Indigenous Midwifery Program

Indigenous Midwifery Program

Services Provided:

Holistic family support throughout pregnancy and postpartum, including but not limited to:

  • Prenatal and postpartum visits, family visits, labour assessments and stimulation, assisted births, postpartum checks and newborn 

       assessments, breast feeding assistance, well-baby visits and referrals

  • Ceremony and Rites of Passage
  • Traditional Medicine
  • Group Community Based education such as Prenatal and Family Parenting, and Traditional Family Sessions such as Tiikinagan, moss bag, Traditional Roles, etc.
  • Services provided by Elder Midwife, Elaine Ross, Anishinaabe'kwe, Nootinay azshik Atik Dodem, Northwest Angle #33


 Accessing services:

For more information, or would like to make a referral or request for service, please contact Elaine Ross, Elder Midwife:


Who Is Eligible For Our Services?

Anishinaabe Families residing in Southern Treaty Three communities served by Gishkaandago’Ikwe Health Services


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