RESOURCES

Midwifery
Vancouver Dept. of Midwifery, www.midwivesinvancouver.ca
College of Midwives of BC, www.cmbc.bc.ca
Midwifery Association of BC, www.bcmidwives.com
Canadian Association of Midwives, www.canadianmidwives.org
Int'l Confederation of Midwives, www.internationalmidwives.org
Midwifery Today Magazine, www.midwiferytoday.com

Prenatal Education
Birthin From Within, www.dancingstarbirth.ca
Birthin From Within, www.iktanbirth.com
Birthing Again, www.dancingstarbirth.ca
VBAC Group, www.vancouvervbac.blogspot.com
The Childbearing Society, www.childbearing.org
Birthing Awareness, www.birthingawareness.com
Birthing Buddies, private classes, www.birthingbuddies.com
HypnoMammas, www.hypnomammas.com
Elaine Shea, HypnoBirthing Therapist, 604.874.9500
Ways of the Wise Woman, HypnoBirthing, www.waysofthewisewoman.com
Sibling Prep Classes, www.doulamamas.com
Breastfeeding Prep Class, www.pomegranate-midwives.com/BreastfeedingClass.html

Doulas
Doula Services Association of BC, www.bcdoulas.org
Dancing Star Birth, www.dancingstarbirth.ca
Doula Mamas, www.doulamamas.com
Aleksandra Henderson, www.miracleofbirth.org
Divine Child Doula Services, www.thedivinechild.ca
Dynamic Doulas, kristin@pomegranate-midwives.com or 778.558.0743
Stephanie Hodges, www.pomegranate-midwives.com/StephanieHodges.html
Jacquie Munro, www.vancouverdoula.blogspot.com
Jenny Taylor, www.birthingbuddies.com
Aimee Sturley, www.adarbirthservices.com
Tua Mama, www.tuamama.com
Canadian Doula Association, www.canadiandoulas.com
Doulas of North America, www.dona.org

Birth Supplies
Pomegranate Birth Kits
Labor Prep Kits
Mama Goddess Birth Shop, www.mamagoddessbirthshop.com
Home & Hospital Birth Kits, www.sweethomebirth.com
Labor Tubs & TENS Machines, www.birthingbuddies.com
Luna Pads, www.lunapads.com
Lancaster Medical Supplies, www.lancastermed.com

VBAC
Int'l Cesarean Awareness Network, www.ican-online.org
Vancouver VBAC group, www.vancouvervbac.blogspot.com
Client-Midwife Decision Tool for VBAC, www.aafp.org

Health
Stephanie Hodges, Nutritionist, www.vitalisnutrition.com/
Kristin Waddell, RMT kristin@pomegranate-midwives.com or 778.558.0743
Fit4Two, www.fit4two.ca
Lynette Stockner-Hill, Yoga, www.pomegranate-midwives.com/us
Green Room Yoga, greenroomyoga.ca
Bare Fit and Pregnant, www.barefitandpregnant.com
Pregnancy/Breastfeeding Food Pyramid, www.MyPyramid.gov
Sage Naturopathic Clinic, www.sageclinic.com
Maria Martin, Massage, 604.802.0157
Dawn Leonard, RMT, www.nartanamassage.com
Aimee Sturley, Massage www.adarmassage.com
Raeghan Siemens, DTCM, www.acubalance.ca
Harmony Wellness Centre, www.pomegranate-midwives.com
Stephanie Bonn, Chiropractor, www.yaletownchiropractic.com
Else Larsen, Chiropractor, 604.732.3422
Avtar Jassal, Chiropractor, www.jassalchiropractic.com
Caroline Abrams, Osteopath, www.vancouverosteopath.com
West Coast Clinic of Osteopathy, www.healthyosteo.com
Access Natural Healing,homeopathic vaccines www.accessnaturalhealing.com
Boda Health Clinic, www.bodahealth.ca
The Continence Clinic, www.bcwomens.ca
Dayan Pelvic Floor Clinic, www.dayanphysio.com
Susannah Britnell, Pelvic Pain Physio, www.balanceam.com
available for home visits --- call 604.789.2210
West Point Grey Physiotherapy, www.bcphysio.ca
Vancouver Women’s Health Collective, www.womenshealthcollective.ca
Motherisk, www.motherisk.org

Mental Health
Pacific Postpartum Support Society, www.postpartum.org
LGBT Counselling Services @ The Centre, www.lgbtcentrevancouver.com
Barb Komar, pregnancy loss counselor, 604.328.9258
Elan Sures Counselling, infertility & postpartum issues, www.elanasures.ca
North Shore Stress & Anxiety Clinic, www.nssac.ca
Tania Zulkoskey Counselling, www.tzcounselling.com
Karen Schwartz, Therapist 604-696-1696
Dr. Martha Capreol, Psychologist www.changeways.com
Modosano Counselling, modosano.com

Anti-Violence Resources
Vancouver Rape Relief & Women’s Shelter, www.rapereliefshelter.bc.ca
Battered Women's Support Services, www.bwss.org
Women Against Violence Against Women, www.wavaw.ca

Herbs & Homeopathics
Gaia Garden Herbal Dispensary, www.gaiagarden.com
Biofilia Herbal Dispensary, www.biofilia.ca
Finlandia Natural Pharmacy, www.finlandiapharmacy.com
Sweet Cherubim Natural Foods, www.sweetcherubim.com
Capers Community Market, www.capersmarkets.com

Hospitals, Pharmacies & Labs
BC Women’s Hospital, www.bcwomens.ca
St. Paul’s Hospital, www.providencehealthcare.org
Burnaby Hospital, www.fraserhealth.ca
Shopper's Drugmart (Davie St) - open 24 hrs, 604.669.2424
BC Biomedical Laboratories, www.bcbio.com (across from Pomegranate)
Life Labs (formerly MDS Metro), www.mdsdx.com

