About us
Our clinic was built to provide care in all aspects of pregnancy. This means we provide a wide range of services, including health care which will connect you to community services that can help you and your family. Our doctors will be there when you deliver your baby at St. Joseph’s Healthcare in Hamilton. We provide support and care in the first six weeks after your baby is born. To learn more about what the Maternity Centre offers, check out our services list.
As part of the McMaster Department of Family Medicine, we support and train future family physicians to be expert obstetrical care providers. You may meet resident physicians during some of your visits at the Maternity Centre.
To book an appointment, just call us. You don’t need a referral. We look forward to meeting you!
Our Team
Our team provides expert care for approximately 700 pregnancies per year.
Here are the dedicated members of our team:
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Morgan Black
Sarah D
Amie Davis
Cheryl G
Brooke Hoffman
Ruben Hummelen
Kati Ivanyi
Gillian L
Michelle Lam
Wei Lee
Katharine Martin
Laura Ovens
Irum Rizwan
Lisa Skradski
Claudia Steffler
Suzanne Turner
Christine Vu
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At the Maternity Centre of Hamilton, family doctors and nurse practitioners have joined together to offer health care to pregnant women and their families. This means that patients receive comprehensive, personalized care.
Together, we provide both prenatal and postnatal care.
Residents are doctors who have fully completed medical school and are undergoing further specialized training known as residency. Residents can order tests, make diagnoses, prescribe medications, treat mental illness, complete forms, etc. They provide maternity care under direct supervision by Maternity Centre staff. Thanks to patients like you, many residents at our clinic will specialize in family practice obstetrics and will practice independently after two years. You are helping train the family doctors of the future!
Social workers help individuals, families, groups and communities enhance individual and collective well-being. They aim to help people develop skills and abilities to use their own resources and those of the community to resolve problems.
Our social worker is available to provide education, support and counselling to pregnant women and their families. The social worker helps women and their families with a variety of social and emotional issues that may emerge during pregnancy and the postpartum period.
These issues may include:
- Financial concerns and assistance accessing housing
- Relationship difficulties
- Worries, concerns or depression
- Difficulties with drugs and alcohol
- Preparing to become a parent
- Assistance accessing community resources and supports
For families who experience pregnancy loss or newborn death the social worker can offer grief counselling. Our social worker is also able to provide counselling support to women who are considering termination or adoption placement.
Lactation consultants specialize in breastfeeding and are trained to teach mothers how to feed their baby.
The lactation consultant at the Maternity Centre is available to assist pregnant women and women up to six weeks postpartum with education and assistance with breast feeding. Women can arrange an appointment during pregnancy with a lactation consultant to become better prepared for breast feeding.
A lactation consultant can help with breastfeeding problems such as:
- Feeding a premature baby
- Difficulty latching
- Low milk production
- Babies who aren’t gaining enough weight
Research and scholarship
As part of the McMaster Department of Family Medicine and the McMaster Family Health Team, we are committed to providing safe, timely and effective care for our patients and our community. Our team members are involved in quality improvement initiatives within our clinic and at St. Joseph’s Hospital that help enhance the safety and standards of pregnancy care in Hamilton. Many members of our team are also involved in research and the development of national guidelines, which have improved pregnancy care for patients across Canada.