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Pregnancy Health Care Providers

It is important to have a healthcare provider during pregnancy. This category lists service options in Hamilton. If you do not have a family doctor or nurse practitioner, learn how to find a provider who is accepting new patients. Visit www.needadoc.ca.

Hamilton Academy of Medicine Family Physician Referral Service

Phone:
Work: 905-528-3434
Contact:
Email:
Web:
www.hamiltondoctors.ca
Address:
Hours:
Cost:
None
Who can access this service:

Register is publicly available. Contact each practitioner to inquire about eligibility requirements for their services.

 How to apply:

No application required to access the register. Contact each practitioner to inquire about eligibility for their services.

Provides a list of family physicians throughout Hamilton who may be able to accept a new patient.

Health Care Connect

Phone:
Toll-Free Number: 811
Contact:
Email:
Web:
www.ontario.ca
Address:
Hours:
Mon-Sun
24 hours
Cost:
None
Who can access this service:

Open to all Ontario residents who have a valid Ontario health card and do not currently have a family heath care provider.

 How to apply:

Register online or by calling 811. Paired clients must contact the provider that has been found for them as soon as possible.

Provincial program that pairs Ontario residents with local doctors or nurse practitioners who are accepting new patients.

Maternity Centre of Hamilton Services

Phone:
Work: 905-528-5553
Fax Number: 905-528-9178
Contact:
Email:
Web:
mch.mcmaster.ca
Address:
100 Main St W, Hamilton, ON L8P 1H6, Canada,
Hours:
Cost:
None
Service is covered with valid Ontario Health Card
Who can access this service:

Anyone who is pregnant or suspects they may be pregnant.

 How to apply:

Patients may self-refer. Phone to book an appointment. 

Provides comprehensive and accessible maternity care using a collaborative, multidisciplinary approach. The clinic is attended for prenatal visits and Maternity Centre doctors are on call for delivery at St. Joseph’s Hospital. Also offers support and care in the first six weeks after the baby is born.

Other services include:

  • Social Worker support
  • Allied health providers (Registered Dietitian, Physiotherapist, system navigation)
  • Smoking Treatment for Ontario Patients (STOP) Program
  • Program for Substance Use in Pregnancy (PROSPR)

Midwifery Care, Community Midwives of Hamilton

Phone:
Work: 905-546-5444
Fax Number: 905-546-1333
Contact:
Email:
Web:
www.cmoh.ca
Address:
1057 Main St W, Unit 201, Hamilton, ON L8S 1B7, Canada,
Hours:
Cost:
None
Who can access this service:

Low-risk pregnant women.

 How to apply:

Contact the clinic to become a client.

Provides primary care to low-risk clients and their newborns throughout pregnancy, labour and birth, and the first six weeks following delivery (referred to as postpartum and newborn care). Family-centred prenatal and postnatal care for home or hospital births, from practitioners with privileges at McMaster and St. Joseph's hospitals.

Midwifery Care, Mountain Midwifery Care

Phone:
Work: 905-296-3665
Fax Number: 289-426-3226
Contact:
Email:
Web:
mountainmidwifery.care
Address:
849 Upper Wentworth St, Suite 409, Hamilton, ON L9A 4W5, Canada,
Hours:
Cost:
None
Who can access this service:

Women with low-risk pregnancies.

 How to apply:

Fill out the form online or call for information.

Provides primary care to low-risk pregnant women throughout their pregnancy, labour and birth, and during the first six weeks following birth. Family-centred prenatal and postnatal care for home or hospital births, from practitioners at local hospitals. Postpartum support includes breastfeeding help.

Midwifery Services, Access Midwives

Phone:
Work: 905-546-5002
Fax Number: 905-573-1361
Contact:
Email:
Web:
www.accessmidwives.com
Address:
115 Parkdale Ave S, Hamilton, ON L8K 1H1, Canada,
Hours:
Cost:
None
Who can access this service:

Low-risk pregnant women.

 How to apply:

Apply through website for call for information.

Registered health care professionals that provide primary care to low-risk women throughout pregnancy, labour and birth, and to both mother and baby for the first six weeks after birth. Family-centred prenatal and postnatal care for home or hospital births, from practitioners at local hospitals. Postpartum support includes breastfeeding help. 

Midwifery Services, Hamilton Midwives (The)

Phone:
Work: 289-217-9247
Fax Number: 905-527-9508
Contact:
Email:
Web:
www.hamiltonmidwives.ca
Address:
25 Charlton Ave E, Hamilton, ON L8N 1Y2, Canada,
Hours:
Cost:
None
Who can access this service:

Low-risk pregnant women.

 How to apply:

Complete the form on the website or contact for information.

Provides primary care to low-risk pregnant women throughout their pregnancy, labour, and birth and during first six weeks following birth. Family-centred prenatal and postnatal care for home or hospital births, from practitioners with privileges at local Hamilton Hospitals. Postpartum support includes breast feeding help.

Primary Health Care, De dwa da dehs nye>s Aboriginal Health Centre

Phone:
Work: 905-544-4320
Contact:
Email:
Web:
aboriginalhealthcentre.com
Address:
678 Main St E, Hamilton, ON L8M 1K2, Canada,
Hours:
Cost:
None
Who can access this service:

Open to all First Nations, Metis, and Inuit community members living in Hamilton.

 How to apply:

Contact to book an appointment.

Provides primary and holistic medical care integrated with traditional Indigenous approaches to First Nations, Metis, and Inuit community members. Staff includes both family doctors and nurse practitioners. Care provided includes illness prevention and screening, assessment, treatment and monitoring, counselling, chronic disease management, breastfeeding support, pre and post-natal care and more.

Refuge Hamilton Centre for Newcomer Health Services

Phone:
Work: 905-526-0000
Fax Number: 905-526-0001
Contact:
Email:
Web:
www.newcomerhealth.ca
Address:
183 Hughson St S, Lower Level, Hamilton, ON L8N 2B6, Canada,
Hours:
Cost:
None
Who can access this service:

Newcomers who are experiencing barriers to healthcare access, government assisted refugees and refugee claimants, privately sponsored refugees.

 How to apply:

Contact for appointment.

Provides primary healthcare services to new immigrants, including refugees, and to those who face barriers in accessing culturally-appropriate healthcare services.

Services include:

  • Routine physical exams
  • Immunizations for both adults and children
  • Assessment and treatment of acute episodic illnesses
  • Chronic disease management
  • Family contraceptive planning
  • Home visits
  • Mental health counseling and support
  • Nutrition assessment and counseling
  • Information, advocacy, service referral and support
  • Translation and interpretation services
  • Health services navigation
  • Triage service for urgent issues
  • Pediatric care

Women's Reproductive Health and Newborn Care Program

Phone:
Work: 905-521-2100 x75459 (McMaster University Medical Centre)
Work: 905-645-2253 x11350 (West Lincoln Memorial Hospital)
Contact:
Email:
Web:
www.hamiltonhealthsciences.ca www.hamiltonhealthsciences.ca
Address:
1200 Main St W, Hamilton, ON L8S 2A5, Canada, 169 Main St E, Grimsby, ON L3M 1P3, Canada,
Hours:
Cost:
None
Who can access this service:

Open to all.

 How to apply:

Referral may be required for some services. Contact for additional details or to book an appointment.

Provides care for individuals pre-pregnancy, during pregnancy, labour, and delivery, and birth care. Services include obstetricians, midwives and family physicians, modern birthing facilities, pain management options, lactation consultants, genetic counselling in pregnancy, maternal fetal medicine, and critical care.