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Midwifery Scope of Practice Review

HPRAC has submitted a report to the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care  on the review of the scope of practice of midwifery as part of its report to the Minister on Mechanisms to Facilitate and Support Interprofessional Collaboration among Health Colleges and Regulated Health Professionals: Phase II, Part I. 

In preparing this advice, HPRAC took the following steps:

 Submission by the College of Midwives of Ontario

The profession of midwifery was invited to submit recommendations for changes in scope of practice to enhance interprofessional collaboration and assist members to work to the maximum of their scope of practice. 


View Submission by the College of Midwives of Ontario


Literature and Jurisdictional Reviews: Midwifery

To facilitate discussion regarding the scope of practice review for the profession of midwifery, HPRAC has developed the following documents:

Consultation Meetings 

Consultation meetings were held in Ottawa, Thunder Bay, Hamilton, Windsor , Sudbury and Toronto, and key stakeholder meetings were held  throughout  the process. Individuals and organizations  from the profession of pharmacy, other professions, providers, educators, hospitals, long-term care homes, Community Care Access Centres, LHINs and others participated in these consultations. 


Responses to CMO Submission

Individuals and organizations have responded to the submission made by the College of Midwives of Ontario (CMO) concerning the scope of practice of midwives. Responses received by HPRAC are posted on the HPRAC website; however, HPRAC reserves the right to delete personal information to meet its obligations under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, R.S.O 1990, Chapter F.31.

The responses to the CMO submission are intended to provide comment and analysis of the proposals made by the CMO, and to present information that will assist in the review, and in the consideration of advice that HPRAC provides to the Minister. Responses are available in the language in which they are received, and have not been translated from English to French or French to English.

 Gerry Ashton: G. Ashton Submission Respecting the Scope of Practice of Midwives 
 

Association of Ontario Midwives: AOM Submission Respecting the Scope of Practice of Midwives


Dr. Stephen Bates; Dr. Christopher Cowan; Dr. Zohra Docrat; Dr. Cathie Mackinnon; Dr. Anne Powell; Dr.
Rebecca Rooney; Dr. Charmaine Roye: Dr. S. Bates; Dr. C. Cowan; Dr. Z. Docrat; Dr. C. Mackinnon; Dr. A. Powell; Dr. R. Rooney; Dr. C. Roye Submission Respecting the Scope of Practice of Midwives
 

Christy Battye: C. Battye Submission Respecting the Scope of Practice of Midwives


Andrea Cassidy: A. Cassidy Submission Respecting the Scope of Practice of Midwives


Celine: Celine Submission Respecting the Scope of Practice of Midwives


College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario: CPSO Submission Respecting the Scope of Practice of Midwives


College of Respiratory Therapists of Ontario: CRTO Submission Respecting the Scope of Practice of Midwives


Abigail Corbin, R.M.: A. Corbin Submission Respecting the Scope of Practice of Midwives


Lucia Damore: L. Damore Submission Respecting the Scope of Practice of Midwives


Dietitians of Canada: DC Submission Respecting the Scope of Practice of Midwives
 

Directors of the Midwifery Education Program Consortium: Directors of the Midwifery Education Program Consortium Submission Respecting the Scope of Practice of Midwives


Aderemi Ejiwunmi, R.M.: A. Ejiwunmi Submission Respecting the Scope of Practice of Midwives

 
Buffy Fulton-Breathat, BScN, RN, RM: B. Fulton-Breathat Submission Respecting the Scope of Practice of Midwives


Kelly Gascoigne: K. Gascoigne Submission Respecting the Scope of Practice of Midwives


Anne Mallot: A. Mallot Submission Respecting the Scope of Practice of Midwives 
 

The Midwives Clinic of East York Don Mills: TMC Submission Respecting the Scope of Practice of Midwives


Lisa Morgan: L. Morgan Submission Respecting the Scope of Practice of Midwives
 

Ontario College of Family Physicians: OCFP Submission Respecting the Scope of Practice of Midwives 

Ontario Hospital Association: OHA Submission Respecting the Scope of Practice of Midwives


Ontario Long Term Care Association: OLTCA Submission Respecting the Scope of Practice of Midwives


Ontario Medical Association: OMA Submission Respecting the Scope of Practice of Midwives


Martha Scroggie, RM, and Angela Freeman, RM: M. Scroggie and A. Freeman Submission Respecting the Scope of Practice of Midwives
 

Vicki Van Wagner, RM, PhD (c): V. Van Wagner Submission Respecting the Scope of Practice of Midwives  


Kathi Wilson: K. Wilson Submission Respecting the Scope of Practice of Midwives