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Frequently asked questions
General1
Midwifery Model and Scope (https://www.bccnm.ca/Documents/standards_practice/rm/RM_Scope_and_Model_of_Practice.pdf)
Midwifery Philosophy of care(https://www.bccnm.ca/Documents/standards_practice/rm/RM_Philosophy_of_Care.pdf)
Midwifery Standards of Practice (https://www.bccnm.ca/Documents/standards_practice/rm/RM_Standards_of_Practice.pdf)
Indications for Discussion, Consultation and Transfer of Care (https://www.bccnm.ca/Documents/standards_practice/rm/RM_Indications_for_Discussion_Consultation_and_Transfer_of_Care.pdf)
British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM) (https://www.bccnm.ca/Pages/redirect.aspx?requestedURL=www.cmbc.bc.ca/)
Midwives Association of BC (https://www.bcmidwives.com/)
Canadian Association of Midwives (https://canadianmidwives.org/)
Perinatal Services BC (http://www.perinatalservicesbc.ca/)
Types of Maternity Care Providers(http://www.powertopush.ca/maternity-care-bc/types-of-care-providers/)
Midwifery Milestones 1994-2014 Video (Ontario Based)(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBnFvnlOEUM)
Mental Health and Addictions Services North Island (https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/mental-health-substance-use/resources/viha-mhsu) 250-331-8524, 941 England Avenue, Courtenay
Anxiety Canada(https://www.anxietycanada.com/)
Anxiety and Parents (https://www.anxietycanada.com/parents)(Both Mom and Dad)
BC Reproductive Mental Health(https://reproductivementalhealth.ca/)
Pacific Postpartum Support Society (http://postpartum.org/) 604-255-7999, (Toll Free) 855-255-7999
Postpartum Support International(https://www.postpartum.net/)
BC Suicide Crisis Line 1-800-SUICIDE 1-800-784-2433
BC Mental Health Support/Crisis Line: 310-6789 (no area code) (24/7)
BC Crisis Lines(https://www.crisislines.bc.ca/)
Antidepressants, should I take them in pregnancy?(https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/health-topics/zx1763#zx3744)
Stress Busters for new moms(http://comoxvalleymidwifery.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/20-Stress-Busters-for-New-Mothers.pdf)
Free Counselling for Birth Trauma at BC Women’s(http://www.powertopush.ca/maternity-care-bc/counseling/)
K’ómoks First Nation(http://www.komoks.ca/)
Wachiay Friendship Centre:(https://www.wachiay.org/) many different services and supports for aboriginal people in the Comox Valley
Hummingbirds Playgroup:(https://valleychild.ca/services/hummingbirds/) drop in for parents and children 0-6yrs
Upper Island Women of Native Ancestry(http://uiwona.ca/)
North Island Métis Association(https://www.nimetis.com/)
Indigenous Women’s Sharing Society(https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Nonprofit-Organization/Indigenous-Womens-Sharing-Society-1979281905727385/)
National Aboriginal Council of Midwives(https://aboriginalmidwives.ca/)
First Nations Health Authority (http://www.fnha.ca)Email Address:
FNHA Prescription Drug Benefits(http://www.fnha.ca/benefits)
First Nations Health Benefits ((https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/health/health-drug-coverage/pharmacare/planw-otc-meds.pdf)Plan W)
List of over the counter items listed as benefits specific to Plan W:(https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/health/health-drug-coverage/pharmacare/planw-otc-meds.pdf)
Pharmacist's Guide for RDP, LCD and Non Benefits(https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/health/health-drug-coverage/pharmacare/pharm_guide_covg_cont.pdf)
Jordan’s Principle:(http://www.fnha.ca/jordansprinciple) ensuring that First Nations children can access services. Phone: 1-866-913-0033
Sasaman’s Society:(http://www.sasamans.ca) “We are a free and voluntary service aimed at assisting Aboriginal families/Elders who may be potentially involved with the Ministry of whose children/grandchildren are in Ministry Care.” Legal Advice. Liaisons etc.
