St. Jacobs Midwives | Celebrating 20 Years

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Learn More: Ontario Midwifery (LMOM) presents public information about midwifery care in Ontario. This project is inspired by Black communities, birthing people, children, midwives and midwifery students. Discover more with the Learn More: Ontario Midwifery Video...

What to Expect from Midwifery Care

Registered Midwives provide primary care during pregnancy, labour, and birth, and for the first six weeks after the baby is born.

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Our Philosophy of Midwifery Care

Our guiding principles of midwifery care include continuity of care, informed choice, choice of birthplace, and appropriate use of technology.

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Midwifery in Ontario

There is no direct cost to midwifery consumers for care at home or in the hospital. Clients do not need a referral from their family physicians.

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Place of Birth

Midwives in Ontario offer clients the choice of home or hospital birth. We encourage you to think about what place of birth suits your needs and to discuss your options with your midwife.

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Events & Classes

St. Jacobs Midwives regularly offers information nights and prenatal classes to make your transition through pregnancy and into parenthood comfortable.

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Midwifery care is founded on respect for pregnancy and birth as healthy processes and profound events in a person’s life.

About St. Jacobs Midwives

Serving families since the early 1980s, St. Jacobs Midwives is one of the longest-established practices in Ontario.

Our service area includes Kitchener, Waterloo, and Woolwich Township as well as parts of Wellesley and Wilmot Townships.

About Midwifery Care

Registered Midwives (RM’s) provide primary care during pregnancy, labour, and birth.

We continue to provide care during the first six weeks after the baby is born.

Register with Us

Please complete our New Client Intake Form as soon as you have a positive pregnancy test. We will connect with you in 3-5 business days to complete your request. If you prefer to call us with this information, please call 519-664-2542. The St. Jacobs office takes registrations for both our St. Jacobs and New Hamburg clinics.

(For URGENT concerns, registered clients will be provided with your midwives’ pager number at your first appointment; if you have an urgent concern before your first midwife appointment, please contact your family doctor or go to the hospital.)