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.
Prenatal and Birth support
Fertile Way Wellness - Sabrina Souto, R.Ac, TCMD
Specializing in Fertility and Women’s Health
Alberta Association of Midwives
Apply for a Midwife
Association for Safe Alternatives in Childbirth (ASAC)
AHS Pregnancy, labour, and post pregnancy care team
24 hour pregnancy crisis line - 1-800-665-0570
Maternal/Paternal Mental Health Support
Therapy for Moms - Supports for all walks of parenting.
Jennifer Summerfeld - Healing After Birth Program
Penny Waller Ulme - R. Psych. Mind-Body-Life Wellness including
Pine Integrated Health Center - Counselling Psychologist
Kristine Aanderson - Perinatal counselor
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
Family Futures (Brand-New Mama & Managing Motherhood)
New Moms Network
Full Circle Postpartum Care
College of Physicians & Surgeons of Alberta (complaints and compliments)
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
Chest feeding, breastfeeding and bottle feeling support
Willow Family Medicine (South Edmonton)
PINE Integrated Health (Central/South Edmonton)
Synergy Breastfeeding Clinic - Erika Kalke (Sherwood Park)
La Leche League
Little Nursing co
Village Lactation (St Albert)
Physiotherapy
PINE Integrated Health (Central/South Edmonton)
Mother Nurture Physiotherapy (North Edmonton)
Leduc Physio - (Leduc)
Nurture Health (West Edmonton)
Bodywork support
Inner Essence Wellness -Jen Schlosser - Acupuncture & cupping
Ripple Effect Wellness Center (St. Albert)
Dr. Joanna Galasso - Chiropractor
PINE Integrated Health
Baby wearing support
Two mothers
Baby wearing help
OTHER RESOURCES
Websites
Kelly Mom
Evidence Based Birth
Postpartum progress website
Maternal Mental Health
Birth without Fear
Newmans Breastfeeding Clinic and Institute
The Bloom Foundation
The Blue Dot Project
Postpartum Support International
Life of Dr Mom Blog
Birthing Better Organizatio
Global Alliance for Maternal Mental Health
PostpartumDepression .Org
Penny Simpkins 3 Rs for labour
Instagram Accounts
MamasteFit
The Tea on Birth Trauma
Videos
Delayed cord clamping with Penny Simkin
Assessing your Diastasis Rectus Abdominis with Kim Vopni
Birth of Lemma Maria - Positive home birth video covering the stages of Birth
Celebrating Mothers - Monet Nicole - positive birthing video highlighting various styles of birth and stages
The Breast crawl - Baby coming to latch for the first time
Book Recommendations
Birth Partner - Penny Simpkin
Birthing Justice: Black Women, Pregnancy, and Childbirth - by Julia Oparah Alicia Bonaparte
The womanly art of breastfeeding - La Leche League International
Making more milk - Diana West and Lisa Marasco
Defining Your Own Success: Breastfeeding After Breast Reduction Surgery - Diana West
The first fourty 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 - by Karen R. Kleiman (Author), Valerie Davis Raskin MD
Healing After Birth: Navigating Your Emotions After A Difficult Childbirth - Jennifer Summerfeldt