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Learn more about midwifery care In BC.
Read our welcome document for more information about our clinic.
Take the Victoria General Hospital Perinatal Tour to learn about delivery at VGH
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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 practitioner)
First Nations Virtual Doctor of the Day
Qmunity (BC’s Queer, Trans, and Two-Spirit Resource Centre)
MediMap (List of walk-in clinics with wait times)
The Foundry Victoria (Youth Clinic, ages 12-24
BC Cancer Cervix Self-Screening
CanScreen BC (Free, accessible access to cancer screening and follow up, anywhere in BC)
HerWay Home (Wrap around service for folks with Substance Use Disorder, active or in remission, in the perinatal period.
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General Feeding Support:
First Droplets (A guide to hand-expressing milk)
MotherToBaby (Information about medication and substances transmission in breastmilk)
Breastfeeding Information for Parents
Breastfeeding/chestfeeding online modules - Fraser Health Authority
International Breastfeeding Centre
KellyMom (Breast/Chest Feeding resources and information)
Milk Junkies (Breast/Chestfeeding from a transgender perspective)
Breastfeeding After Breast Surgery
Inducing Lactation:
Breastfeeding Without Giving Birth - La Leche League International
Ask Lenore ~ Breastfeeding (Protocols for Induced Lactation)
Pumping, Bottle Feeding, and Formula:
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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
Adrienne Caruthers, RM, MSW Registered Midwife and Registered Social Worker, consultant mental health support covered by MSP with referral
Citizen’s Counselling Centre Sliding scale counselling for individuals or couples
Hal Slaunwhite, MSW, RSW Counselling support for Queer and Trans communities, Sex Workers, and folks in nontraditional relationship networks. Offers some sliding scale and is covered by First Nations Health Benefits.
Grief and Loss Resources PAIL Network
Life 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
Normal Newborn Poop- Colour Chart
Biliary Atresia Home Screening -
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)
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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