Birth - Naissance
- Accoucher autrement (francophone)
- Active Birth Centre (Janet Balaskas)
- AFAR - l' Alliance Francophone pour l'Accouchement Respecté (francophone)
- Aquanatal (the hospital water birth experience in Belgium)
- Birth Balance (waterbirth resources)
- Birth Into Being
- Birthing from Within
- Birth Works (Primal health, Michel Odent)
- Childbirth Connection
- Coalition for Improving Maternity Servicesand the Mother-Friendly Childbirth Initiative (MFCI)
- Cochrane collaboration (Scientific reviews)
- Fathers to be
- Gentle birth, gentle mothering (Sarah J. Buckley)
- Gloria Lemay
- Home birth
- Hypnobabies
- Hypno Birthing
- Ina May Gaskin
- International Mother Baby Childbirth Organization
- Joyous Birth (great Australian resource on homebirth)
- Lamaze
- Luz de la Luna (Naoli Vinaver) - resources in Spanish
- Mother's Advocate
- My OB said WHAT?!?
- Sheila Kitzinger
- Spinning Babies (resources on belly mapping and breech babies)
- Suzanne Arms - Birthing the Future
- Water Birth International
- Womb Ecology (Michel Odent)
Midwives- Sages-femmes
- Midwifery Association of BC
- Canadian Association of Midwives
- Int'l Confederation of Midwives
- Pomegranate Community Midwives (Vancouver East Side)
- Westside Midwives (our beloved midwives)
- Open Door midwifery (Broadway and Cambie)
- Commercial drive midwives
- Bloom Community midwives (West End)
Midwifery magazines - magasines de sages-femmes
- Midwifery Today Magazine
- The Squat Birth Journal, A radical midwifery birth magazine
Traditional Birth Attendants - Sages-femmes traditionnelles
photo of Nahua midwife by Jennifer Szymaszek
Doulas
- Acumamas (also provide birth acupuncture)
- Birthing Buddies
- Birth Takes a Village (Jessica Austin)
- Cherish Childbirth Services
- Canadian Doula Association
- Doulas of North America
- Doula Services Association of BC
- Dancing Star Birth
- Doula Mamas
- Gyna Snyder - Truly Pure Birth Services (Port Moody)
- Kim Turton
- Spark Doulas
Birth supplies - Fournitures de naissance
- Mama Goddess Birth Shop (love, love their stuff!)
- Sweet Home Birth (hospital and homebirth kits)
- Birthing Buddies (Labor Tubs and TENS Machines)
- Cherish Childbirth
Cesarean and Birth Trauma resources- Ressources pour les césariennes et naissances traumatiques
- AVAC-info (vbac resources for Francophones)
- Birthcut
- Cesarean scar
- Cesarean parents
- Césarine (francophone)
- C-section recovery
- Hélène Vadeboncoeur (Vbactivist)
- Humanize Birth
- International cesarean awareness network (ICAN)
- Navelgazing Midwife (cesarean scar stories)
- Solace for Mothers (healing after a traumatic birth)
- The unnecesarean
- Vancouver Birth Trauma
- VBAC
- VBAC Facts
The Vancouver ICAN group meets regularly at the Kiwassa neighbourhood house. ICAN Lower Mainland Chapter
Artwork from Cesarean Art
Prenatal education - Éducation périnatale
- Alexis Zehr (Lamaze®)
- Belly To Baby Prenatal Education
- Birthing Awareness
- Birthing Buddies (private classes)
- Cherish Childbirth (Birthing from Within classes)
- Dancing Star Birth (Birthing from Within classes)
- Dancing for Birth Classes
- HypnoBirthing at Simple Life Therapy
- HypnoMammas
- Lamaze
- Prenatal Coach, Crystal Di Domizio (Hypnobabies®)
- The Childbearing Society
- Truly Pure Birth Services (Hypnobabies®) - classes in Port Moody
- Spark Doulas - Prenatal classes condensed for busy lives (New Westminster)
- Ways of the Wise Woman (HypnoBirthing)
Postpartum support- Soutien postpartum
- Mother Me Postpartum Doulas
- Mothers Unfolding
- Pacific Postpartum Support Society
- Postpartum Support International
Breastfeeding - Allaitement
Babywearing - Portage
Info and safety:
- Babywearing international
- The Baby Wearer
- Dr. Sears on babywearing
- Sleeping baby on safety
- Babywearing 101 (pdf)
- Peau à peau (francophone)
- Porter son bébé (francophone)
Great places to buy carriers:
- Sakura Bloom (beautiful linen and silk ring-slings made by a thoughful mama)
- Gypsy Mama's wrapsody-baby (beautiful hand-dyed breezy wraps and lot's of great video tutorials too)
- Second Womb slings (made by the wonderful mama blogger Rixa of Stand and deliver)
- Ella Roo (great Mei Tei carriers!)