General Pregnancy
SOGC General Pregnancy Info(https://www.pregnancyinfo.ca/)
Discomforts of Pregnancy * (PDF TO COME)
Dental Health(https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/healthlinkbc-files/pregnancy-dental-health)
Dentably: Dental Care and Pregnancy(https://www.emergencydentistsusa.com/dental-care-pregnancy/)
Nausea and Vomiting of Pregnancy(https://www.pregnancyinfo.ca/your-pregnancy/healthy-pregnancy/nausea-and-vomiting/)
Baby Kick Counting(https://www.pregnancyinfo.ca/your-pregnancy/healthy-pregnancy/kick-counts/)
Sex and Pregnancy(https://www.pregnancyinfo.ca/your-pregnancy/healthy-pregnancy/sex-and-pregnancy/)
Tdap Vaccination in Pregnancy(https://www.pregnancyinfo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/MCC_11776_Pertussis_WhoopingCough_QAInfographic_PRESS.pdf)
Influenza Vaccine(https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/healthlinkbc-files/inactivated-influenza-vaccine)
Vaccinations in Pregnancy(https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/vaccination-pregnancy.html#a1)
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Travel in Pregnancy
Travel Safety During Pregnancy(https://travel.gc.ca/travelling/health-safety/travelling-pregnant)
Travel During Pregnancy, Government of Canada(https://www.pregnancyinfo.ca/your-pregnancy/special-consideration/travel-and-pregnancy/)
Travel During Pregnancy, Health Link BC(https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/healthlinkbc-files/pregnant-traveller)
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Nutrition and Herbs
Healthy Eating: Canada’s Food Guide(https://food-guide.canada.ca/en/)
Healthy Bowl(http://www.vch.ca/Documents/Healthy-bowl.pdf)
Healthy Plate(http://www.vch.ca/Documents/Healthy-plate.pdf)
Prenatal Nutrition(https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/canada-food-guide/resources/prenatal-nutrition.html)
Iron(https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/healthlinkbc-files/iron-foods)
Iron Deficiency Anemia (https://www.ontariomidwives.ca/sites/default/files/2017-09/Iron%20deficiency%20anemia-KT.pdf)(AOM)
Folic Acid and Spina Bifida(https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/healthlinkbc-files/folate-neural-tube-defects)
Food Sources of Vitamin D and Calcium(https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/healthlinkbc-files/sources-calcium-vitamin-d)
Fibre and Your Health(https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/healthlinkbc-files/fibre)
Food Safety in Pregnancy(https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/healthy-eating/pregnancy-food-safety)
Safe and Unsafe Herbs in Pregnancy - Aviva Romm MD(https://avivaromm.com/herbal-medicines-in-pregnancy-safety/)
Natural Remedies in Pregnancy - Aviva Romm MD(https://avivaromm.com/category/natural-pregnancy/)
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Exercise
Exercise and Pregnancy(http://bcwomens.ca/health-info/pregnancy-parenting/exercise-pregnancy#Can--I--exercise--while--pregnant?)
