Midwifery-Care

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If you live in Mississauga contact;

Mississauga Office

5805 Whittle Road,

Suite 108, Mississauga,

Ontario L4Z 2J1

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Tel. (905) 890-4914

Fax (905) 890-6242

e-mail midwiferycare@mcphh.ca

If you live in Brampton, Halton Hills, Milton or surrounding areas contact;

Georgetown Office

97 Main Street South,

Georgetown,

Ontario L7G 3E5

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Tel. (905) 702-1911

Fax (905) 702-0544

e-mail midwiferycarenorth@mcphh.ca

What is continuity of care?

During your pregnancy, care is provided by a team of two or three midwives. Each midwife makes the time commitment necessary to develop a relationship of trust with you during your pregnancy. This helps them to provide safe, individualized care and support for you during labour and birth, and to provide comprehensive care to you and your baby throughout the postpartum period. Midwives are on call 24 hours a day. This means that you can have a known caregiver at your birth and have access to your midwife for urgent concerns during pregnancy and postpartum. Care during labour and birth is managed by a team of two midwives.

Home or hospital - who decides?

Midwives are required by the College of Midwives of Ontario to be capable and willing to provide care in all settings. You may plan to give birth at home or in the hospital. You may change your plans at any point in your pregnancy. If you plan to give birth at home, your midwives will recommend changing your plans if concerns are identified during your pregnancy or labour which would make it safer to give birth in a hospital. After a normal hospital birth, you and your baby go home within four hours. Follow-up care is provided at home by your midwives.

What happens if there are complications?
In pregnancy and labour, complications sometimes do arise. Midwives are trained to identify problems. You and your midwife would then consult with the appropriate health care professional. In some cases your care is transferred to a physician and your midwife provides supportive care. Midwives carry monitoring and resuscitation equipment to all home births. Midwives are prepared to respond appropriately to emergency situations and update their skills on a regular basis.

How does midwifery fit into the health care system?
Midwifery is a self-governing health profession in Ontario. Most midwives work in group practices like ours. We do prenatal and postpartum visits in our own clinic, and have privileges to attend births in hospital. Midwifery care is fully funded by the Ministry of Health.

When will I see my midwife?
Prenatal visits are once a month until 28 weeks, then every two weeks until 36 weeks, and after that every week until the baby is born. These visits are at our clinic. After the baby is born, your midwife comes to see you at home four times in the first two weeks. You come back to the clinic three weeks after the birth, and again for your final visit at six weeks. Most visits are about 45 minutes long.

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