Local Birth Resources
Prenatal and Birth support
Fertile Way Wellness - Sabrina Souto, R.Ac, TCMD Specializing in Fertility and Women’s Health
Alberta Association of Midwives
Association for Safe Alternatives in Childbirth (ASAC)
Indigenous Birth AB
LGBTQS2 + BIPOC
AHS Pregnancy, labour, and post pregnancy care team
24 hour pregnancy crisis line - 1-800-665-0570
Postpartum support
Healthy Beginnings Hotline - 780-413-7990
Family Futures (Brand-New Mama & Managing Motherhood)
New Moms Network
Crisis support for immediate prenatal and postpartum depression
If it is an emergency please dial 911 as soon as possible.
Crisis Support
There is also access through calling 211 for mental health strategies and support.
Pacific Postpartum Support Society
Texting support from anywhere in Canada - from 11:00 am MST (10:00 am PDT) - 4:00 pm MST (3:00 PDT) -
1-604-255-7999
24 hour pregnancy crisis line - 1-800-665-0570
Maternal/Paternal Mental Health Support
Jennifer Summerfeld - Healing After Birth Program
Penny Waller Ulme - R. Psych. Mind-Body-Life Wellness including
PMAD Awareness for Peripartum Women and Partners
Pine Integrated Health Center - Counselling Psychologist
Kristine Aanderson - Perinatal counselor
Chest feeding, breastfeeding and bottle feeling support
Willow Family Medicine (South Edmonton)
PINE Integrated Health (Centeral/South Edmonton)
Lactopia
Synergy Breastfeeding Clinic - Erika Kalke (Sherwood Park)
La Leche League
Physiotherapy
PINE Integrated Health (Central/South Edmonton)
Mother Nurture Physiotherapy (North Edmonton)
Leduc Physio - (Leduc)
Nurture Her (West Edmonton)
CURA (West Edmonton)
Bodywork support
Inner Essence Wellness -Jen Schlosser - Acupuncture & cupping
Ripple Effect Wellness Center (St. Albert)
Dr. Joanna Galasso - Chiropractor
Baby wearing support
Two mothers
Baby wearing help
Grief and Bereavement support
AHS Early pregnancy loss
Healing hearts community
Heal my Heart - Grief Counselling
Angel whispers
Hazels Heroes - For mothers postpartum who have lost a child; birth to twelve years old
Carry you with me
OTHER RESOURCES
Websites
Kelly Mom
Evidence Based Birth
Postpartum progress website
Maternal Mental Health
Birth without Fear
Newmans Breastfeeding Clinic and Institute
The Bloom Foundation
The Blue Dot Project
Postpartum Support International
Life of Dr Mom Blog
Birthing Better Organization
Global Alliance for Maternal Mental Health
PostpartumDepression .Org
Videos
Delayed cord clamping with Penny Simkin
Assessing your Diastasis Rectus Abdominis with Kim Vopni
Birth of Lemma Maria - Positive home birth video covering the stages of Birth
Celebrating Mothers - Monet Nicole - positive birthing video highlighting various styles of birth and stages
Book Recommendations
Birth Partner - Penny Simkin
Birthing from Within -Pam England and Rob Horowitz
Ida May Guide to Childbirth
The womanly art of breastfeeding - La Leche League International
Making more milk - Diana West and Lisa Marasco
Defining Your Own Success: Breastfeeding After Breast Reduction Surgery - Diana West
The first fourty days - Heng Ou
The Fourth Trimester: A Postpartum Guide to Healing Your Body, Balancing Your Emotions,
and Restoring Your Vitality - Kimberly Ann Johnson
This Isn't What I Expected: Overcoming Postpartum Depression - by Karen R. Kleiman (Author), Valerie Davis Raskin MD
Healing After Birth: Navigating Your Emotions After A Difficult Childbirth - Jennifer Summerfeldt