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Local Birth Resources
Note that these are not the ONLY resources in the community. I only post care providers I have personally worked with, or someone I trust has worked with.
If you would like to join my resource page, please reach out to connect.
Fertility, Prenatal and Birth support
Holistic Fertility Group
Fertile Way Wellness - Sabrina Souto, R.Ac, TCMD
Specializing in Fertility and Women’s Health
Alberta Reproductive Centre
Regional Fertility and Women’s Endocrinology Clinic
Nest Integrative Wellness
Alberta Association of Midwives
Apply for a Midwife in Alberta
Association for Safe Alternatives in Childbirth (ASAC)
AHS Pregnancy, labour, and post-pregnancy care team
24-hour pregnancy crisis line - 1-800-665-0570
Edmonton Twin Resources
Placenta donation to Search and Rescue Dog Association of Alberta (Email them inquiring to donate)
Maternal/Paternal Mental Health Support
PSI directory for Edmonton and area
Penny Waller Ulme - R. Psych. Mind-Body-Life Wellness
Kristine Aanderson - Perinatal counsellor
Evylin Chudyk - Beautiful Mind Psychology
Ask Therapy for Moms - Jennifer Summerfeldt
Nest Integrative Wellness
Pine Integrated Health Center - Counselling Psychologist
Pacific Postpartum Support Society
Texting support from anywhere in Canada - from 11:00 am MST (10:00 am PDT) - 4:00 pm MST (3:00 PDT) -
1-604-255-7999
Postpartum support
Healthy Beginnings Hotline - 780-413-7990
Nourish and Nurtured Postpartum support
Your Fourth Trimester with Karmen
College of Physicians & Surgeons of Alberta
(complaints and compliments)
Norwood Family Resource Postpartum Support
Jasper Place Family Resource Centre - Bonding Together
Family Futures (Brand-New Mama & Managing Motherhood)
Strathcona County Family Resource Network
Alberta Parenting for the Future (Parkland and West Family Resource Centre)
The Fourth Coffee and Convos
Edmonton Public Library - Free infant programming
Crisis support for immediate prenatal and postpartum
depression
If it is an emergency please dial 911 as soon as possible.
Crisis Support
There is also access through calling 211 for mental health
strategies and support.
24 hour pregnancy crisis line - 1-800-665-0570
Physiotherapy
Nest Integrative Wellness - Tia McLean
PINE Integrated Health
(South Central Edmonton & Sherwood Park)
Leduc Physio - (Leduc)
Nurture Health (Sherwood Park)
Leading Edge - Lindsay (St Albert)
Shift Physiotherapy (Kingsway/Mobile)
LA Physiotherapy (North Edmonton)
Community Websites/ Influencers
(Perinatal Education, Mental health, Postpartum Resources)
Count the Kicks - Counting Kick Counts
Kelly Mom
Evidence Based Birth
Postpartum progress website
Maternal Mental Health
Newmans Breastfeeding Clinic and Institute
The Bloom Foundation
The Blue Dot Project
Postpartum Support International
Life of Dr Mom Blog
PostpartumDepression .Org
Penny Simpkins 3 Rs for labour
MamasteFit
The Tea on Birth Trauma
Mamata Yoga
Inclusion, equity and diversity resource websites
Kihew Awasis Wakamik (Previously known as Indigenous Birth of Alberta)
Black Women do VBAC
BIPOC Healing and Wellness Centre
Edmonton Pride Educational support
Edmonton LGBTQIA2S+ Pregnancy and Parenting Community
Transgender support resources - Canada wide
Moss the Doula - Trans and Queer Centered Birth support
Trans Fertility Co
king yaa - queer, trans, gender non-conforming, non-binary, BIPoC Birth Support
YegFatBirth
Chest feeding, breastfeeding and bottle feeling support
Nest Integrative Wellness
Park Lactation
MilkBud Lactation
PINE Integrated Health (Central/South Edmonton)
La Leche League
Village Lactation (St Albert)
Edmonton Breastfeeding
Bodywork support
Asha Thomas Yoga and Wellness
Lotus Massage and Wellness (Leduc/Calmar/Millet)
Ripple Effect Wellness Center (St. Albert)
Dr. Joanna Galasso - Chiropractor (Sherwood Park)
Nest Integrative Wellness
PINE Integrated Health (South central and Sherwood Park)
Book Recommendations
Birth Partner - Penny Simpkin
Reclaiming Childbirth as a Rite of Passage: Weaving Ancient Wisdom with Modern Knowledge - Rachel Reed
Birthing Justice: Black Women, Pregnancy, and Childbirth - Julia Oparah Alicia Bonaparte
Making more milk - Diana West and Lisa Marasco
Defining Your Own Success: Breastfeeding After Breast Reduction Surgery - Diana West
The first forty days - Heng Ou
The Fourth Trimester: A Postpartum Guide to Healing Your Body, Balancing Your Emotions,
and Restoring Your Vitality - Kimberly Ann Johnson
This Isn't What I Expected: Overcoming Postpartum Depression - Karen R. Kleiman, Valerie Davis Raskin MD
Videos
Delayed cord clamping with Penny Simkin
Assessing your Diastasis Rectus Abdominis with Kim Vopni
Celebrating Mothers - Monet Nicole - positive birthing video highlighting various styles of birth and stages
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