Choice of Birthplace

There are a number of safe options available to you when deciding where to give birth. Considering your health status, where you live in Ontario and your maternity care provider, you can opt to give birth at home, in one of the approximately 100 maternity care hospitals, or at one of Ontario's three birth centres. Each setting offers different experiences in terms of labour and pain management, what type of maternity caregiver will care for you in labour, positions for birth, and medical services, if needed. Explore these links to choose what birth environment is right for you.

• Association of Ontario Midwives - Choice of birthplace
  
• Association of Ontario Midwives - Midwifery care at home
• Association of Ontario Midwives - Midwifery care in hospital
• The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence - Choice of birthplace 
• Toronto Birth Centre - Home page
• Ottawa Birth and Wellness Centre - Home page
• Six Nations Birth Centre - Home page
• Which? (UK) - Understanding your maternity options 
• HealthyFamiliesBC - Choosing where to give birth, hospital or home?
• HealthLinkBC - Deciding where to deliver