The Hamilton Midwives, 600-25 Charlton Avenue East, Hamilton, ON (2021)

08/16/2021

Check out these links for ways to learn and support as this humanitarian crisis unfolds.

08/16/2021

The family and friends of our Afghan colleagues and clients are in our minds and hearts today. Links in comments for ways to help.

Please consider how you can support and advocate for the innocent people of Afghanistan during this horrific humanitaria...

08/16/2021

Ontario midwives call for reunification of Afghan families with midwife refugees currently in Canada

Please consider how you can support and advocate for the innocent people of Afghanistan during this horrific humanitarian crisis.

/CNW/ - Just prior to the pandemic, three former leaders of the Afghan Midwives Association entered Toronto as refugees. They had received death threats from...

08/13/2021

If you have questions about the Covid 19 vaccine, please talk to your midwife.

08/10/2021

08/09/2021

Great news to start the week! We are welcoming one vaccinated support person to come with clients to their clinic appointments. St. Joe's has also updated their visitor policy: one support person at OB visits and ultrasounds at Fontbonne; 2 support people in labour and 2 support people at the bedside on Mother Baby Unit (can rotate up to 5 people). As always, we continue to encourage as much participation of partners in virtual care as possible.

07/06/2021

Hey THM clients...join us next Monday July 12 at 7pm for our monthly birth options Zoom chat. This month hosted by Susie Martin. Call or email the office for the zoom link/details. See you there!

07/01/2021

If you’re looking for something local to do today, here’s a great idea. Shared from @barefoot_babies

07/01/2021

Indian Residential School Survivors Society

Indian Residential School Survivors Society
https://www.irsss.ca/home

Ontario Indian Residential School Support Services

National Film Board: Indigenous Voices and Reconciliation
https://www.nfb.ca/channels/edu_home_indigenous_voices_reconciliation_en/

Books to read:
https://www.cbc.ca/books/a-reconciliation-reading-list-15-must-read-books-1.4129333

Indigenous Voices Magazine:
http://www.abo-peoples.org/en/http-www-abo-peoples-org-wp-content-uploads-2020-11-indigenous-voice-fall-2020-web-pdf/

Free online learning about Indigenous Canada:
https://www.coursera.org/learn/indigenous-canada

We are a provincial organization with a 20-year history of providing services to indian residential school survivors.

07/01/2021

As we acknowledge all the good things about Canada, let's make today a day to listen to Aboriginal voices. Join us in reflecting on the troubling foundation that our country was built on and taking action for reconciliation. Systemic racism and the abuse of our Indigenous communities is not just a problem of the past. Let's commit to our role in healing the past and protecting the future. Check out some great links below.

06/23/2021

Posted @withregram • @pcmch_on Are you currently #pregnant or planning to be soon? If so, sign up for our free public webinar “Let’s Talk About COVID-19 and Pregnancy”, taking place on Thursday, June 24 from 12 - 1:00 p.m. Our panel of #maternalhealth and #pediatric care physicians and researchers will address questions and concerns around planning and navigating a pregnancy during the pandemic, including the safety of #ᴄᴏᴠɪᴅᴠᴀᴄᴄɪɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴ Registration link in bio.

06/03/2021

We are deeply saddened by the recent news about the discovery of 215 children buried at the Kamloops residential school on the territory of the Tk'emlups te Secwepemc First Nation. 215 children. 215 devastated families. Countless heartbroken family, tribe and community members.

This is not distant history....this is an example of the ongoing intergenerational trauma experienced by Indigenous communities at the hands of white colonizers.

The lives of Indigenous people in Canada continue to be systematically oppressed, discriminated against, abused and ignored. We commit ourselves as individuals and as an organization to continue to learn, make reparation to and advocate for our Indigenous communities.

A Residential School Crisis Line is available to connect for support 24 hours a day. 1-866-925-4419.

Immediate mental health counselling and crisis intervention for all Indigenous people and available in some Indigenous languages is available at 1-855-242-3310.

Indigenous women can access support and resources 24 hours a day with services in 14 languages with Talk 4 Healing. Call or text 1-855-554-4325.

06/03/2021

What a great way to start celebrating National Indigenous Month at home .....with children’s books and toys featuring Indigenous stories and art and by Indigenous creators. And supporting local small business at the same time. Double win!

06/03/2021

National Indigenous History Month

06/03/2021

June is both National Indigenous History Month and Pride Month. We recommit to honouring and serving all of the Indigenous and LGBTQIA2s+ members of our community.

06/03/2021

June is both National Indigenous History Month and Pride Month. We recommit our support to honouring these important communities, understanding their rich histories and serving their diverse needs.

05/25/2021

Check out this week’s chat with @hamilton_family_doulas on how important peer support is! Posted @withregram • @hamilton_family_doulas You were not meant to do this alone. But when you are new to an area, living away from friends and family or the first of your friends to have a baby, it can be really, really lonely to be a new parent. ⁠
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This week we're talking to Cierra Bailey of Not Mother Goose about how important peer support is to the parents of babies and young children.⁠
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You can join us LIVE here: https://www.facebook.com/birthandbabytalk/posts/302560631518736 (live link in bio!)⁠
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Find Not Mother Goose here: https://www.facebook.com/notmothergoose

05/15/2021

It's celebration day!
1pm on Zoom....see you there!

