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​MIDWIVES, PRACTITIONERS + BUSINESSES WE LOVE

​midwives
  • Cheam Midwifery
  • Chilliwack Midwifery
  • Grow Midwifery
  • Mission Midwifery
  • Thrive Midwifery
  • West Coast Health Collective

build your village
  • Mommy and Me - Wednesday 11am to 1pm​

vbac (vaginal birth after cesarean)
  • Vancouver VBAC Group
  • ICAN (International Cesarean Awareness Network)

reproductive health
  • Chiropractic
  • Naturopath
  • Physiotherapy - Jen
  • Registered Massage Therapist ​

breastfeeding
  • Katy Teasdale - IBCLC/RN
  • ​Rowel Dreyer - IBCLC
  • Abbotsford Support
  • Chilliwack Support
  • Langley Support
  • Kelly Mom (Breastfeeding Tips, Videos and Information)
  • Dr. Jack Newman (Breastfeeding Tips, Videos and Information)

prenatal classes
  • Christ Centred Childbirth 

postpartum support
  • Here to Help
  • Pacific Postpartum Society
  • Postpartum Depression and Anxiety

pregnancy loss
  • Hearts of Hope
  • Post Abortion Counselling
  • Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep (Photography)
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health + wellness (Practitioners that we ♥)
  • Chiropractic
  • Naturopath
  • Physiotherapy - Jen
  • Registered Clinical Counsellor - Rachel
  • Registered Massage Therapist ​
  • West Coast Health Collective - Massage

safe havens / women's shelters
  • Sheway
  • Powell Place
  • Rape Relief
  • Bridge Women's Emergency Shelter

herbs + homeopathics
  • Gaia Garden
  • Finlandia Pharmacy

meal services + grocery delivery
  • Fresh Prep

baby wearing​
  • Gorgeous Baby​
  • Baby Wearing International

cloth diapering
  • Saucy Bottoms

photography
  • Claudia Wyler

local shopping for mom and baby
  • Once Upon a Child - This store has everything you need and more!


​INFORMATIVE + EVIDENCE BASED ARTICLES

bed - sharing + co - sleeping
  • Ask Dr. Sears
  • Safer Infant Sleep
  • Kelly Mom

birth plans
  • Natural Parenting Advice Birth Plan Template
  • Earth Mama Angel Baby Birth Plan
  • The Bump Birth Plan
  • Home to Hospital Transfer Birth Plan

birth videos
  • Natural Birth Videos
  • Long List of Birthy Movies

birth preparation
  • The Miles Circuit 
  • Meal Train - Have your friends feed you!
  • 10 Things I Wish All Pregnant Women Knew About Birth

breastfeeding
  • 10 Great Reasons to Breastfeed Your Baby
  • 10 Valuable Tips for the Breastfeeding Mother
  • Breastmilk Storage Guidelines
  • Is My Breastmilk Still Good?
  • Futility of Numbers in Breastfeeding
  • Tongue Tie
  • Mastitis and Plugged Ducts
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breech baby
  • How to Turn a Breech Baby
  • Optimal Fetal Positioning

circumcision
  • Newborn Male Circumcision - Canadian Paediatric Society Position
  • Intact America
  • Caring for Your Intact Son

dads and parenthood
  • Dads and Doulas
  • Home Birth Dads
  • North Shore Dads Resource Guide

delayed cord clamping
  • Common Objections to Delayed Cord Clamping - What's the Evidence Say?
  • Study Finds Benefits in Delaying Severing of Umbilical Cord
  • Demonstration Video by Penny Simkin

doula's
  • Giving birth based on evidence - the evidence for Doulas.
  • Is my doula worth the money?

GBS testing
  • Evidence Based Birth Takes on Group B Strep
  • Group B Strep Infection
  • Group B Step:  What You Need to Know
  • Alternative Treatment for GBS

home birth 
  • Home Birth Dads
  • Health Minister encourages home births in low-risk cases.
  • Outcomes of planned home birth with registered midwife vs. planned hospital birth with midwife or physician.
  • From a Financial Perspective
  • Preparing for a Home Water Birth
  • Preparing Siblings for a Home Birth

infant weight gain
  • Watch Your Baby, Not the Scale

informed consent
  • Understanding Informed Consent

​induction and augmentation
  • Membrane Sweeping for the Induction of Labour
  • Pregnancy Beyond 40 and Induction of Labour
  • Beyond Due Dates: How Late is Too Late?
  • The Surprising Lack of Evidence for Postdate Birth Induction

interventions
  • Oxytocin During Labour and the Risk of Severe Postpartum Haemorrhage
  • Saying “No” to Induction
  • The Most Scientific Birth is Often the Least Technological Birth​

microbiome
  • ​The Human Microbiome
  • ​Vaginal Seeding
  • Microbirth Documentary

newborn procedures
  • Standard procedures in the seconds after birth - do you know about these?
  • Eye Ointment
  • Vitamin K Shot

optimal fetal positioning
  • ​Getting Your Baby Lined Up​  - Posterior Presentation
  • Miles Circuit
  • Spinning Babies - Breech Presentation
  • Spinning Babies

preparation for baby + postpartum period
  • Meal Train
  • What to Discuss Before Baby Comes

waterbirth
  • Preparing for a Home Waterbirth
  • Waterbirth International
  • Waterbirth 101 - What You Need

waiting on baby
  • When Labour is Looming
  • Insight Timer - Meditations for Pregnancy - FREE App
  • The Last Days of Pregnancy - A Place of In Between
  • What to Discuss Before Baby Comes
  • Gentle Birth - App

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