​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