Paula Cole
Pregnancy, Birth & Postpartum Support
Resources
Fourth Trimester (Baby Moon)
http://www.peggyomara.com/2014/01/07/postpartum4th-trimester/
Cesarean
International Cesarean Awareness Network, http://www.ican-online.org/
VBAC info http://www.specialscars.org/
Power to Push campain, BC Women's for VBAC: www.powertopush.ca
Article (c-sections no safer than vaginal births for twins) http://www.natural-motherhood.com/c-sections-no-safer-than-vaginal-births-for-twins/
Childcare providers
YMCA - CCRR ( childcare resource and referral http://www.childcareresource.ca/
Cloth Diaper service
https://happyislanddiapers.com/
Delayed cord clamping
The Alberta Cord Blood Banking site is at www.acbb.ca
Cord Blood Center cordbloodbanking.com
Empowering articles
Taking charge of your birth experience.
http://www.improvingbirth.org/2014/06/dear-friend/
10 things all women should know before they give birth.
http://avivaromm.com/10-things-pregnant-women-knew
Epidurals
Side effects and risks
http://www.bellybelly.com.au/birth/epidurals-real-risks#.VGlfuPTF_Ra
MidWives
t | main: 250-931-1334 alternate: 250-410-1777
Madrona Integrative Health Centre 1 - 105 Rainbow Rd. Salt Spring Island BC V8K 2V5
Mom & Baby Social Programs
ELF https://saltspring.fetchbc.ca/service.html?i=55
Strong Start Program
9am - 12 noon monday to friday
http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/early_learning/pdfs/strong_start_contacts.pdf
Story time for babies and toddlers
SSI library children programes
https://saltspring.bc.libraries.coop/youth-programs-and-services/kids/
Photographers
Chelsea Brooke Roisum http://www.cbrphotography.ca
Kristie Robin http://www.kristierobin.com/
Placenta info
Michelle Maclean (604) 916-8926 Michelle@thedivinechild.ca www.thedivinechild.ca
Rylie Geant 604-785-6669 rylie@newspiritarrivals.ca www.newspiritarrivals.ca
Sarah Dexter 778-886-5980 anydaynowbirthservices@gmail.com
Postpartum support
Pacific Post Partum Support Society, 200 - 7342 winston Street Burnaby, BC V5A 2H1 Tel. 604-255-7999 , Toll Free 855-255-7999 business line 604-255-7955 www.postpartum.org
Books
The Happiest Baby on the Block, by Harvey Karp
Down Came the rain, by Brooke Shields
Premature Baby
Books
The Premature Baby Book: everything you need to know about your premature baby from birth to age one. by Dr. William Sears, MD
Your Premature Baby the first five years, by Nicki Bradford
Safety
Infant and child first aid course.
St John Ambulance 604 Columbia St, New Westminster, BC V3M 1A5,(604) 321-2651
Nurses Hotline tel: 811
Carseat Installation
BCAA http://www.bcaa.com/road-safety/
ICBC http://www.icbc.com/road-safety
Healthlink BC
http://www.healthlinkbc.ca/kb/content/special/sid42317spec.html
Safe Sleep
http://www.scienceandsensibility.org/?p=8608
Skin to Skin Importance
Research has shown the importance of skin to skin contact with the baby as soon after birth as possible. Here’s a well done piece about it from a CNN newsreel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfYdsCLXVWs&feature=share&list=PLE899313810FEEC
