
Buffy Fulton-Breathat
BScN, BHScM, MMedSci, RN, RM
A partner and senior midwife with Sudbury Community Midwives, Buffy came to midwifery through a nursing background, and worked on the James Bay Coast after receiving her Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from Laurentian University.
In 1996 she graduated summa cum laude in the first class of the Ontario Midwifery Education Program, and was awarded an Honours Bachelor of Health Sciences (Midwifery). She graduated cum laud with a Masters degree in Medical Science (Maternity Care) with the University of Sheffield in 2012. In her midwifery work, Buffy is especially passionate about breastfeeding and pregnancy/ birth being viewed as a normal part of life’s experiences.
Buffy served on the board of the Association of Ontario Midwives from 1998-2000, and was the Head of the HSN Service of Midwifery for 9 years. She is registered with the College of Midwives of Ontario, and the College of Nurses of Ontario. She maintains membership with the Association of Ontario Midwives, the Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada, and the American College of Obstetricians.
Buffy has had a career-long commitment to student education; in 2016 she accepted a full-time faculty position a Laurentian University, and has commenced her doctoral (PhD) degree. She continues to practice midwifery part-time, teaches at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine, and is a clinical preceptor for undergraduate students.
When not working, Buffy enjoys playing softball, travelling, and snowmobiling with her husband and son.