Exercise in Pregnancy Health Link BC(http://healthlinkbc.ca/health-topics/hw194995)
Exercises(http://comoxvalleymidwifery.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/BCW414_AfterYouHaveYourBaby_06.pdf)
Pelvic Floor exercise ((http://bcwomens.ca/health-info/pregnancy-parenting/exercise-pregnancy#Pelvic--floor--health)Kegals)
Perineal Massage (PDF)(http://scbp.ca/assets/documents/5_1_Perineal_massage_in_pregnancy.pdf)
Prenatal Yoga and Mom/Baby Yoga Courtenay Recreation:(http://courtenay.ca/EN/main/community/recreation/programs/active-living/yoga.html) 250-338-5371
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Work and Pregnancy
Working During Pregnancy(http://pregnancyinfo.ca/your-pregnancy/healthy-pregnancy/working-during-pregnancy/)
BC Employment Standards(http://gov.bc.ca/gov/content/employment-business/employment-standards-advice/employment-standards)
EI and Parental Benefits (http://canada.ca/en/services/benefits/ei/ei-maternity-parental.html)
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Tests Offered in Pregnancy
Rh Testing(http://bcwomens.ca/health-info/sexual-reproductive-health/abortion-services/rh-rhesus-blood-typing)
Rh Sensitization(http://healthlinkbc.ca/health-topics/hw135942)
Ultrasound(http://healthlinkbc.ca/healthlinkbc-files/fetal-ultrasound)
SOGC/CAR (http://pregnancyinfo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Joint-SOGCCAR-Policy-Statement-on-Non-medical-Use-of-Fetal-Ultrasound-.pdf)Statement on Non-Medical Use of Ultrasound in Pregnancy
Ultrasound Biological Effects and Safety(http://jogc.com/article/S1701-2163(17)31143-X/abstract)
Prenatal Genetic Testing(http://perinatalservicesbc.ca/health-professionals/professional-resources/screening/prenatal-genetic/information-for-your-patient)
Gestational Diabetes Screening(http://pregnancyinfo.ca/your-pregnancy/routine-tests/glucose-testing/)
Gestational Diabetes(http://diabetes.ca/diabetes-and-you/living-with-gestational-diabetes)
Group B Strep(http://pregnancyinfo.ca/your-pregnancy/routine-tests/group-b-streptococcus-screening/)
Group B Strep SOGC (https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/6f4c00_ca6933b1606a48a6b5531e6be69b463c.pdf)(PDF)
Group B Strep AOM - more detailed (https://www.ontariomidwives.ca/sites/default/files/2022-06/GBS-in-pregnancy-2022-English.pdf)
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For Dads/Partners
Becoming a Dad – 10 Tips for Birth(https://42weeks.ie/2013/06/11/becoming-a-dad-10-tips-for-birth/)
So you are Going to be a Father/Parent (https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/6f4c00_24a856dd14d9403e89c399460706c70b.pdf)(PDF)
The Tough Times of Labour and How to Help –Penny Simpkin (https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/6f4c00_e755dba6fe8d4d788834e5eb07736e4c.pdf)(PDF)
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Medications and Other Exposures
Mother to Baby: (https://mothertobaby.org/?gclid=Cj0KCQjw2MWVBhCQARIsAIjbwoNU5nFKpn5sCOYLqPNVKsI6cb8vdNYu8U6t0G4bAOeK5JuP7Mk1KPcaAn4PEALw_wcB)Medications and Exposures
Medications and Exposures(http://www.perinatology.com/exposures/druglist.htm)
Antidepressants, should I take them in pregnancy?(https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/health-topics/zx1763#zx3744)
Smoking and Pregnancy(https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/health-topics/tn7379)
Quit Smoking(https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/health-feature/quit-smoking)
Alcohol and Drug Use in Pregnancy(https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/health-topics/ae1198)
Marijuana and Pregnancy(https://www.pregnancyinfo.ca/learn-more/)
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Breech Position Babies
Best Birth Clinic(http://www.bcwomens.ca/our-services/pregnancy-prenatal-care/choices-in-birth)
If your Baby is Breech(http://www.powertopush.ca/birth-options/types-of-birth/if-your-baby-is-breech/)
