Janette Batacharya (she/her)
Janette spent her younger years in Oakville, Ontario and then travelled for school and work and lived in Thunder Bay, Hamilton and Sudbury. Her ancestors were South Asian Bengali and Irish. Her parents and ancestors came to this land as immigrants and settlers. Janette has single parented two amazing sons from the Ojibwe, Odawa and Pottawami nation. They are Treaty members from Wikwemikong Unceded FN on Manitoulin Island.
Janette had midwives with both of her pregnancies in 1995 and 2000 and the experience inspired her to pursue a career in midwifery when she was 26. She now has 3 degrees, 2 from Lakehead University and formal Midwifery education from McMaster University. She worked as a Registered Midwife in Ontario from 2002-2017 and then worked in Nunavik from 2015-2017 for locums, and Fort Smith, NT from 2017- 2021. From 2004-2017, she led a midwifery practice called Midwives of Sudbury. Janette has attended over 1000 deliveries.
Janette has over 20 years of experience studying midwifery and providing primary care as a Registered Midwife in Canada. She has worked in urban and rural areas and extensive experience working with Indigenous families and BIPOC communities. She looks forward to sharing her knowledge and facilitating a positive pregnancy, birth and postpartum experience for her patients.
Janette has experience with both low to higher risk Obstetrics and supports births in and out of hospital. She is a Canadian Red Cross Midwife Emergency Relief Unit delegate and a Surgical Assistant for Caesarean Births.
She spends her spare time with her sons attending traditional events and enjoys taking time on the land and in the bush picking medicines and berries. Janette appreciates the roads less travelled and experiencing unique places and good food!
She looks forward to meeting your family and learning about your needs and how she can support you in your pregnancy and parenting journey.