LINKS

MIDWIFERY & MATERNITY CARE RESOURCES

• Vancouver Department of Midwifery
• College of Midwives of BC
• Midwifery Association of BC
• Canadian Association of Midwives
• International Confederation of Midwives
• UBC Midwifery Program
• Midwifery Today Magazine
• BC Perinatal Health Program
• Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada
• BC Reproductive Mental Health Mental Health

HOSPITALS & LABS

• BC Women’s Hospital
• St. Paul’s Hospital
• Life Labs formerly MDS Metro
• BC Biomedical Laboratories

PRENATAL RESOURCES

• Due Date Calculator
• Childbirth Connection
• Chinese Conception Gender Chart
• Baby's Best Chance
  Handbook to Pregnancy and Baby Care

MEDICATION, DRUG, AND CHEMICAL EXPOSURE IN PREGNANCY

• Motherisk

DIETARY LINKS

• Canada Food Guide
• Folic Acid
• Iron
• Calcium

PRENATAL CLASSES

• Dancing Star Birth
• Heart to Heart Birth Services
• The Childbearing Society
• Birthing Awareness
• Adar Birth Services
• Birthing Buddies
• Baby Prep Private Prenatal Classes
• Belly to Baby
• Cherish Childbirth Care
• Sibling Prep Classes
• BC Women's Hospital
• St Paul's Hospital

PRENATAL YOGA

• Semperviva Theresa Campbell's classes are highly recommended. She also offers a couples' birth preparation workshop.
• Unity Yoga
• Open Door Yoga
• Life Cycle Yoga
• Sage Yoga
• Family Passages Also offeres Yoga for Fertility classes
• Yoga West
• Urban YogaAlso offers couples' birth preparation workshop.

DOULA SERVICES

• Doula Services Association of BC
• Doulas of North America
• Heart to Heart Birth Services
• Dancing Star Birth
• Doula Mamas
• Adar Birth Services
• Cherish Childbirth Care
• Mother Me Postpartum Doulas
• List of free/low-cost doulas WORD doc. download ~ compiled by TMG

HOME BIRTH & BIRTH SUPPLIES

• College of Midwives of BC Statement on Home Birth
• Home Birth Demonstration Project BC
• Mama Goddess - source of home birth supplies
• Sweet Home Birth Boxes – home/hospital birth supplies
• Labor Tubs & TENS Machines
• Birth Pools & TENS Units

CESAREAN BIRTH & VBAC

• VBAC.com
• International Cesarean Awareness Network

COMPLIMENTARY THERAPIES

• Acubalance
• Hideo Takahashi, Registered Acupuncturist: 604.736.2430
• Dr Jeda Boughton, TCM
• Dr Leoncio Ventura, TCM
• Dr Karen Lam, TCM
• Renee Taylor, Reg. Acupuncturist
• Carla Wiseman, TCM & Massage Therapist
• Harmony Family Wellness Centre
• Sage Naturopathic Clinic
• Dorothy Fairley, Naturopath
• Sandeep Sangra, Naturopath
• Soma, Prenatal / Postnatal Massage
• Nicholas Crooks, Pregnancy Massage
• Gaelen Gibson, Massage Therapist
• Dr. Randall Trester, Chiropractor
• Dr. Stephanie Bonn, Chiropractor
• Dr. Paul Dodsworth, Chiropractor
• Dr. Nora Rahemtulla, Chiropractor
• Caroline Abrams, Osteopath
• The Continence Clinic
• Dr. Mia Kalef, Perinatal Workshops & Cranial Sacral Therapy
• Margorie Haynes, Cranial Sacral Therapy
• Lori Main, Massage & Cranial Sacral Therapy ~ 604.737.1061

HERBS & HOMEOPATHICS

• Gaia Garden Herbal Dispensary
• Finlandia Natural Pharmacy
• Biofilia Herbal Dispensary
• Capers Community Market

WOMEN’S HEALTH

• Canadian Women’s Health Network
• Women’s Health Matters
• Our Bodies Ourselves
• The Canadian Institute for Health Information

KIDS HEALTH

• About Kids Health
• American Academy of Pediatrics
• Canadian Health Network
• Canadian Pediatric Society
• Canadian Institute of Child Health
• Safe Kids Canada

FINDING A DOCTOR

• College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC search for “physicians accepting new patients”

FERTILITY & CONCEPTION

• Genesis Fertility Clinic
• Pacific Centre for Reproductive Medicine
• UBC Fertility Centre
• Acubalance TCM Clinic
• Vitalis Nutrition
• Mayan Abdominal Massage
• Fertility monitoring supplies
• Taking Charge of Your Fertility

PREGNANCY LOSS & ABORTION

• Everywoman’s Health Clinic
• Elizabeth Bagshaw Clinic
• Barb Komarpregnancy loss counselor: 604.328.9258

ANTI-VIOLENCE RESOURCES

• Vancouver Rape Relief & Women’s Shelter
• Battered Women's Support Services

BABY NAMES

• Baby name Wizard
• Baby Name Guidesearch by meaning or origin
• BC Vital Statsmost popular names in BC

BABIES & PARENTING

• Ask Dr. Sears
• Baby Sign Language
• Best Start: Ontario’s Maternal, Newborn and Early Child Development Resource Centre
• Canadian Pediatric Society
• From Pregnancy to Baby to…
• Sheila Kitzinger’s Website
• The Happiest Baby on the Block
• Canadian Institute of Child Health
• Fussy Baby
• Caring For Kids
• Twins and more
• Canadian Down Syndrome Society
• Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder/Fetal Alcohol Effects Information Service

BREAST FEEDING

• Dr. Jack Newman
• Kellymom: Breastfeeding & Parenting
• Kellymom: Breastfeeding Records
• Breastfeeding Video Clips
• Breastfeeding.com
• La Leche League
• Breastfeeding Online
• Vancouver Breastfeeding Clinic
• Renee Hefti-Graham IBC Lactation Consultant604.733.6359
• BC Women's Breastfeeding Clinic & Milk Bank

POSTPARTUM SUPPORT

• Pacific Postpartum Support Society
• Postpartum Depression Peer Support
• Mother Me Postpartum Doulas
• Doula Services Association
• Mama Renew and Mothers Unfolding
• Mama Speak
• The Smiling Mask
• Postpartum Support International
• Abdomend Support Belt

IMMUNIZATION

• US Institute of Medicineenter "immunization safety review" in the search box
• National Advisory Committee on Immunization
• World Health Organization
• Vaccine Risk Awareness Network
• Immunize BC

CIRCUMCISION

• Pollock Clinic
• Canadian Pediatric Society info for parents

COMMUNITY LINKS

• Mommy Map
• Mount Pleasant Community Centre
• Movies for Mommies
• Westcoast Resource Centre
• Babyvibe

GENETIC TESTING

• BC Women’s Hospital
• Genesis
• PCRM

GENERAL HEALTH

• H1N1 Information

ONLINE SUPPORT & HUMOUR

• True Mom Confessions
• Offsprung
• Mothering Dot Commune
• Web Blog for Dads