Frequently Asked Questions

What is a midwife?

A midwife is a healthcare professional that gives primary care to pregnant people and their newborns. Midwives provide care through pregnancy, labour, birth & delivery, through the first six weeks post partum.

What is the cost?

Midwifery care is a part of the Ontario Healthcare System and is fully covered. Ontario residents, who aren’t currently covered by OHIP can still receive care at no charge.

Eligibility

People eligible for care are those with a normal, low risk pregnancy

Unfortunately, you can not have both a OB-GYN and Midwife as a primary care-provider during pregnancy. You will need to decide which primary care-provider will best suit your needs.

Testing

Midwives can arrange all the same tests and screening as other primary care providers.

Requesting care with our practice

Please go to our “Request Care” link and fill out the intake form for submission.

Once received, submissions are reviewed on a weekly basis and are assigned based on Midwife availability around your due date. On average, it may take up to two weeks to receive a call back to set-up the Initial Visit if a Midwife is available. Response times may vary based on the amount of submissions received and it may be a longer wait. Our practice does not call if we cannot accommodate your due date.

Catchment Area

Our catchment area falls within boundaries of the City of Toronto. We have flexibility with our catchment area for Indigenous people looking for care.

How to contact your midwife

  • For Non-urgent messages
    Please call the office and leave a message for your midwife with our receptionists, requesting a call back. Midwives are usually on site specific days to run their clinic, generally responding to messages on those days. Please understand that for privacy reasons, we cannot give out the private emails or phone numbers of our midwives. Contact must go through our reception.

  • For Urgent/Emergency messages

    Please call your midwife’s pager number and follow the instructions on the pager, remember to leave your name and call-back number. If you’re midwife is unable to respond, please contact the next midwife on your team list or call reception.