Turning a Breech Baby (https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/health-topics/hw180146#hw1801)(External Cephalic Version)
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Birth Preparation
Spinning Babies:(https://spinningbabies.com/) fetal positioning
What to Pack for the Hospital(https://www.pregnancyinfo.ca/your-pregnancy/preparing-for-birth/what-to-pack/)
Sibling Prep(https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/health-topics/te6311)
Perineal Massage (PDF)(https://scbp.ca/assets/documents/5_1_Perineal_massage_in_pregnancy.pdf)
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Special Situations
Pregnancy after your due date (https://www.ontariomidwives.ca/sites/default/files/2017-07/Postdates-pregnancy-English.pdf)(AOM)
Management of pregnancy between 41-42wks SOGC (https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/6f4c00_987c2d9b73844f54a679e09fd516f8fd.pdf)(PDF)
Pregnancy Beyond 40 years old (AOM) (https://www.ontariomidwives.ca/sites/default/files/2017-10/In-due-time-pregnancy-beyond-40-English.pdf)
Obesity and Pregnancy(https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/pregnancy-parenting/pregnancy/health-conditions-and-pregnancy/obesity-and-pregnancy)
Rapid Birth at Home – How to Catch a Baby (https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/6f4c00_58ffe2f7f5264a4eb5491210cff76ad0.pdf)(PDF)
Deciding how to Give Birth After a Caesarean Section (AOM) (https://www.ontariomidwives.ca/sites/default/files/2021-06/Deciding-how-to-give-birth-after-caesarean-section-English.pdf)
High Blood Pressure and Pregnancy (AOM) (https://www.ontariomidwives.ca/sites/default/files/2017-08/Hypertensive-disorders-of-pregnancy-English.pdf)
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Pregnancy Options
Choices Adoption and Pregnancy Counselling (http://www.choicesadoption.ca/)Text 250-213-7718 or call 1-866-533-9811
Options for Sexual Health (https://www.optionsforsexualhealth.org/)1-800-739-7367
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Pregnancy Loss/Grief
BC Women’s Hospital Loss Resources(http://www.bcwomens.ca/health-info/pregnancy-parenting/pregnancy-loss-resources)
Mothering Your Heart F(https://www.facebook.com/motheringyourheart/)acebook Group
Grace Baby Loss Support Group(https://www.facebook.com/gracebabylosssupportgroup/)
Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep Free Remembrance Photography f(https://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/)or those suffering loss of a baby
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Prenatal Classes
Public Health Free Prenatal Classes(https://www.islandhealth.ca/our-services/pregnancy-birth-services/right-start)
Holliday Tyson Free YouTube Prenatal Classes(https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=holliday+tyson+prenatal+classes)
Healthy Birth Choices E-Classes(https://www.healthybirthchoices.com/)
Hypnobirthing(https://invisionyourlife.com/hypnobirthing/)
In Bloom Childbirth Education(http://www.inbloombirths.com/childbirthed/)
Lamaze(https://www.lamaze.org/)
Penny Simpkon YouTube Channel(https://www.youtube.com/user/PSfromPenny)
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Doulas
Comox Valley Doulas(http://www.comoxvalleydoulas.com/)
Funded Doulas for Aboriginal Families (https://www.bcaafc.com/index.php/initiatives/doula-support-program)
DONA(https://www.dona.org/)
Doula Services Association(http://www.bcdoulas.org/)
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Community Supports
Public Health (https://www.islandhealth.ca/our-locations/health-unit-locations/comox-valley-health-unit?page=3) 250-331-8520
Right from the Start Program (https://www.islandhealth.ca/our-services/pregnancy-birth-services/right-start)– public health resources and connection through pregnancy, birth and postpartum
