Stephanie Dow

Registered Midwife

Team: Dandelion

Language(s): English

Pronouns: she/her

Hello! I have been working at Strathcona Midwifery since 2014, first on the Red team and now on the Dandelion team. I have always been interested in working in healthcare, but it took some time before I found Midwifery, and knew that this was what I was meant to do. I aim to provide midwifery care that is centered around informed choice for birthing people and their families.

I am a settler of European ancestry, and I grew up in Orangeville Ontario on the traditional territory of the Anishnabek, Haudenosaunee (Iroquois), and Ojibway/Chippewa people. Before pursuing midwifery, I obtained an undergraduate degree in human geography from Queen's University. Once I knew midwifery was the path I wanted to follow, I completed the 4 year Midwifery Education Program at McMaster University. During my training I had experiences working with midwives, nurses, obstetricians, and lactation consultants around South Western Ontario. I also did some training with midwives in Montego Bay, Jamaica.

I value the unique experiences that every person and family bring to their pregnancy, birth, and early postpartum days. I am committed to supporting your autonomy throughout this process, and strive to provide information and support to facilitate your decision making. It's an honour to work with you during this time.

When I am not at work, I am hanging out with my three best friends. My partner, and our two little ones. We enjoy camping, swimming, cooking, and quiet movie nights together.

“We want to thank-you so much for all your wisdom & encouragement through this beautiful journey we’ve been through...that’s just the beginning! We wanted to let you know, you two as a team very much compliment each other as you both have strengths in different areas and this was so helpful for us

Midwifery care in general is something we are so grateful for. It provided us with the kind of experience we hoped for, filled with compassion, knowledge and warmth.

This has been such an incredible experience for us and we now have this beautiful child, with him came a love so profound we couldn’t have imagined it.

So thanks again for all you do.”

— BRANDEE, TIM + ROATAN, clients

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