Midwives of Muskoka
8 Ontario Street P1L 2A7 Bracebridge, ON, Canada

Welcome, December Babies!

Support in Hospital , and at Home : We are practicing #socialdistancing and working with our local hospitals to keep our community safe by restricting unesse...ntial encounters. If you are planning a home OR hospital birth, you may have ONE support person join you during your birth and throughout the early postpartum period. Your designated support person must remain the same throughout your birth. Mask Wearing : According to the Reopening Ontario Act, masks are mandatory in workspaces. These workspaces include the midwifery clinic, the hospital, and your home (during your birth and other home visits with your midwife). There is an expectation that designated support people wear a mask at all times when your midwife is present. Pregnant and postpartum people will also be asked to wear a mask when possible. This expectation follows the recommendations of public health organizations during this lockdown. COVID is more pervasive than it has ever been and we need to be more diligent than ever. We have an obligation to keep each other safe. Let’s all remain focused on staying well. Warmly, Your Midwives

This beautiful new window art from FOMM has brightened our clinic space! Thank you so much for all of the work that you do to support midwifery care in our community. Your efforts do not go unnoticed- we appreciate all of you! Friends of Muskoka Midwives (FOMM) exists to educate the community about the option of midwifery care by advocating and supporting informed birth and parenting choices.... Check them out! https://www.facebook.com/friendsofmuskokamidwives/

Welcome, November Babies!

We are so excited to welcome Jocelyn to our team! Jocelyn has lived and worked in Muskoka with her partner and 2 children (both born to Midwives of Muskoka) for 13 years prior to relocating to Quinte to work as a midwife there. She is now thrilled to be back home, serving the clients and families in this region. Jocelyn graduated with honors from the Midwifery Program at Ryerson University, where she trained with health care professionals in Toronto, Barrie, Collingwood, P...arry Sound, Orillia and Bracebridge across a range of professions. Prior to her career in midwifery, Jocelyn worked as a wilderness instructor and heritage carpenter in various locations across Ontario and Alberta. Through these avenues, the roots of her passion for what midwives do began long before she was a midwife. From wilderness travel, Jocelyn saw time and again how overcoming physical and mental challenges can transform perceptions of self; and through carpentry, she learned that respect for traditional skills and patience with the process yields the best results. In midwifery, she has found a way to combine many of her strengths, such as patience, teaching, hands-on-skills and shoveling snow in a hurry. Jocelyn is proud to be able to bring her skills and advocacy back to families of Muskoka.

What happens at a home birth? Find out in our birthplace options portal! https://www.ontariomidwives.ca/what-happens-home-birth Learn what to expect before, during and after birth + hear three midwifery clients talk about their home births in the video, Your home birth experience.... Read more about birthplace options here: https://www.ontariomidwives.ca/understand-your-options Talk to your midwife about what's right for you!

Welcome, October Babies!

We light our candles, we say their names, and we remember with you #pregnancyandinfantlossawareness #weremember #waveoflight2020