Healthy Babies Group (https://valleychild.ca/services/healthy-babies/)for Pregnant Women and Moms with Babies up to 6 months 250-871-7577 or 250-871-7575
Comox Valley Family Services(https://www.comoxvalleyfamilyservices.com/)
Transition House for Women: Lilli House (https://cvts.ca/lilli-house/)250-338-1227
Ministry of Children and Family Development 250-334-5820
BC Counsellors(https://bc-counsellors.org/)
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Allied Health Practitioners
Amy Kelly –(https://mamatotocounselling.ca/)counselling
Jennifer Mansell (http://jennifermansell.com/)– counselling
Shannon Lawrence - Comox Physiotherapy (https://www.comoxphysio.com/)– pelvic floor, diastasis recti etc
Lindsay Ishoy -(https://cumberlandphysioandyoga.com/) Cumberland Physio and Yoga
Debbie Wright and Alicia Steele –(http://grovewellness.ca/) chiropractic care at The Grove Health and Wellness
Marnie Grant (http://www.courtenayfamilychiropractic.com/)- Courtenay Family Chiropractic
Michelle Hughes (https://comoxvalleyacupuncture.com/about-me/)- acupuncture
Lisa Lundy (http://drlisajlundy.com/)– acupuncture
Sarah Clement -(http://viosteopathy.ca/) Vancouver Island Osteopathy - craniosacral/tongue tie revision/breastfeeding problems
Maneesha Madan –(http://maneeshamadanrmt.com/) craniosacral therapy for babies
Kirsten Werner (http://www.kirstenwerner.com/)– massage therapy
Clare Blanchflower (https://clareblanchflower.com/contact/)– maya massage
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Maternity and Baby Clothing
Podlings 420 Fitzgerald Ave, Courtenay, 250-334-3483
Kradles 226 5th Street, Courtenay 250-703-9516 or 102-382 Lerwick Road 250-871-4424
Planet Kids 1743 Comox Ave, Comox 250-339-3422
Value Village 350 Old Island Hwy, Courtenay, 250-334-3085
Homebirth
BCCNM Place of Birth Handbook (https://www.bccnm.ca/Documents/standards_practice/rm/RM_Place_of_Birth_Handbook.pdf)
Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Statement on Planned Home Birth (undefined)(PDF)
Rapid Birth at Home - How to Catch a Baby (https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/6f4c00_98f57ec796454450b8b68816fcb9ae90.pdf)(PDF)
Homebirth Supply List ((https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/6f4c00_86bec2a5a12d4371a2547173107df7dc.pdf)PDF)
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Waterbirth
BCCNM – Guidelines for Use of Water in Labour and Birth(https://www.bccnm.ca/Documents/standards_practice/rm/RM_Guideline_for_the_Use_of_Water_in_Labour_and_Birth.pdf)
Waterbirth International(https://waterbirth.org/#)
Birth Pool Rental Options in the Comox Valley(https://www.facebook.com/lavenderbloomdoula)
Birth Supplies Canada(https://www.midwiferysupplies.ca/collections/waterbirth-set-up)
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Birth Options
Childbirth Connection(http://www.childbirthconnection.org/)
Optimal Birth BC(https://optimalbirthbc.ca/)
Home or Hospital, Holding the Space for Human Birth(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5V723E9wvE)
Vaginal Birth Simulation V(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xath6kOf0NE)ideo
Types of Births:(http://www.powertopush.ca/birth-options/types-of-birth/) Vaginal,(http://www.bcwomens.ca/health-info/pregnancy-parenting/types-of-birth#Assisted--vaginal) Assisted, Caesarean
Vaginal Birth and C-Section Comparison(http://www.powertopush.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Vaginal-and-Cesarean-Birth-What-is-best-for-me-and-my-baby-Dec-21.162.pdf)
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VBAC
Power to Push: (http://www.powertopush.ca/noflash/)knowing your Birth Options
Thinking About VBAC: What’s Right For Me VBAC Power To Push(http://www.powertopush.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/VBAC-Book-with-BC-data-REVISED-APRIL-2014.pdf)
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Elective C-Section
Elective Caesarean(http://www.powertopush.ca/birth-options/types-of-birth/cesarean-birth/electivecsection/)
