South Community Birth Program Competitors

Alberta Health Services (AHS) is proud to be part of Canada’s first and largest provincewide, integrated health system, responsible for delivering health services to more than 4.5 million people living in Alberta, as well as occasionally to some residents of other provinces and territories Our skilled and dedicated professionals, support staff and physicians come from numerous disciplines, from all walks of life, and from all corners of the world. Our mission is to provide a patient-focused, quality health system that is accessible and sustainable for all Albertans. Our five values – compassion, accountability, respect, excellence and safety – are at the heart of everything that we do.

The Canadian Association of Midwives (CAM) and the National Aboriginal Council of Midwives (NACM) are the national organizations representing midwives and the profession of midwifery in Canada. In partnership, NACM and CAM provide leadership and advocacy for accessible, autonomous, and publicly funded midwifery. We promote the vital role of midwives in sexual, reproductive, and newborn health. Our work is grounded in equity, respectful care, informed choice, self-determination, and reproductive justice. We advocate for community-responsive midwifery and contribute to progressive health policy in Canada, and internationally.

The Toronto Birth Centre is a unique space, led by Indigenous community members, including midwives, where pregnant people in the care of midwives can labour and give birth. Our vision is for people, families, and communities to access culturally rich and culturally safer birthing care, rooted in the resurgence and celebration of the knowledges and cultures of First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples. As Indigenous midwives, community members and staff of the TBC, we continue to live our ways of life, grow and reclaim our knowledge(s) and practices, and care for ourselves and our communities in the face of ongoing colonial impositions and injustice. We know that many other communities are also living under assault from the systems implemented here on our lands. We believe that by joining our intentions and actions together we can multiply our shared strengths towards justice for us all. We prioritize sharing the space at TBC especially with other communities that continue to feel the impacts of unjust systems, as we work to increase cultural safety. The TBC is committed to Indigenous cultural integrity, which includes integrating Indigenous ways of seeing, being, knowing, doing and celebrating into birthing space. We invite you into the TBC, where your own cultural practices are respected, honoured and valued. This is our vision of the way to achieve optimal health and wellness for everyone.