We have put together some of the resources we find most helpful. We have organized by topics. If you are looking for some information and can’t find it easily - ask your midwives and they will point you in the right direction.

Although we have put this list together, we are not responsible for the information presented here.

PREGNANCY

• The Pregnancy Hub - virtual 12 month free access from BC Association of Pregnancy Outreach Program

• Pregnancy Info website - Society Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

• OMama Step-by-step guide to pregnancy - Ontario

• Prenatal Class - Holiday Tyson part 1

• Prenatal Class - Holiday Tyson part 2

• Prenatal Class - Holiday Tyson part 3

• It’s my Body, My Baby, My Birth Video

• Anemia in Pregnancy

• Gestational Diabetes Info

• Gestational Diabetes Prevention Handout from Pomegranate Midwives

• Group B Strep Visual Tool

• Group B Streptococcus Info Sheet -Evidence Based Birth

• Group B Streptococcus (GBS) During Pregnancy - Society Of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada

• Genetic Screening Decision Aid Tool

• Genetic Screening Information: It’s Your Choice

• A Screen Positive Result on Genetic Screening

• Kelly Mom : Parenting and Breastfeeding online information Group

• First Nation Pregnancy Resource - Best Start Ontario

• Pregnancy Passport -Our Sacred Journey - Perinatal Services BC

• Pregnancy Passport - Our Special Journey - Perinatal Services BC

• Celebrating the Circle of Life - Pregnancy and emotional health for Aboriginal women and their families

• Hypertension (high blood pressure) in Pregnancy - Association of Ontario Midwives

• Preterm Labour Signs and Symptoms- Best Start

• Preterm Labour - Key Messages -Prenatal Education Ontario

• Thinking about VBAC - Deciding what is right for me - Vaginal Birth After a C-Section/ Trial of Labour after a C-Section - Association of Ontario Midwives

• My Next Birth - Decision making tool for next birth after a c-section -UBC

• Power to Push VBAC and planned repeat c-section birth information Booklet

• In Due Time: Pregnancy Beyond 40 - Association of Ontario Midwives

• When Your Pregnancy Goes Past Your Due Date - Association of Ontario Midwives

• oMother to Baby- Medication Safety During Pregnancy and Breastfeeding

• Tdap (Pertussis) vaccine in Pregnancy

LABOUR

• When Labour Starts - BC Women’s Hospital

• Evidence Based Birth: Stages of Labour Video Pt 1

• Evidence Based Birth: Stages of Labour Video Pt 2

• Comfort Measures in Labour - Penny Simkin

• Hints to Help You with Labour and Birth - BC Women’s Hospital

• Labour Progress - Ontario Prenatal Education

• Interventions in Labour - Ontario Prenatal Education

• Prelabour Rupture of Membranes (PROM) - Association of Ontario Midwives

• Types of Birth - BC Women’s Hospital

• Miles Circuit - positions to help before and during labour

• SpinningBabies: Information for Pregnancy and Birth

• North Island Hospital Campbell River Maternity Ward Virtual Tour by Dr Kask

NUTRITION

• Eat Safely, Eat Well - Food Safety During Pregnancy

• The sensible Guide to Healthy Pregnancy - Prenatal Nutrition - Public Health of Canada

MENTAL HEALTH

• BC Reproductive Mental Health ResourcesBC Reproductive Mental Health Guide to Emotional Health During Pregnancy for Indigenous Families

• Mother’s Mental Health Toolkit

• Depression in Pregnant Women and mothers: How it affects you and your child - Caring for Kids