C-Section Simulation (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyN48VnRYUY&feature=relmfu)Video
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Skin to Skin
Skin to Skin Contact(http://www.bcwomens.ca/Labour-Birth-Post-Birth-Care-Site/Documents/Posters%20for%20Image%20Gallery/BCW_Safe%20SkintoSkin_2-16_FEb.pdf)
Importance of Skin to Skin(https://www.healthyfamiliesbc.ca/home/articles/importance-skin-skin-contact)
Effect of Skin to Skin(https://www.nature.com/articles/jp201415)
What to Expect in the First Few Days Postpartum (https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/6f4c00_8935ae37b2864a32a607e48d66466b34.pdf)(PDF)
Postpartum overview(https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/health-topics/abl1277)
Caring for Yourself After Birth(http://www.bcwomens.ca/health-info/pregnancy-parenting/caring-for-yourself-after-birth)
Public Health(https://valleychild.ca/services/viha-breastfeeding-drop-in/)
Comox Physiotherapy ((https://www.comoxphysio.com/)pelvic floor, abdominal separation etc) 250-339-6221
Baby Blues and Postpartum Depression(https://reproductivementalhealth.ca/sites/default/files/uploads/resources/files/baby_blues_postpartum_depression_fact_sheet.pdf)
Sex After Birth(https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/health-topics/tn10043#tn10043-sec)
Birth Control/Contraception(https://www.sexandu.ca/contraception/)
Life after Postpartum Hemorrhage(https://www.ontariomidwives.ca/sites/default/files/CPG%20client%20resources/Life-after-PPH-English.pdf)
Breast/Chestfeeding Help
Public Health Breastfeeding Drop-in (https://valleychild.ca/services/breastfeeding-drop/)250-331-8520
Local Lactation Consultant: Carol Venters, RN, 250-897-0849
Comox Valley La Leche League(https://www.lllc.ca/lllc-comox-valley-0)
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General Breast/Chestfeeding
International Breastfeeding Centre ((https://ibconline.ca/)Dr Jack Newman) Videos, info sheets
Helpful Breastfeeding Videos(https://ibconline.ca/breastfeeding-videos-english/)
Breastfeeding, Starting out Right(https://ibconline.ca/information-sheets/breastfeeding-starting-out-right/)
Follow Me Mom Video(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvGz-1kD_M4&feature=youtu.be)
Breastfeeding a Newborn(https://kellymom.com/bf/normal/newborn-nursing/)
Biological/Natural/Laid Back Breastfeeding(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJan8xCNgY4&list=PLpJt_90JhxkPJ6wQ-6VNggkqw0aWCfRD3&index=2)
Breastfeeding Multiples(https://www.twinsuk.co.uk/twinstips/3/breastfeeding-&-weaning/)
Pumping/Expressing Milk(https://ibconline.ca/information-sheets/expressing-breast-milk/)
Hand Expression Video(https://med.stanford.edu/newborns/professional-education/breastfeeding/hand-expressing-milk.html)
Breastfeeding and drinking alcohol(http://www.motherisk.org/women/updatesDetail.jsp?content_id=347)
Breastfeeding and Medications(https://ibconline.ca/information-sheets/breastfeeding-and-medications/)
Breastfeeding and Medications SOGC(http://pregnancy.sogc.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/PDF_medicationsanddrugswhilebreastfeeding_ENG.pdf)
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Breast/Chestfeeding Problems
Sore Nipples(https://ibconline.ca/information-sheets/sore-nipples/)
Engorgement(https://ibconline.ca/information-sheets/engorgement/)
Blocked Ducts and Mastitis(https://ibconline.ca/information-sheets/blocked-ducts-mastitis/)
Yeast/Thrush/Candida Protocol(https://ibconline.ca/information-sheets/candida-protocol/)
Illness in Breastfeeding Parent or Baby(https://ibconline.ca/information-sheets/breastfeeding-and-illness/)
Tongue Tie(https://ibconline.ca/information-sheets/tongue-tie-lip-tie-and-releases/)
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Breastmilk Collection and Storage
