Resources

Pregnancy

• Healthy Families BC
• The Fraser Health Authority information on everything to do with pregnancy, labour, birth, baby, breastfeeding. Register for Best Beginnings.
• Baby’s Best Chance
• Mental Health in Pregnancy
• Drugs in Pregnancy

• Best Start – Pregnancy Nutrition Booklet
• Canada food guide
• Folic Acid
• Iron

• Exercise and Pregnancy
• Prenatal Yoga
• Act Now BC

First Trimester

• Nausea and Vomiting During Pregnancy
• Genetic Screening

Second Trimester

• Gestational Diabetes
• Doula

Third Trimester

• Induction of labor
• Induction & Women over 40
• Group B strep
• Vaginal Birth after Caesarean
• College of Midwives of BC- VBAC Guideline

Birth

• Video Association of Ontario Midwives
• Canadian Medical Association Journal 2015
• College of Midwives of BC – Home Birth Handbook
• College of Midwives of BC– Statement on Home Birth

• Vitamin K
• Erythromycin

• Royal College of Midwives
• College of Midwives of BC– Water Birth Guideline
• Guideline-for-the-Use-of-Water-in-Labour-and-Birth
• Water Birth International
• Water Birth Info
• Maidenhair Birth Services – Labor Tubs & TENS Machines
  
• Adar Birth Services

Postpartum

Breastfeeding

• Video : Breastfeeding, Global Health Media
• International Breastfeeding Centre (Dr Jack Newman)
• Jack Newman Breastfeeding Clinic
• Laleche League Canada
• Kelly Mom
  

• Safe Sleep for Baby
• Normal Newborn Behavior
• Baby Crying

Postpartum Depression

• Pacific Postpartum Support Society
• Mother me Postpartum Doulas

• Immunize BC

Circumcision

• Canadian Pediatric Society Newborn Male Circumcision

Birth Control

• Canada Public Health
• Fertility Choices: Decision-making tool about whether to have a baby now, or later, or never

Find a Doctor

• College of Physician and Surgeon of BC

Other Languages

Breastfeeding

• Translated Materials available in Arabic, Farsi, Chinese, Russian, French, Spanish, Urdu & Korean from Association of Ontario Midwives
• Materials available in Arabic from Association of Ontario Midwives
• Materials available in Farsi from Association of Ontario Midwives