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.
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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.