This year, midwife Jenn Brewer joined the South Riverdale Community Health Centre’s MATCH program’s new Green Team which focuses on prenatal care in late pregnancy, labour, birth and postpartum care for birth parents and infants. Jenn, an exceptional and experienced midwife, is now co-leading the Green Team with her dynamic and dedicated colleague, Carmi Magnaye.
“I have loved my first few months working with clients, the other midwives, our wonderful social worker, Deborah, as well as all the other compassionate health care providers at SRCHC. I’m looking forward to celebrating my one year anniversary with the MATCH program in January,” shares Jenn.
In addition to her midwifery practice, Jenn is in the process of completing a Master’s degree in counseling psychology. She has a particular interest in and focus on improving Black maternal and infant health, and is engaged in ongoing work at Michael Garron Hospital (where all of SRCHC’s midwives have staff privileges) with the goal of improving outcomes for Black families in midwifery and obstetrics.
“I wasn’t sure I would continue with my midwifery practice once I finished my graduate work in counseling psychology, but joining the MATCH Program was an exciting opportunity to continue to practice with a focus on serving families facing a variety of barriers to accessing excellent healthcare. The MATCH Program also offered me the chance to integrate all of my various skills and interests, including registered massage therapy, on a multidisciplinary team,” explains Jenn.