healthy pregnancies lead to healthy children and healthy adults!
Registering the Birth
Register the birth of your new baby with the province of Ontario through the 5-in-1 newborn bundle, apply for a birth certificate and get the documents you need.
Health Cards – OHIP
You need a health card to get healthcare services covered by the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP).
Government Children Resources
Helping to improve outcomes for children, youth, families and individuals who need support, and advancing the interests of women across Ontario.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CDC is the nation’s leading science-based, data-driven, service organization that protects the public’s health. For more than 70 years, we’ve put science into action to help children stay healthy so they can grow and learn; to help families, businesses, and communities fight disease and stay strong; and to protect the public’s health.
Cannabis and Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
With the new legalization of cannabis in Canada, being aware of the potentially harmful effects of cannabis on a healthy pregnancy and your baby’s development is important.
Ontario 211
To enhance access to services and strengthen community planning by stewarding an integrated 211 system for the wellbeing of people in Ontario.
About Midwifery
Association of Ontario Midwives
The Association of Ontario Midwives is the professional body representing midwives and the practice of midwifery in the province of Ontario. They also have a consumer website at the same link that we encourage you to join. Help Ontario Midwives improve birthcare in Ontario.
College of Midwives of Ontario
Midwifery care in Ontario is defined and guided by a history of and ongoing support for community-based midwives working in partnership with childbearing women. The CMO envisions a time when every community and every woman in the province has midwifery care as an accessible and viable option for childbearing.
Ontario Midwifery Education Program
Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Facts about Home Births in Ontario
Midwives are the only primary care providers in Ontario who receive extensive education and training to help you safely give birth at home. If you are experiencing a low risk pregnancy, there is excellent quality research from Ontario showing that important health outcomes are similar whether you plan a home or hospital birth under the care of a midwife.
About Midwifery
Midwives are health-care professionals who provide government-funded expert primary care to pregnant people and their newborns. Through pregnancy, labour, birth and the first six weeks after birth, you will be cared for by a small group of midwives. This continuity of care means that you are likely to know the midwife who delivers your baby.
Download our booklet about the facts of home birth in Ontario.
Important Links
Pregnancy
Maternal Prenatal Screening | prenatalscreeningontario.ca |
Windsor Essex Public Health Unit | wechu.org/ |
Stages of Pregnancy Week by Week | parents.com |
Mothering Forum | mothering.com |
Spinning Babies – Easier Childbirth with Fetal Positioning | spinningbabies.com |
Cascade Health Care Products | cascadehealth.com |
Canadian Birth Products | canadianbirthproducts.com |
Home Birth Supply List | Download PDF |
Breastfeeding
La Leche League Canada
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lllc.ca |
World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA)
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waba.org.my |
INFACT Canada (Infant Feeding Action Coalition)
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infactcanada.ca |
KellyMom
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kellymom.com |
Postpartum
Post Delivery Information
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Download PDF |
Ontario Early Years Centres | eriestclairhealthline.ca |
Parent Resources Guide
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parentcoach.club |
Psychology Today
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psychologytoday.com |
Newborn Screening Ontario
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newbornscreening.on.ca |
Psychology Today
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children-first.ca |
Programs
Infant Hearing Program
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infanthearingprogram.com |
Healthy Babies Healthy Children Program
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ontario.ca |
BORM Data Collection | bornontario.ca |
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) | ontario.ca |
Multilingual Resources
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ontariomidwives.ca |