Resources
General Pregnancy Information
Baby’s Best Chance, BC: Comprehensive & accessible information (& videos) on pregnancy, birth, babies, and toddlers.
Childbirth Connection: Evidence-based support for minimizing interventions during pregnancy and labour & delivery.
Having a Baby: Pregnancy & childbirth information from the Canadian Association of Midwives
Right from the Start: Vancouver Island Health Authority perinatal public health outreach
OMama: Up-to-date information from the Better Outcomes Registry and Network (BORN Ontario)
Pregnancy Info: Up-to-date information from the SOGC (Society of Obstetricians & Gynecologists Canada)
Victoria General Hospital Perinatal Services: Info about giving birth at VGH, plus local resources
Smart Parent: a free Canadian app that sends 3 educational text messages each week of pregnancy.
Canadian Obstetric Guidelines
BC Perinatal Health Program (BCPHP) Guidelines
Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada (SOGC) guidelines
British Columbia College of Nurses & Midwives -midwife guidelines
Registry (Waitlist) for a Family Doctor or Nurse Practitioner
Registry (update your registration when pregnant)
Home Birth Research
Home Birth Safety: Association of Ontario Midwives
Nutrition, Weight Gain, and Gestational Diabetes
Health Canada prenatal nutrition guidelines
BC Perinatal Health website: healthy eating and weight gain in pregnancy
Save Gestational Diabetes information sheet
Food Safety in Pregnancy (BC Centre for Disease Control)
Nausea and Vomiting
BC Women’s Hospital: Nausea & Vomiting in Pregnancy
Safety of Drugs/Medications in Pregnancy & Breastfeeding
Mother to Baby: Medications and More During Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
Center for Disease Control & Prevention: Treating for Two
Genetic Screening
BC Prenatal Genetic Screening Program
Ultrasound
BC Women’s information on Nuchal Transulency and Detailed 2nd Trimester ultrasound
Prenatal Bloodwork and Lab Results
Life Labs appointment services
My Care Compass (life lab results)
Lab Tests Online (understanding results)
Miscarriage & Pregnancy Loss
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Network
Prenatal Education
Doulas
Doulas Organization of North America (DONA): Why use a doula?
Optimal Fetal Positioning
Breech Babies, VBAC, and Caesarean Section
Power to Push, BC Womens & Children’s Hospital
Decision aid for birth after caesarean-Perinatal Services BC
Postpartum Information
Breastfeeding
International Breastfeeding Centre -Info Sheets
Health Link BC: Breastfeeding Guidelines
Local Breastfeeding Support
Eva Bild, Milkpump Rental Service
Carol Arndt, The Breastpump Lady, 250-812-7370
Alison Ranger, Medela breast pumps, 250-479-9413
Postpartum Blues, Anxiety, and Depression
BC Women’s Reproductive Mental Health
Pacific Post Partum Support Society
Public Health Units (Breastfeeding support, post-partum support, vaccinations)
Contraception information
Newborn Information
Registering your baby’s birth online
Caring for Kids (Canadian Pediatric Society website)
Service Canada: Maternity leave and birth registration
Vaccine Safety: Emily Oster’s “Parent Data”
Local child-focused websites
Food Security and Community Resources
Living Edge Markets
All week FREE, fresh groceries to anyone who needs them. All are welcome – no ID or registration required. Markets located throughout Greater Victoria.
Coalition of Neighbourhood Houses
Neighbourhood Houses provide a variety of neighbourhood-based programs and resources including access to community meals and food and nutrition support.
Burnside Gorge Community Association
Fairfield Gonzales Community Association
Fernwood Neighbourhood Resource Group (NRG)
Oaklands Community Association
Quadra Village Community Centre
1UP Victoria Single Parent Recourse Centre
Market Day – Wednesdays 11 am – 1pm @ Fairfield Community Centre
James Bay Community School Centre
Wednesdays -Community Dinners
The Mustard Seed Food Bank and Food Security
Providing many diverse programs to feed emotional, mental, relational, spiritual, and physical hunger. Food Bank Hours 10am – 1:30pm Monday to Friday
North Park Neighbourhood Association
Weekly Grocery Hamper Program
Rainbow Kitchen
Rainbow Kitchen are experts in food security. From daily hot meals and grab-andgo pantry items to supporting local schools and other not-for-profit’s with their food needs. Hot Meals Weekdays starting at 8:30 am until supplies last ( vegetarian options available)
GOOD FOOD BOX
Victoria’s affordable produce box. Non-profit fruit and vegetable distribution system. Boxes are available for pick up or delivery every Wednesday.
Tamara Bond
November 2011-January 2012
Linda Elias
July 2012-September 2012
Diana Weymar
October 2012-November 2012
Diane Smith
November 2011-January 2012
Leslie Wiegand
March-May 2013
Jennifer Olson
May-July 2013
Alison Bigg
December 2012-January 2013
Danielle Hogan
February 2012-March 2012
Liz Rubincam
November 2013-March 2014
April Mackey
April-June 2014
April Ponsford
June-September 2014
Amy Cripps
July-October 2013
Shantael Sleight
April 2012-June 2012
Dot Falconburg
June-September 2014
Alesha Davies Fowlie
October-December 2013
Jenny Hainsworth
September-December 2014
Amy Taggart
April-June 2015
Andrea Soos
March-June 2016
Shantael Sleight
October 2015-January 2016
Alison Bigg
July-October 2015
Lisa Hebden
December 2014 – April 2015
Connect with us!
Our clinic is accessible, child-friendly, and community-focused. We are located in central Victoria, just past the intersection of Cook & Yates. We have on-site parking and are well served by public transit. Our building offers a Lifelabs and a Rexall pharmacy and is fully wheelchair & stroller accessible. We look forward to hearing from you, and supporting you through pregnancy, birth, and the early postpartum.
Thank you to photographers Shea Long and Ashley Marston, as well as Director Emma Lazenby, for the use of their photos and images.
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