MMRC 2023 Research Symposium Day 3 "Hospital Affiliated Midwifery-Led Postpartum Programs" May 10/23

Watch a panel discussion on "Hospital-Affiliated Midwifery-Led Postpartum Care Programs" with Natalie Kirby, Lauren Columbus, Lindsay MacDougall, Chantal Bourbonnais, Stephanie Zaheer, and panel facilitator Dr. Liz Darling at the MMRC 2023 Midwifery Research Symposium on Wednesday, May 10, 2023.
Panel Topic Description: This panel discussion will explore the experiences of midwives working in a variety of Ontario hospital-affiliated midwifery-led programs that provide care during the postpartum period.
Natalie Kirby, RM, MSc, IBCLC, Collingwood Well Baby Clinic, has been a practicing midwife since 2009 and has worn many hats including midwife, preceptor, practice partner, head midwife and most recently, Clinic Lead for a successful expanded midwifery care model since 2018. We have been fortunate to recently receive an expansion as well to provide increased supports and services to our community. Links: www.collingwoodwellbabyclinic.com, www.midwivesnottawasaga.org. Contact: [e-mail].
Lauren Columbus, BHSc, RM, is the Academic Practice Lead with the Department of Midwifery and a Registered Midwife with the T.I.M.E. Program Expanded Midwifery Care Model at London Health Sciences Centre. She is also an Adjunct Clinical Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, as well as McMaster University. She is currently completing her thesis for her Masters of Health Professions Education at Maastricht University. Her areas of research and academic interest include quality assurance and quality improvement, simulation, team dynamics in birthing units, psychological safety in interprofessional teams, and improving Fetal Health Surveillance performance. The Interprofessional Midwifery/Maternal-Fetal-Medicine Expanded (T.I.M.E.) Program is a unique and innovative model funded by the Ministry of Health that allows Maternal-Fetal Medicine specialists to refer their patients to a team of midwives who can provide additional support and home-based care for families who could benefit from the holistic model of midwifery care. The midwifery team provides pager access, education, support and debriefing opportunities to patients, and continuity across the antenatal and postpartum spectrum of care. In the postpartum, when the parent and/or infant are discharged and stable, the midwives will be their primary care provider and provide home-based postpartum care for six weeks. This includes care such as pager access, routine tests and screens and infant feeding support, along with both well-person and well-baby care. Contact: [e-mail], Website: www.lhsc.on.ca...
Lindsay MacDougall, BHSc, RM is the Lead Midwife of the Well Newborn & Parent Clinic at Kingston Health Sciences Centre, started in January 2022 as a partnership between Community Midwives of Kingston and KHSC and funded with a Schedule Q. She is a Practice Partner at Community Midwives of Kingston, former Head Midwife at Kingston Health Sciences Centre (2020-2023) and is currently completing a Masters of Quality Improvement and Patient Safety at the University of Toronto’s Institute for Health Policy, Management & Evaluation. She is a graduate of the McMaster MEP (2006). Contact: [e-mail].
Chantal Bourbonnais is a Registered Midwife with the Midwifery Group of Ottawa, with admitting privileges at Montfort Hospital and Ottawa Birth and Wellness Center (2005-2022). She is now an employee midwife for the Postnatal Home Care Program at the Montfort Hospital established in 2018, and will discuss how midwives from the Ottawa region established a Postnatal Home Care Program at Montfort Hospital and the impact on qualifying birthing families, breastfeeding rates and workload on unit. Links: hopitalmontfor... (English); hopitalmontfor... (français). Contact: [e-mail]
Stephanie Zaheer is a Registered Midwife at the Oak Valley Health Postpartum Village and has been specializing in postpartum care for the past three years as a Postpartum Coordinator Midwife within the Expanded Midwifery Care Model. Together with a robust interprofessional team at Oak Valley Health, they designed and implemented our Early Discharge Program in 2020. By the close of 2020, they quickly realized the need for postpartum primary care and opened this hospital based, midwifery- led Family and Baby Clinic to support our community. In addition, all physician patients and midwifery clients have access to their virtual Postpartum Village- an online resource created and supported by Oak Valley Health midwives. Stephanie has worked as a midwife in Durham/York regions since 2012. Link: www.oakvalleyh.... Contact: [e-mail].