Our Practice
Seventh Generation Midwives Toronto (SGMT) is a group of midwives who offer maternity care to people from the City of Toronto, particularly those from the downtown area, with a focus on supporting Indigineous families. We have privileges at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and the Toronto Birth Centre. We provide midwifery care throughout pregnancy, labour, birth, and the first 6 weeks postpartum.
Our Midwives
SGMT is proud to have both Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Midwives providing care for our clients. We are all registered with the College of Midwives of Ontario, are active members of our professional association (the Association of Ontario Midwives), and regularly update our CPR, neonatal resuscitation and emergency skills training.
Vision Statement
Seventh Generation Midwives Toronto respects the beauty and power of nature and creation. We believe that birth is a profound and awesome event in a person’s life.
We take into account the spiritual, emotional, mental and physical experiences of our families during their childbearing year.
We seek to improve the health and well being of families from diverse cultures in the Toronto area. We envision maternity care for the Indigenous community that enables them to reclaim control of birth for themselves, including the choice to incorporate traditional teachings and ceremonies. Our work as midwives belongs to and serves the individual, their family, and their community.
We aspire to support and mentor more members of the Indigenous community to enter into health professions, including Midwifery.
Our Approach To Care
As midwives, we believe having a baby is a normal and healthy part of a person's life. We are open to discussing how this affects your relationships, your family and your community.
In midwifery care, you will be the primary decision-maker. The midwife's role is to share information you need in order to make the best decisions for yourself as you go through this process.
Our Name
We take our name from the Anishinaabe seven grandfather teachings; love, respect, bravery, truth, honesty, humility and wisdom. These are guiding principles passed down from generation to generation to help guide us live a good life, without conflict and with respect to all living things.