05/13/2021

Celebration Week decor in full effect! Check out this amazing balloon art by Beebop The Clown & Friends. One lucky client this week will win a gift card for Beebop balloon art!

05/12/2021

Wishing everyone a peaceful Eid full of blessings!

05/12/2021

We’re celebrating! It’s our first anniversary in our new clinic space so we decided to have a ZOOM PARTY this Saturday May 15 at 1pm as a client reunion. There will be prizes and a chance for mask free socializing with your midwives. If you didn’t get our email invitation and are a past or current client of THM, call the office for details. See you Saturday! Amazing cookies created for us by Dana's Cookies.

05/09/2021

Photos from St. Joseph's Healthcare and Foundation's post

05/09/2021

Sending joy and peace to all of us today, as we each have a unique story of having or being a mother in our own way.

04/23/2021

Some helpful info shared about vaccine timing by @midwivesofmississauga Posted @withregram • @midwivesofmississauga http://trilliumhealthpartners.ca/covid-19/A/vaccine.html#starthere

04/23/2021

Pregnant people can now book a Covid vaccine on the provincial portal under the “highest risk” category.

04/19/2021

Rogers is having an outage affecting phone calls as well as data services.Midwives are still able to receive urgent pages. Please be patient as they work to fix the issue as many of us are currently affected and not able to make or receive phone calls.

04/17/2021

FYI.

❗Temporary Closure of West End Urgent Care Centre at 690 Main Street West as of Monday April 19, 2021.

This measure is necessary to create critical care capacity in response to the pandemic. Urgent care clinic staff and physicians are needed to support this effort across our hospitals.

The COVID Assessment and Testing Centre remains open at this location.

If you need urgent care, please go to:

For Children (age 17 and under)
McMaster Children’s Hospital (Emergency)
1200 Main St West
Hamilton, ON L8N 3Z5

For Adults

Juravinski Hospital (Emergency)
711 Concession St
Hamilton, ON L8V 1C3

Hamilton General Hospital (Emergency)
237 Barton St East
Hamilton, ON L8L 2X2

West Lincoln Memorial Hospital (Emergency)
169 Main St East
Grimsby, ON L3M 1P3

St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton (Emergency)
Charlton Campus
50 Charlton Avenue East
Hamilton, Ontario L8N 4A6

St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton (Urgent Care Centre)
King Campus
2757 King Street East
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8G 5E4

04/16/2021

Pregnant people are being admitted to our ICUs every day. A year into this pandemic, we are in a a more dangerous place than ever before. Please please please hold strong, stay safe and make smart decisions for yourself and others. Stay home. Stay safe!

04/15/2021

THM clients: there have been some glitches with booking ultrasounds at St Joe’s. Watch your mailbox for appointment confirmations. Check with your midwife at your next regular visit.

04/14/2021

Indigenous folks or those sharing a household with an indigenous person take note of this pop-up vaccine clinic at Main and Kenilworth. Speak to your midwife if you have any questions about your vaccine decision.

A mobile pop-up clinic for Indigenous adults is being held on April 12, 14, 15 & 16 at the Perkins Centre, 1429 Main St. E. If you want to book an appointment to get your COVID-19 vaccine, call the COVID-19 Vaccine Hotline at 905-974-9848, option 7. Details: hamilton.ca/vaccinebooking Hric Hamilton Niwasa Hamilton Indig At Mac Sacajawea Non-Profit Housing Indwell Nwc Hamilton

04/05/2021

Clients of The Hamilton Midwives: join us for our Zoom Birth Options Night next Monday, April 12 at 7pm. Speak to your midwife or call the office for details. Come and learn all about your options for choice of birth place, comfort measures and pain management options. We’d love to see some smiling faces!

04/04/2021

Happy Easter to everybunny!

04/04/2021

All birth is valid and to be honoured.

🌺💙Birthing From Within welcomes Cesarean Awareness Month as a time to have conversations that honor Cesarean birth as birth - like vaginal birth, a physically and emotionally intense initiatory experience on the path to parenthood.💙🌺 Image ID in alt.
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April is Cesarean Awareness Month and we’re here to celebrate all the amazing mamas and birthing people who brought their babies into the world through belly birth.
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May you always know your strength, see your beauty, and honor the sacred doorway through which your child was born.

03/25/2021

THM is also please to welcome Claudia as a senior student starting in May.

Claudia Di Clemente is a senior student in the Midwifery Education Program at McMaster University, who also holds an Hon. B.Sc. in Psychology and Philosophy from the University of Toronto. Claudia is drawn to midwifery practice as it intersects with both reproductive healthcare and client advocacy. In her time off, Claudia enjoys hanging out with her cat Maisie, taking care of her many houseplants, and spending as much time as possible outdoors.

03/25/2021

THM is pleased to welcome 2 new senior Midwifery students to work with us for their final year of the McMaster program.

Touka will be joining us in April.

Touka is in her final year of the Midwifery Education Program at McMaster and is excited to complete the program in her hometown! Prior to midwifery Touka spent a brief time in Nursing at McMaster which grew her perspective on holistic approaches to healthcare. Combined with a passion for reproductive and maternal health, and shared values of autonomy, choice, and accessibility, Touka was naturally drawn to midwifery care.

Touka is grateful to be a part of such a significant moment in people’s lives and looks forward to being a part of The Hamilton Midwives team.