Our Current Midwifery Students
Ensuring the Growth of Midwifery Care in Ontario.
St. Jacobs Midwives are committed to ensuring the growth of midwifery care in Ontario by providing practical learning opportunities for students of the Ontario Midwifery Education Program.
We encourage our clients to welcome the involvement of midwifery students in their care.
Emily V. Smith, Student Midwife
I am currently in my second year of training as a student midwife in the Midwifery Education Program at McMaster University. Previously, I attended the University of Toronto where I obtained an HBSc in Biological Anthropology and an MSc in Anthropology and Indigenous Health.
I was introduced to midwifery in Ontario through my graduate research which explored access to maternity care in Indigenous, rural, and remote communities in Canada. I had only briefly considered the idea of a career in healthcare before, but learning about midwifery ignited my passion and I realized that the midwifery model of care spoke to my deepest beliefs about holistic health and wellness. I had followed my interests in academia, but the midwifery model offered me the opportunity to pursue a career where my interdisciplinary interests and personal values could come together and I could do meaningful work with families at a very special moment of life.
I was raised in Calgary, Alberta, but I have lived in Southern Ontario for the past 17 years. I am so excited to continue my midwifery journey with St. Jacobs Midwives.