*Revised Standard* Second Birth Attendant Standard
September 21, 2022
The College’s revised Second Birth Attendant Standard came into effect on September 1, 2022 and
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Revised Second Birth Attendant Standard
November 2, 2018
The College of Midwives of Ontario’s revised Second Birth Attendant Standard came into effect on October 1, 2018. All members are now required to follow the revised standard and should be familiar with the changes.
Second Birth Attendant Standard
October 1, 2018
The College of Midwives of Ontario’s revised Second Birth Attendant Standard came into effect on
July 2018 On Call Newsletter
July 18, 2018
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.
Message from the Registrar
July 18, 2018
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.
Alternate Practice Arrangements
July 18, 2018
The College's Alternate Practice Arrangement (APA) program is no longer in place. See here for information on what has replaced our APA Type 1 and Type 2 programs.
Second Birth Attendant Standard
July 10, 2018
The College of Midwives of Ontario has heard that some members are concerned about revisions
APA Type 2 and Second Birth Attendant Standard
April 5, 2018
The Second Birth Attendant standard sets out the College’s expectations for non-midwife attendants who provide intrapartum and postpartum care in the role of a second midwife. Currently, the College’s Second Birth Attendant standard applies only to midwifery practices in Alternate Practice Arrangements (APA 2) that grants “permission” to work below the College’s Model of Care standard that requires the attendance of two midwives at every birth.
APA Type 2 Update
December 21, 2017
All practices with an APA type 2 should have received an email from the College of Midwives of Ontario in January of this year, advising that renewal of APA type 2s was extended to December 31st, 2017. This update is to let you know that if you currently have an APA type 2 with the College of Midwives of Ontario, you are not required to renew.
APA Type 2 Update
December 1, 2017
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All practices with an APA type 2 should have received an email from the College |