General

This information sheet uses plain language to help individuals and families recognize concerning symptoms and know when to seek emergency or follow-up care.

This resource clarifies when urgent or emergent care is needed and provides additional information to direct individuals to emotional, cultural and community supports.

The IFHP provides health-care coverage for victims of human trafficking and family violence, protected persons under Canadian law, resettled refugees and refugee claimants, including many who are receiving care from midwives.

Province’s historic agreement will attract and retain more family doctors across the province.

Investment will add nearly 1,800 health-care workers to primary care teams as part of Ontario’s $2.1 billion Primary Care Action Plan.

Starting December 19, 2025, changes to the Laboratory Specimen Collection Centre Licensing Act (LSCCLA) allow midwives in Ontario to order publicly funded Non-invasive Prenatal Testing (NIPT) for pregnant individuals who meet Category I criteria.

Check out  MyScreeningPathway.ca - a resource for people who are pregnant or planning a pregnancy to learn more about prenatal screening and find out which screening options are right for them.

You can: 

• Learn about prenatal screening for chromosomal differences and fetal blood types and
• Explore your prenatal screening options to discuss with a health-care provider.