Health Link BC Breastmilk Storage(https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/health-topics/ue5301)
Kelly Mom(https://kellymom.com/bf/pumpingmoms/milkstorage/milkstorage/)
Hands on Pumping Technique(http://www.nancymohrbacher.com/articles/2012/6/27/to-pump-more-milk-use-hands-on-pumping.html)
Pumping/Expressing Milk(https://ibconline.ca/information-sheets/expressing-breast-milk/)
Hand Expression Video(https://med.stanford.edu/newborns/professional-education/breastfeeding/hand-expressing-milk.html)
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Milk Banks
BC Women’s Milk Bank(http://www.bcwomens.ca/our-services/labour-birth-post-birth-care/milk-bank)
Valley Child (https://valleychild.ca/)– Local Guide to Events and Services for Parents with Children 0-6yrs, Resources, Supports, Playgroups etc
Calendar of all Groups in the Valley(https://valleychild.ca/calendar/)
Local Comox Valley Groups for New and Expecting Parents(https://valleychild.ca/explore/new-parents/)
Baby Talk (https://valleychild.ca/events/baby-talk/)- Drop in group 0-6mo at the Lewis Centre cvbabytalk@shaw.ca(mailto:cvbabytalk@shaw.ca)
Mamacentric –(https://www.cumberlandcommunityschools.com/community/mamacentric/) parent/baby/toddler group at Cumberland Community School
Healthy Families Program: resources for parents with children 0-6yrs, Playgroups, Parenting Programs etc.(https://www.comoxvalleyfamilyservices.com/services-and-programs/healthy-families-program) 250-338-7575
Child Development Association(https://www.cvcda.ca/groups/)
Infant Development Program(https://www.cvcda.ca/project/infant-development-program/)
Vancouver Island Multiple Births Association(https://vimbavictoria.wordpress.com/)
Comox Valley Twins and Multiples Facebook Group(https://www.facebook.com/groups/twinvalley/)
Twins and Multiples(https://nursing.ubc.ca/sites/nursing.ubc.ca/files/documents/TwinsTripletsMoreGuide2017.pdf)
Preterm Baby Group(https://www.cvcda.ca/groups/)
8-1-1:(https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/services-and-resources/about-8-1-1) Free BC phone line for health advice
Kelly Mom(https://kellymom.com/)
Dr Sears(https://www.askdrsears.com/)
Newborn
Normal Newborn Behaviour(https://www.ontariomidwives.ca/sites/default/files/2017-06/Normal-newborn-behaviour-English.pdf)
Caring for your New Baby (https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/6f4c00_3b5750a47d604527aea4ede1f1b5e56b.pdf)(PDF)
Caring For Kids: Canadian Paediatric Society Resources(https://www.caringforkids.cps.ca/handouts/pregnancybabies-index)
Baby Skin Conditions Gallery(https://med.stanford.edu/newborns/professional-education/photo-gallery/skin.html)
Period of Purple Crying(http://purplecrying.info/)
Crying and Colic (https://www.caringforkids.cps.ca/handouts/colic_and_crying)
Colic and Probiotics(https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3183958/)
Babywearing International(https://babywearinginternational.org/)
Strollers, Baby Carriers and Infant Stress(https://boba.com/blogs/boba-reads/strollers-baby-carriers-and-infant-stress)
Milestones(https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/healthlinkbc-files/child-development-birth-3-years)
Welcoming a Baby with Down Syndrome(http://downsyndromepregnancy.org/book/welcoming-a-newborn-with-down-syndrome/)
Preventing Flat Heads(https://www.caringforkids.cps.ca/handouts/preventing_flat_heads)
Positional Plagiocephay (https://www.cps.ca/en/documents/position/positional-plagiocephaly)(Flat Heads)
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Sleep
Healthlink BC Safe Sleep(https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/healthlinkbc-files/safe-sleeping-babies)
BC Safer Sleep/Co-sleeping safely(https://www.health.gov.bc.ca/library/publications/year/2017/safer-sleep-for-my-baby.pdf)
Safe Bedsharing(https://www.babycenter.ca/a558334/how-to-make-bed-sharing-safe https)
Baby Sleep Info Source(https://www.basisonline.org.uk/)
