Question 1

Pregnancy

Accepted Answer

General Pregnancy
SOGC General Pregnancy Info
Discomforts of Pregnancy  
Dental Health
Dentably: Dental Care and Pregnancy
Nausea and Vomiting of Pregnancy
Baby Kick Counting
Sex and Pregnancy
Tdap Vaccination in Pregnancy
Influenza Vaccine
Vaccinations in Pregnancy
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Travel in Pregnancy
Travel Safety During Pregnancy
Travel During Pregnancy, Government of Canada
Travel During Pregnancy, Health Link BC
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Nutrition and Herbs
Healthy Eating: Canada’s Food Guide
Healthy Bowl
Healthy Plate
Iron
Iron Deficiency Anemia (AOM)
Folic Acid and Spina Bifida
Food Sources of Essential Nutrients  
Food Sources of Calcium and Vitamin D 
Vegetarian Diet in Pregnancy 
Food Safety in Pregnancy
Safe and Unsafe Herbs in Pregnancy - Aviva Romm MD
Natural Remedies in Pregnancy - Aviva Romm MD
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Exercise
Exercise and Pregnancy
Exercise in Pregnancy Health Link BC
Pelvic Floor exercise (Kegals)
Perineal Massage  (PDF)
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Work and Pregnancy
Working During Pregnancy
BC Employment Standards
EI and Parental Benefits 
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Tests Offered in Pregnancy
Rh Testing
Rh Sensitization
Ultrasound
SOGC/CAR Statement on Non-Medical Use of Ultrasound in Pregnancy
Ultrasound Biological Effects and Safety
Prenatal Genetic Testing
Gestational Diabetes Screening
Gestational Diabetes
Group B Strep
Group B Strep SOGC (PDF)
Group B Strep AOM - more detailed 
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For Dads/Partners
So you are Going to be a Father/Parent (PDF)
The Tough Times of Labour and How to Help –Penny Simpkin (PDF)
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Medications and Other Exposures
Mother to Baby: Medications and Exposures
Medications and Exposures
Antidepressants, should I take them in pregnancy?
Smoking and Pregnancy
Quit Smoking
Alcohol and Drug Use in Pregnancy
Marijuana and Pregnancy
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Breech Position Babies
Best Birth Clinic
If your Baby is Breech
Turning a Breech Baby (External Cephalic Version)
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Birth Preparation
Spinning Babies: fetal positioning
What to Pack for the Hospital
Sibling Prep
Perineal Massage (PDF)
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Special Situations
Pregnancy after your due date (AOM)
Management of pregnancy between 41-42wks SOGC (PDF)
Pregnancy Beyond 40 years old (AOM) 
Obesity and Pregnancy
Rapid Birth at Home – How to Catch a Baby (PDF)
Deciding how to Give Birth After a Caesarean Section (AOM) 
High Blood Pressure and Pregnancy (AOM) 
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Pregnancy Options
Choices Adoption and Pregnancy Counselling Text 250-213-7718 or call 1-866-533-9811
Options for Sexual Health  1-800-739-7367
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Pregnancy Loss/Grief
BC Women’s Hospital Loss Resources
Mothering Your Heart Facebook Group
Grace Baby Loss Support Group
Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep Free Remembrance Photography for those suffering loss of a baby
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Prenatal Classes
Public Health Resources 
Holliday Tyson Free YouTube Prenatal Classes
Healthy Birth Choices E-Classes
Hypnobirthing
Sound Birth Services 
Lamaze
Penny Simpkon YouTube Channel
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Doulas
Comox Valley Doulas
Funded Doulas for Aboriginal Families 
DONA
Doula Services Association
Sound Birth Services 
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Community Supports
Public Health  250-331-8520
Right from the Start Program – public health resources and connection through pregnancy, birth and postpartum
Healthy Babies Group for Pregnant Women and Moms with Babies up to 6 months  250-871-7577 or 250-871-7575
Comox Valley Family Services
Transition House for Women: Lilli House 250-338-1227
Ministry of Children and Family Development 250-334-5820
BC Counsellors
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Allied Health Practitioners
Amy Kelly –counselling
Jennifer Mansell – counselling
Shannon Lawrence - Comox Physiotherapy – pelvic floor, diastasis recti etc
Full Moon Physio 
Lindsay Ishoy - Cumberland Physio and Yoga
Caeden Chau - Chiropractor 
Debbie Wright and Alicia Steele – chiropractic care at The Grove Health and Wellness
Marnie Grant - Courtenay Family Chiropractic
Michelle Hughes - acupuncture
Lisa Lundy – acupuncture
Sarah Clement - Vancouver Island Osteopathy - craniosacral/tongue tie revision/breastfeeding problems
Maneesha Madan – craniosacral therapy for babies
Kirsten Werner – massage therapy 
Clare Blanchflower – 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

