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Resources to Substitute a Family Doctor
Health Connect Registry, Victoria
Get your name on a central waitlist for a family doctor or nurse practitionerFirst Nations Virtual Doctor of the Day
Qmunity
BC’s Queer, Trans, and Two-Spirit Resource CentreMediMap
List of walk-in clinics with wait timesThe Foundry Victoria
Youth Clinic, ages 12-24BC Cancer Cervix Self-Screening
GetCheckedOnline
Free and confidential online sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing service offered by the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC).CanScreen BC
Free, accessible access to cancer screening and follow up, anywhere in BCHerWay Home
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Rosehips Midwifery has an in-house Internationally Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC). Click here to learn more.
General Feeding Support:
First Droplets
A guide to hand-expressing milkMotherToBaby
Information about medication and substances transmission in breastmilkBreastfeeding Information for Parents
Breastfeeding/chestfeeding online modules
Fraser Health AuthorityInternational Breastfeeding Centre
KellyMom
Breast/Chest Feeding resources and informationMilk Junkies
Breast/Chestfeeding from a transgender perspectiveBreastfeeding After Breast Surgery
Inducing Lactation:
Breastfeeding Without Giving Birth — La Leche League International
Ask Lenore — Breastfeeding
Protocols for Induced LactationPumping, Bottle Feeding, and Formula:
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Victoria Postpartum Doula directory
Doulas for Aboriginal Clients Grant Program
Birthing Families Foundation
Financial Assistance for Doula SupportNesting Doula Collective
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Pelvic Floor Exercises — IUGA
Cesarean Recovery Tips — Lamaze International
Massage for Your Abdominal Scar —Kathe Wallace, PT, BCB-PMD
Pacific Postpartum Support Society Phone and text support, postpartum groups, resources and more
Vancouver Island Counseling Centre for Immigrants and Refugees
Mental Health and Cultural Supports for Indigenous People
Citizen’s Counselling Centre
Sliding scale counselling for individuals or couplesGrief and Loss Resources
PAIL NetworkLife after Postpartum Hemorrhage — Association of Ontario Midwives
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Baby's Best Chance: Parents' Handbook of Pregnancy and Baby Care
Available in English, Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, French, Punjabi, Spanish or Tagalog
Normal Newborn Behaviour Handout — Association of Ontario Midwives
Safer Sleep for My Baby
Honouring Our Babies: Safe Sleep Illustrated Cards
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Vitamin K
Evidence Based Birth — Vitamin K
Vitamin K for my Newborn — Canadian Pediatric Society
Newborn Blood Spot Card Screening
Newborn Blood Spot Card Screening — Perinatal Services of BC
CPT1a information for BC First Nations Families — Perinatal Services of B.C.
Screening for Jaundice
Jaundice in Newborns — Health Link BC
What Is Jaundice? — Association of Ontario Midwives
When your baby needs Phototherapy — Association of Ontario Midwives
Biliary Atresia Home Screening — HealthLink BC
Critical Congenital Heart Defect Screening
Critical Congenital Heart Defect Screening Handout — CDC
Hearing Test
Hearing Tests for Infants and Children — Healthlink BC
Blood Sugar Testing
Blood Glucose in Newborn Babies — Canadian Pediatric Association
Vaccines
Vaccine Resources for Clients — Canadian Association of Midwives
Circumcision
Newborn Male Circumcision Handout for Parents — Canadian Pediatric Society
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