The 5 S’s for Soothing Baby(https://www.happiestbaby.com/blogs/baby/the-5-s-s-for-soothing-babies)
Hip Healthy Swaddling(https://hipdysplasia.org/developmental-dysplasia-of-the-hip/hip-healthy-swaddling/)
Sleep related infant death(https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/healthlinkbc-files/sleep-related-infant-death)
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Feeding
(Also see Breastfeeding Section)
Infant Feeding(https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/canada-food-guide/resources/infant-feeding.html)
Breastfeeding (https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/pregnancy-parenting/parenting-babies-0-12-months/breastfeeding/breastfeeding)- Healthlink BC
Safe Use and Storage of Formula (https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/healthlinkbc-files/feeding-your-baby-formula-safely-making-and-storing-formula)-Healthlink BC
Baby’s First Foods(https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/healthlinkbc-files/babys-first-foods)
Starting Solids(https://ibconline.ca/information-sheets/starting-solid-foods/)
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Tongue and Lip Tie
Tongue Tie(https://ibconline.ca/information-sheets/tongue-tie-lip-tie-and-releases/)
Tongue Tie Identification(http://www.cwgenna.com/quickhelp.html)
Tongue Tie, From Confusion to Clarity(https://tonguetie.net/?option=com_content&task=view&id=10&Itemid=10)
Frenotomy(http://med.stanford.edu/newborns/professional-education/frenotomy.html)
Instructional Breastfeeding Video about Tongue Tie(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZae0tz8RPE)
Dr James Chen: (https://www.downstreamdental.com/meet-our-team)Downstream Dental Laser tongue tie and lip tie treatment in Courtenay
Dr Jimmy Chan:(http://www.drjimmychan.ca/Treatments/LaserFrenectomy.aspx) North Vancouver Laser tongue tie and lip tie treatment
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Newborn Medications and Tests
Newborn screening(http://www.perinatalservicesbc.ca/our-services/screening-programs/newborn-screening-program#For--Families)
Erythromycin Eye Ointment(http://www.perinatalservicesbc.ca/Documents/Guidelines-Standards/Newborn/PSBC%20Guideline%20Ophthalmia%20Neonatorum_WEB.pdf)
Canadian Paediatric Society Preventing Eye Infection from Gonorrhea(https://www.cps.ca/en/documents/position/ophthalmia-neonatorum)
Vitamin K(http://www.perinatalservicesbc.ca/Documents/Guidelines-Standards/Newborn/VitaminK_PracticeResource.pdf)
Vitamin D Supplementation (https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/pregnancy-parenting/parenting-babies-0-12-months/feeding-your-baby/vitamin-d-supplements-babies)
Canadian Paediatric Society Vitamin K(https://www.cps.ca/documents/position/vitamin-k-prophylaxis-in-newborns)
Immunizations – Caring for Kids (https://caringforkids.cps.ca/handouts/immunization/vaccination_and_your_child)
Immunize BC(https://immunizebc.ca/)
Comox Valley Public Health Immunizations (https://immunizebc.ca/public-health-unit/comox-valley-health-centre)250-331-8520
Newborn Healthcare - O Mama (https://www.omama.com/en/late-pregnancy/Newborn-Healthcare.asp?_mid_=96062)
Newborn Phototherapy for Jaundice Treatment (https://www.ontariomidwives.ca/sites/default/files/2019-11/When-your-baby-needs-phototherapy-English.pdf)
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Circumcision
Care of uncircumcised penis (http://cirp.org/library/normal/aap/)
Caring For Kids: Circumcision of Baby Boys(https://www.caringforkids.cps.ca/handouts/circumcision)
Canadian Paediatric Society Newborn Male Circumcision(https://www.cps.ca/en/documents/position/circumcision)
Circumcision(http://www.bcwomens.ca/Fact-Sheets-Resources-Site/Documents/Circumcision%20Decision.pdf)
Circumcision, an Elephant in the Hospital:(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ceht-3xu84I) history, literature
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