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)
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
Home Birth Research
Home Birth Safety: Association of Ontario Midwives
Midwifery Association of North America’s Critical Appraisal of the Literature
College of Midwives of BC Place of Birth Handbook
Nutrition, Weight Gain, and Gestational Diabetes
Health Canada prenatal nutrition guidelines
BC Perinatal Health website: healthy eating and weight gain in pregnancy
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
Victoria Independent Doula Alliance (VIDA)
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
Local Breastfeeding Support
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
Local child-focused websites
Upcoming Events
Birthing from Within prenatal classes with Island Mother
Upcoming dates for 18:
Sunday 9:30 – 4:30: TBA
Pre-registration required via Island Mother.
Doula Speed-Dating
Meet 8 doulas in one night! Doulas improve outcomes & help you and your partner through this momentous experience. Here’s a chance to ‘date’ 8 doulas and find the one who is right for you!
Upcoming dates for 2018: June 19th, October 25th
This is a free event, open to all pregnant women & their partners. Registration with The Midwives Collective is required by phone or email.
Past Events:
Aspiring Midwives Night
Considering a career in Midwifery? Join us for an informal discussion and learn more about becoming a midwife!
Bring your questions for a panel of midwives and student-midwives
Free; registration requested by phone or email.
Home Birth Information Night
Bring your questions & curiosity. Midwives will be on-hand to show-off our home birth equipment and answer any questions you might have. All current clients welcome.
Acupressure for Labour with Celina Lyons, R.Ac L.Ac
Learn invaluable information on using acupressure points to help women prepare for labour, use as natural pain relief during labour, and to assist with after pains and establish breast feeding postnatally.
Free; registration with Celina is required by phone or email as space is limited:
250-896-6332 or email ocean@celinalyons.com .
Featured Artist
The Midwives Collective is proud to feature the artwork of local
artists (most of them mothers) in our clinic.
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 regularly host evening events and workshops, focusing on the journey from pregnancy into parenthood. (See our upcoming events in resources.) 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.
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