Cord Blood Banking
Alberta Cord Blood Bank, www.acbb.ca (Canadian, non-profit, must register by 34wks)

Fertility & Conception
Ripening Moon Fertility Counselling, www.ripeningmoon.com
Maia Midwifery Preconception Services, www.maiamidwifery.com
Taking Charge of Your Fertility, www.ovusoft.com
Acubalance, TCM Clinic, www.acubalance.ca
Vitalis Nutrition, www.vitalisnutrition.com
Mayan Abdominal Massage, www.infusionmassage.com
Fertility monitoring supplies, www.saveontests.com
Genesis Fertility Clinic, www.genesis-fertility.com
Pacific Centre for Reproductive Medicine,www.pacificfertility.ca
UBC Fertility Centre, www.ubcfertility.com
Bellingham IVF & Fertility Care, www.bellinghamivf.com
Xytex Corporation, www.xytex.com
Sperm Center.com, www.spermcenter.com
Repromed, www.repromed.ca
Can-Am Cryoservices, canamcryo.com
Assisted Human Reproduction Act, laws.justice.gc.ca/en/A-13.4/index.html

Pregnancy Loss & Abortion
Everywoman’s Health Clinic www.everywomanshealthcentre.ca
Elizabeth Bagshaw Clinic, www.elizabethbagshawclinic.ca
Barb Komar, pregnancy loss counselor, 604.328.9258
Infant Remembrance Photography, www.noelphotography.com

Babies
Bumbini Cloth Diapers, www.bumbini.ca
New & Green Cloth Diapers, www.newandgreen.com
Dr. Sears, www.askdrsears.com
Baby Sign Language, www.mimicbaby.com
Pollock Clinic, www.circumcisionvancouver.com
Canadian Pediatric Society, www.cps.ca
Canadian Institute of Child Health, www.cich.ca

Breastfeeding
Sandra Yates, IBC Lactation Consultant, email, 604.988.1284
Linda Good, IBC Lactation Consultant, email, 604.255.4943
Renee Hefti-Graham, IBC Lactation Consultant, 604.733.6359
Dr. Jack Newman, www.drjacknewman.com
La Leche League, www.lalecheleaguecanada.ca
Vancouver Breastfeeding Clinic, www.breastfeedingclinic.com
Breastfeeding, www.breastfeeding.com
Breastfeeding & Parenting, www.kellymom.com
Breastfeeding After Reduction, www.bfar.org
BC Women's Milk Bank, www.bcwomens.ca

Postpartum Support
Mother Me Postpartum Doulas, www.motherme.ca
Doula Services Association, www.bcdoulas.org
Mothers Unfolding, www.mamarenew.ca
Mama Renew, www.mamarenew.ca
Mama Speak, www.mamaspeak.com
Pacific Postpartum Support Society, www.postpartum.org
International Cesarean Awareness Network, www.ican-online.org
Fussy Baby, www.fussybaby.ca
OPTions for Sexual Health (birth control) www.optionsforsexualhealth.org

Family & Parenting Resources
Sibling Prep Classes, www.doulamamas.com
Aboriginal Mother Centre Society, www.amcs.ca
Little Earth, New/Consignment Store, www.littleearth.com
Dimpleskins Natural Baby Products, www.DimpleskinsNaturals.com
BirthFest by Birth Lounge, www.birthlounge.com
Mothering Magazine, www.mothering.com
Mommy Map, www.mommymap.com
Babyvibe, www.babyvibe.ca
Movies for Mommies, www.movies4mommies.com
Weblog for dads, www.daddytypes.com
Brain, Child, www.brainchildmag.com
Westcoast Resource Centre, www.wstcoast.org
East Side Family Place, www.eastsidefamilyplace.org
Queer Families Vancouver www.queerfamilies.ca
Queer Parenting, www.queerparenting.ca
barbara findlay, qc www.barbarafindlay.com Donor Insemination Agreements
Breastfeeding & Parenting, www.kellymom.com
Mother-Baby Sleep Lab, www.nd.edu/~jmckenn1/lab
Womyns' Ware, www.womynsware.com
Urban Mommies Online Baby Resource, wwwurbanmommies.com
Gender Spectrum Family, www.genderspectrumfamily.org

Photography
Sandra Vander Schaaf, www.onceuponalifetime.ca
Claudette Carracedo Photo, www.claudettecarracedophoto.com
Tallula Photography, www.tallulahphotography.com
Living Image, www.livingimage.ca

Maternity & Healthcare Resources
Baby's Best Chance, www.bestchance.gov.bc.ca
Collaboration for Maternal & Newborn Health, www.cmnh.ca
Mother & Child Health, www.motherandchildhealth.com
Vancouver Status of Women, www.vsw.ca
BC Reproductive Care Program, www.rcp.gov.bc.ca
BC College of Physicians & Surgeons, www.cpsbc.ca
Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada, www.sogc.org

Research
Pub Med, www.pubmed.gov
Cochrane Database, www.cochrane.org
Midwifery Archives, www.gentlebirth.org
BioMed Search, www.biomedsearch.com
Online article search, www.findarticles.com

Midwifery Education
UBC Midwifery Program, www.midwifery.ubc.ca
Ontario Midwifery Education Program, www.ryerson.ca/midwife
Seattle Midwifery School, www.seattlemidwifery.org
Maternidad La Luz, www.maternidadlaluz.com
Midwives College of Utah, www.midwifery.edu
Douglas College Perinatal Education, www.douglas.bc.ca