Question 2

Emotional and Mental Health

Accepted Answer

Mental Health and Addictions Services North Island  250-331-8524, 941 England Avenue, Courtenay
Anxiety Canada
Anxiety and Parents (Both Mom and Dad)
BC Reproductive Mental Health
Pacific Postpartum Support Society   604-255-7999, (Toll Free) 855-255-7999
Postpartum Support International
Vancouver Island Crisis Line 1-888-494-3888 
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
Talk Canada Suicide 1-833-456-4566, text 45645  
Antidepressants, should I take them in pregnancy?
Free Counselling for Birth Trauma at BC Women’s

Question 3

Resources for Indigenous Families

Accepted Answer

K’ómoks First Nation
Wachiay Friendship Centre: many different services and supports for aboriginal people in the Comox Valley 
Hummingbirds Playgroup: drop in for parents and children 0-6yrs 
Upper Island Women of Native Ancestry
North Island Métis Association
Indigenous Women’s Sharing Society
National Aboriginal Council of Midwives
First Nations Health Authority Email Address:    
FNHA Prescription Drug Benefits
First Nations Health Benefits (Plan W)
List of over the counter items listed as benefits specific to Plan W:
 Pharmacist's Guide for RDP, LCD and Non Benefits
Jordan’s Principle: ensuring that First Nations children can access services. Phone: 1-866-913-0033   
Sasaman’s Society: “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.

Question 4

Resources for LGBTQ2S+ Families

Accepted Answer

Understanding Gender
Resource List from the Midwives Association of BC
Rainbow Families
LGBTQ Parenting

Question 5

Birth

Accepted Answer

Homebirth
BCCNM Place of Birth Handbook 
Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Statement on Planned Home Birth (PDF)
Rapid Birth at Home - How to Catch a Baby (PDF)
Homebirth Supply List (PDF)
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Waterbirth
College of Midwives of BC – Guidelines for Use of Water in Labour and Birth
Waterbirth International
Birth Pool Rental Options in the Comox Valley
Birth Supplies Canada
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Birth Options
Childbirth Connection
Optimal Birth BC
Home or Hospital, Holding the Space for Human Birth
Vaginal Birth Simulation Video
Types of Births: Vaginal, Assisted, Caesarean 
Variations of Birth - O Mama 
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Trying a Vaginal Birth After Caesarean Section
Deciding how to Give Birth After Caesarean Section (AOM)
VBAC 
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Elective C-Section
Elective Caesarean
C-Section Simulation Video
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Skin to Skin
Skin to Skin Contact
Importance of Skin to Skin
Effect of Skin to Skin
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Special Situations
When your Water Breaks (Amniotic Fluid Leaking) Before Labour 
Meconium in the Amniotic Fluid 
When you have High Blood Pressure/Pre-eclampsia 
Life After a Postpartum Hemorrhage 
Group B Streptococcus 
Breech Birth  
Pregnancy Beyond 40yrs and Induction of Labour

Question 6

Postpartum

Accepted Answer

What to Expect in the First Few Days Postpartum (PDF)
Postpartum overview
Caring for Yourself After Birth
Public Health
Comox Physiotherapy (pelvic floor, abdominal separation etc)   250-339-6221
Baby Blues and Postpartum Depression
Sex After Birth
Birth Control/Contraception
Life after Postpartum Hemorrhage