- Storchenwiege (the original German woven wrap)
- Pooka baby (they sell Maya wraps, Ella Roo, BabyHawk and more...)
- Milkface
- Parenting by Nature
- The extraordinary baby shoppe
- Uppymama (beautiful hadwoven wraps)
Babywearing dads (lovely pics of dudes wearing babies)
RebozoWay : a great non-profit to nurture across cultures
Parenting - Éducation
- Aboriginal Mother Centre Society
- Ask Dr. Sears
- Attachment Parenting
- Baby Sign Language
- Can I Get the Recipe? (Great recipes for kids!)
- Crafty Crow
- Diapers Naturally
- Elever son enfant autrement (francophone)
- French Touch Moms (French parenting in Vancouver)
- Fussy Baby
- Grandir autrement (francophone)
- Holistic moms
- Homemade baby food recipes
- Imparfaite et alors ? (francophone)
- Jennifer Lehr's "Good Job!" and other things
- Kids Vancouver
- LiddleKidz: nurturing touch for the growing child
- Little Stomaks: attachment nutrition
- Mindful Mama
- Mouvement Mondial des Mères (francophone)
- Peaceful Baby Massage by Marie Arcand, RMT
- Positive Discipline (Dr. Jane Nelsen)
- Safe beginnings - Infant CPR and first aid by Jill Colpitts
- The Honest Toddler (witty blog for tired parents!)
- The Imagination Tree (crafting ideas for kids)
Busy mama: sites and magazines - Maman pressée: sites et magasines
Websites
- Baby Vibe
- Holistic moms
- Mindful Mama
- Savvy Mom
- Urban Mommies
- Vancouver Mom
- Wet Coast Women (BC mommy blog community)
- Yoyo Mama (lot's of stuff for Vancouver mamas)
Magazines
Coffee Break - Pause café
Kid-friendly cafés
Meals on wheels for busy moms
- Meals for Mums
- Sliced Tomatoes
- Quince
- Dinnerworks (The Stork Special)
- Foodoula: Jacinda Oldale (offers nutritious and gluten-free postpartum in-house cooking in North and east Vancouver) Available Tuesday- Friday, 9-2pm.
- Nourish Birth Services - In-house holistic cook Yvette Dumouchel will help you nourish your body and soul after baby!
Movies for Mommies
Mama's health and wellness - Santé et bien-être de la femme
Herbal remedies, nutritionists, naturopathy, homeopathy
- Aurora Integrative Medical
- Gaia Garden herbal remedies
- Dr. Giselle Lily Lefebvre, Naturopathic Doctor (and amazing doula!)
- Harmony Family Wellness Centre (osteopathy, massage, TCM...)
- Saje natural wellness products and massages
- Sage Naturopathic Clinic
- Crossroads Naturopathic Clinic
- Finlandia Natural Pharmacy
- Stephanie Hodges, Nutritionist
- Access Natural Healing Holistic Health Centre (homeopathy and Reiki)
Prenatal and postpartum massage
- Harmony Family Wellness Centre (osteopathy, massage, TCM...)
- Joy
- Saje natural wellness products and massages
- Serenity
- Soma: prenatal massage
- Wild Plum Wellness Mobile Massage Therapy
Yoga and fitness for Moms-to-be
Osteopaths, Physiotherapists and chiropractors
- Caroline Abrams, osteopath
- Stephanie Bonn, Chiropractor
- Susannah Britnell, Pelvic Pain Physio
- Marcy Dayan, Pelvic Floor Therapist: 604.739.3133 (great post-partum to retone your perineum and learn how to properly do your Kegels)
- Avtar Jassal, Chiropractor
- Nora Rahemtullah, Vancouver Chiropractic
- West Coast Clinic of Osteopathy
Acupuncture -
- Acumamas (also provide doula services and birth acupuncture)
- Boda Health
- Westside acupuncture
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