• Anxiety Canada: Moms and Moms-To-Be

• Here to Help BC- Postpartum Depression

• Pacific Post Partum Support Society

NEWBORNS

• Vitamin K for Newborns- Caring for Kids

• Bringing Baby Home -Caring for Kids

• Normal Newborn Behaviour - Association of Ontario Midwives

• Newborn Safety - Ontario Prenatal Education

• What is Jaundice- Association of Ontario Midwives

• When your Baby Needs Phototherapy - Association of Ontario Midwives

• Vitamin D for Babies - Interior Health Authority

• Purple Crying

• Crying Baby - Why do Babies Cry - Vancouver Coastal Health Authority

• Colic and Crying -Caring for Kids

• Diaper Rash -Caring for Kids

• How to Bath your Baby - Video BC Women’s Hospital

• Here Comes Baby- Bathing your baby - Ottawa Public Health

• Vitamin D Supplement for Newborns -Caring for Kids

• CPT1A information for parents from BC CHildren’s Hospital

• Safe Sleep Illustration Cards - First Nation Health Authority

• Safer Sleep for my Baby Fact Sheet - HealthLink BC

• Salt Treatment for Granuloma

FEEDING YOUR BABY - BREASTFEEDING AND FORMULA FEEDING AND BABY’s FIRST FOODS

• Latching Your Baby - Video - Healthy Families BC

• Hand Expressing During Pregnancy - How to Collect Colostrum- Video

• Hand Expressing Breastmilk Pamphlet from Interior Health Authority

• Breastfeeding Basics - HealthLink BC

• Hand Expressing breastmilk - Interior Health Authority Pamphlet

• Breastfeeding Positions -Video- Health Families BC

• Cup Feeding and other Ways to Feed/Supplement your Baby - Video- Healthy Families BC

• Feeding Cues and Behaviours -Video - Healthy Families BC

• Laidback Breastfeeding -Video

• Keeping Up Your Milk Supply if Your Baby is not Breastfeeding - BC Children’s and Women’s Hospital

• Cleaning Equipment and Storage of Milk - BC Women’s Hospital

• Breastfeeding Starting out Right- Jack Newman 

• How to do Breast Compression -Jack Newman

• Blocked Ducts and Mastitis - Jack Newman

• Breastfeeding Videos - Jack Newman

• Safe Formula Feeding- HealthLink BC

• Pace Feeding - Video

• Infant Formula -What you Need to Know Booklet - Perinatal BC

• Feeding your Baby in the First Year - Caring for Kids

• Growing Up Healthy - A resource booklet about healthy children for First Nations and Metis Parents in BC

• A guide to your Baby’s First Food - First Nations Health Authority

POSTPARTUM TRANSITIONS

• Perineal Care and Healing from Pomegranate Midwives

• Life After a Postpartum Hemorrhage -Association of Ontario Midwives

• Labour and Postpartum Recipes for Healing from Pomegranate Midwives

• New Mother Care

• Recovering from a Caesarean Section

CONTRACEPTION, SAFER SEX INFO

• Indigenous Youth Sexual Health Toolkit Pt 1&2

• Sex & YOU - Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada

PARENTING and IMMUNIZATIONS

• New Parents Info Sheet -Growing Together Toolkit - BC Council for Families

• Jordan’s Principle Info Sheet

• Nurturing Parenting Basics - Kid Care Canada

• ICBC - Choosing a car seat

• Circumcision information- Caring for kids -Canadian Paediatric Society

• BC Child Health Passport & Immunization Record

• Canadian Association of Midwives Vaccine Handout

• ImmunizationVancouver Coastal Health Authority

• Postpartum International Resource Page for Dads

• New Dad Manual- 24 Hour Cribside Assistance

• FNHA Fatherhood is Forever

• Dad Central- Involved Fathers Guide for Dads

• Heads Up Guys - Depression Resources

• Postpartum Men- Perinatal Depression

LGBTQIA2S+ FAMILIES

• Queer and Trans Pregnancy and Parenting

• TransCare BC: Sexual & Reproductive Health

• Choosing Children: Law Resource for Queer People Planning Families in BC

• Guide to Inducing Lactation

• FB Group

SUBSTANCE USE in PREGNANCY

• BCAPOP Safety Plan Cards

• BCAPOP Grounding Exercise Card

• BCAPOP Breastfeeding Safety Plan Cards

• BCAPOP Relapse Prevention Plan Cards

• Harm Reduction Strategies

• Alcohol Use During Pregnancy and Breastfeeding

• Cannabis Use During Pregnancy and Breastfeeding

• Tobacco & Nicotine Use During Pregnancy and Breastfeeding

• Opioid Use During Pregnancy and Breastfeeding

• Benzodiazepine Use During Pregnancy and Breastfeeding

• Stimulants in Pregnancy and During Breastfeeding

• Withdrawal Symptoms from Alcohol

• Withdrawal Symptoms from Marijuana

• Withdrawal Symptoms from Cocaine

• Withdrawal Symptoms from Opiods

PREGNANCY LOSS

• Caring for Yourself After the Loss of Your Baby

• Baby’s Breath - Infant Loss Support

• After the Loss of your Baby - BC Women’s Hospital

• You’re not Alone

• Caring for your body after Pregnancy Loss