Question 7

Breastfeeding/Chestfeeding

Accepted Answer

Breast/Chestfeeding Help
Public Health Breastfeeding Drop-in 250-331-8520
Local Lactation Consultant: Carol Venters, RN, 250-897-0849
Comox Valley La Leche League
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General Breast/Chestfeeding
International Breastfeeding Centre (Dr Jack Newman) Videos, info sheets
Helpful Breastfeeding Videos
Breastfeeding, Starting out Right
Follow Me Mom Video
Breastfeeding a Newborn
Biological/Natural/Laid Back Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding Multiples
Pumping/Expressing Milk
Hand Expression Video
Breastfeeding and drinking alcohol
Breastfeeding and Medications
Breastfeeding and Medications SOGC
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Breast/Chestfeeding Problems
Sore Nipples
Engorgement
Blocked Ducts and Mastitis
Yeast/Thrush/Candida Protocol
Illness in Breastfeeding Parent or Baby
Tongue Tie
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Breastmilk Collection and Storage
Health Link BC Breastmilk Storage
Kelly Mom
Hands on Pumping Technique
Pumping/Expressing Milk
Hand Expression Video
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Milk Banks
BC Women’s Milk Bank

Question 8

Parenting Resources and Local Groups

Accepted Answer

Valley Child – Local Guide to Events and Services for Parents with Children 0-6yrs, Resources, Supports, Playgroups etc
Calendar of all Groups in the Valley
Local Comox Valley Groups for New and Expecting Parents
Baby Talk - Drop in group 0-6mo at the Lewis Centre     cvbabytalk@shaw.ca
Mamacentric – parent/baby/toddler group at Cumberland Community School
Healthy Families Program: resources for parents with children 0-6yrs, Playgroups, Parenting Programs etc. 250-338-7575
Child Development Association
Infant Development Program
Vancouver Island Multiple Births Association
Comox Valley Twins and Multiples Facebook Group
Twins and Multiples
Preterm Baby Group
8-1-1: Free BC phone line for health advice
Kelly Mom
Dr Sears

Question 9

Life with Baby

Accepted Answer

Newborn
Normal Newborn Behaviour
Caring for your New Baby (PDF)
Caring For Kids: Canadian Paediatric Society Resources
Baby Skin Conditions Gallery
Period of Purple Crying
Crying and Colic 
Colic and Probiotics
Babywearing International
Strollers, Baby Carriers and Infant Stress
Milestones
Welcoming a Baby with Down Syndrome
Positional Plagiocephay (Flat Heads)
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Sleep
Healthlink BC Safe Sleep
BC Safer Sleep/Co-sleeping safely
Safe Bedsharing
Baby Sleep Info Source
The 5 S’s for Soothing Baby
Hip Healthy Swaddling
Sleep related infant death
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Feeding
(Also see Breastfeeding Section)
Infant Feeding
Breastfeeding - Healthlink BC
Safe Use and Storage of Formula -Healthlink BC
Baby’s First Foods
Starting Solids
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Tongue and Lip Tie
Tongue Tie
Tongue Tie Identification
Tongue Tie, From Confusion to Clarity
Frenotomy
Instructional Breastfeeding Video about Tongue Tie
Dr James Chen: Downstream Dental Laser tongue tie and lip tie treatment in Courtenay
Dr Jimmy Chan: North Vancouver Laser tongue tie and lip tie treatment
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Newborn Medications and Tests
Newborn screening
Erythromycin Eye Ointment
Canadian Paediatric Society Preventing Eye Infection from Gonorrhea
Vitamin K
Vitamin D Supplementation 
Canadian Paediatric Society Vitamin K
Immunizations – Caring for Kids 
Immunize BC
Comox Valley Public Health Immunizations 250-331-8520
Newborn Healthcare - O Mama 
Newborn Phototherapy for Jaundice Treatment 
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Circumcision
Care of uncircumcised penis 
Caring For Kids: Circumcision of Baby Boys
Canadian Paediatric Society Newborn Male Circumcision
Circumcision
Circumcision, an Elephant in the Hospital: history, literature

Question 10

Midwifery and Maternity Care

Accepted Answer

Midwifery Model and Scope 
Midwifery Philosophy of care
Midwifery Standards of Practice 
Indications for Discussion, Consultation and Transfer of Care 
British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM) 
Midwives Association of BC 
Canadian Association of Midwives 
Perinatal Services BC 
Types of Maternity Care Providers
Midwifery Milestones 1994-2014 Video (Ontario Based)

Question 11

Find a Family Doctor

Accepted Answer

Find a Doctor in the Comox Valley BC College of Family Physicians