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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 
AHS Healthy Parents, Healthy Children worksheets and books

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 
BadassMotherBirther

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

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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)

Womans Balance Health

Milestones Diagnostics 

Book Recommendations

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Birth Partner - Penny Simpkin

Reclaiming Childbirth as a Rite of Passage: Weaving Ancient Wisdom with Modern Knowledge -  Rachel Reed

Transformed by Birth - Dr. Britta Bushnell

​Birth Without Fear: The Judgment-Free Guide to Taking Charge of Your Pregnancy, Birth, and Postpartum - January Harshe

Birthing Justice: Black Women, Pregnancy, and Childbirth - Julia Oparah  Alicia Bonaparte 

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For Postpartum

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

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For Postpartum Mood Disorders 

This Isn't What I Expected: Overcoming Postpartum Depression -  Karen R. Kleiman, Valerie Davis Raskin MD

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Videos

 

Delayed cord clamping with Penny Simkin

Assessing your Diastasis  Rectus Abdominis with Kim Vopni

Birth of Lemma Maria

Celebrating Mothers - Monet Nicole - positive birthing video highlighting various styles of birth and stages

Leduc Family Resource centre

I acknowledge, as a third- generation settler with mixed ancestry from Bukovina, Ukraine, and Ireland, and that my practice is situated on Stolen Land, which is within Treaty 6 territory, in amiskwacîwâskahikan ( ᒥᐢᑿᒌᐚᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ Beaver Hills House in Cree); ti oda, (Many Houses as per Nakota Sioux); and Amakowsis, or omahkoyis (Big Lodge from Niisitapi). It is possible that the fort was known by other names as well, in languages which have yet to be revitalized- but is most recently referred to as Edmonton, AB. This land is the traditional lands of the First Nations, including nêhiyaw, Cree, Dené, Anishinaabe Saulteaux, Nakota Isga Nakota Sioux, and Niitsitapi Blackfoot peoples, the Métis’ homeland and the home of one of the largest communities of Inuit, South of the 60th parallel.

 

For these Nations, intuitive and inner wisdom always was, and still is deeply rooted in their birthing practice shared by their Knowledge Keepers and Elders. Much of the education here in the Western world of Birth Work is stolen and sold to people such as myself, from Indigenous people all over Turtle Island and other parts of the world. This is why I will continue to fight along side Indigenous communities for Peace, Justice, and Sovereignty. I offer services at low or no price to First Nations people, as well as continue to donate time and money to causes which bring injustices to the First Nations, Indigenous, Inuit and Métis people. I welcome any and all support and feedback to do better, at this time.

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I call upon the Canadian Gov't to continue to work with the 94 call to Reconciliation and will continue to personally do my best work towards being a better ally and care taker of this land, while committing to support the agency and autonomy of Indigenous peoples in revitalizing and participating in traditional, contemporary, and future manifestations of their heritage and culture.

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I strive to offer a family practice, inclusive of all people, with equity, inclusion and diversity offered and honoured. These priorities include, but are not limited to, race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, social class, physical ability or attributes, religious or ethical values system, national origin. an act of reconciliation, I will continue to work towards creating inclusion, equity and diversity within my Birth Work.


If you identify as a member of the 2SLGBTQ and/or BIPOC community please let me offer you an appropriate exchange of services / fee for the services I offer, with the above acknowledged as a way to thank you..

@grow.gentlekind

ashayogaandwellness@gmail.com

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Edmonton, Treaty 6 territory amiskwacîwâskahikan

AB, Turtle Island / Canada

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