We are pleased to share our 2017-2018 College of Midwives of Ontario Annual Report with you. You can click here to review the report.
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To ensure we are fulfilling our mandate of protecting the public, all legislation and regulations that define and inform the practice and regulation of midwifery are under review.
We are pleased to present our College of Midwives of Ontario Annual Report for 2017-2018. We have been working towards our three-year strategic plan and report back on our strategic priorities in this report.
An effective midwife-client relationship is based upon mutual trust and respect. This enables the provision of safe and effective care.…
The College of Midwives of Ontario’s revised Second Birth Attendant Standard came into effect on October 1, 2018. All members are…
The Ministry reviewed our initial submission, requested some more information, and asked that we survey the membership. We have now responded to the Ministry’s requests. You can read our response to the Ministry’s questions here.
We are pleased to share our July 2018 edition of our On Call Newsletter. This edition covers Council decisions around the Fee & Remuneration By-law and General By-law, shares information about open public consultations, changes to the College’s Sexual Abuse Prevention Policy, impacts of Bill 87, and responds to questions about the revised Second Birth Attendant Standard.
On June 1, 2018, the Professional Standards came into effect, and the requirement for two midwives at a birth was replaced by the requirement of either two midwives or one midwife and a second birth attendant. For this reason, we revised the College’s Second Birth Attendant Standard to better define the expectations for midwives who work with second birth attendants.
The new Professional Standards for Midwives came into effect on June 1, 2018. Members are now required to practise according to the new standards. You can review the new Professional Standards here, and download a PDF of the Professional Standards here. You can find all current College standards of practice here on our website, as well as archived standards.
The College is committed to fairness and transparency, and this commitment is why we post our decision making tools online. The Quality Assurance Program (QAP) Non-Compliance Decision Making Tool was posted on our Decision Making Tools and Strategic Documents web page to allow members to understand the framework guiding QAP non-compliance decisions. The tool guides Quality Assurance Committee panels in their evaluation of a member’s demonstrated accountability to the QAP and ensures a transparent, consistent, and fair process.