Mary Sharpe
Associate Professor
Faculty of Community Services
Midwifery Education Program
Toronto, Ontario
msharpe@torontomu.ca
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(416) 979-5000 ext. 557980
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Mary served as director of the Midwifery Education Program (MEP) for five years ending in the 2014-15 academic year. She started as lecturer in the MEP in 1994 and became an Assistant Professor in 2002, and then an Associate Professor.
Mary’s Masters thesis examined the transition of mi...
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Mary’s Masters thesis examined the transition of mi...
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Bio/Research
Mary served as director of the Midwifery Education Program (MEP) for five years ending in the 2014-15 academic year. She started as lecturer in the MEP in 1994 and became an Assistant Professor in 2002, and then an Associate Professor.
Mary’s Masters thesis examined the transition of midwifery to a regulated field in Ontario through the eyes of practicing midwives. It focused on midwives who practiced during the pre-regulation period and captured their impressions of the changing landscape.
Mary’s primary research interest focuses on impediments that disturb the normal spontaneous birth process. Related to this is her keen interest in the relationships between women and their midwives, (her PhD dissertation) home births, exploring mindful midwifery practice and the phenomenon of GBS colonization.
She was among the pioneers in the renaissance of midwifery in Ontario , who were registered to practice in Ontario when it became a regulated profession in 1994. She has more than 35 years experience in the field and founded the Riverdale Community Midwives practice.
Mary has held many leadership roles, including chair of the Canadian Association of Midwifery Educators Accreditation Working Group and peer reviewer for the journal, Birth.
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Mary’s Masters thesis examined the transition of midwifery to a regulated field in Ontario through the eyes of practicing midwives. It focused on midwives who practiced during the pre-regulation period and captured their impressions of the changing landscape.
Mary’s primary research interest focuses on impediments that disturb the normal spontaneous birth process. Related to this is her keen interest in the relationships between women and their midwives, (her PhD dissertation) home births, exploring mindful midwifery practice and the phenomenon of GBS colonization.
She was among the pioneers in the renaissance of midwifery in Ontario , who were registered to practice in Ontario when it became a regulated profession in 1994. She has more than 35 years experience in the field and founded the Riverdale Community Midwives practice.
Mary has held many leadership roles, including chair of the Canadian Association of Midwifery Educators Accreditation Working Group and peer reviewer for the journal, Birth.
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