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It's free - midwifery services are covered by BC Medical Services Plan.
It's your choice - we deliver in hospital or home. We are a diverse group of Registered Midwives with a shared goal to provide you with care that is informative and empowering from conception to six weeks postpartum, including complete labour and birth care. Our vision is based on a dynamic, fun and woman-centered approach to pregnancy and beyond. Currently, we offer our services to women in Vancouver, Burnaby and the North Shore, with privileges held at BC Women's, St. Paul's and Burnaby Hospitals. At Pomegranate, we promote collaboration with a variety of other health care practitioners for optimal outcomes. Where are they now? Former Pomegranate midwives click our pictures for our bios |
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DANCING STAR BIRTH BIRTHING FROM WITHIN Prenatal Classes BIRTHING AGAIN Refresher Classes MAMA RENEW MOTHERS UNFOLDING Newborn Mother Circles MAMA RENEW Experienced Mother Circles |
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SARAH JULIUSSON
I feel deeply blessed by the opportunity to bring Birthing From Within Prenatal Classes & Mothers Unfolding Circles to Pomegranate Community Midwives. My practice is built on over fifteen years of experience with pregnant and birthing families, having served as a Childbirth Educator, Doula, and Maternity Nurse, and trained as a midwife. I am a Certified Birthing From Within Mentor, a Certified Doula, and have a Masters in Parent-Child Nursing. I am the mother of two beautiful boys—Galen, born in December 2001, and Zekiah, January 2004. |
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JENNIFER-LEE KOBLE
Jennifer-Lee has been serving in birth and postpartum since 1999, and is a Birthing From Within Mentor, Breastfeeding Counsellor, and Doula. Jennifer-Lee is the mother of three children ~ her two girls, born in 1998 and 2003, and her stepson. Learn more about Jennifer-Lee's doula care at www.thevancouverdoula.com |
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RENEE HEFTI-GRAHAM has been helping women and new parents for over two decades in her capacity as a Lactation Consultant. After teaching breastfeeding classes at BC Women’s Hospital for the past 7 years, Renee is now bringing her wealth of experience and knowledge to Pomegranate. Her two-hour breastfeeding is designed so that expectant parents can access practical, useful information about breastfeeding and newborn health. She is also available for private lactation consultant appointments, both prenatally and postpartum. |
| NUTRITION - preconception, prenatal, postpartum | |
| VITALIS NUTRITION NUTRITION ADVENTURES BLOGSPOT |
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STEPHANIE HODGES BA, RYT, RHN I am thrilled about the opportunity to bring nutrition education to Pomegranate Community Midwives. Since my youth, I have always believed in the power of food to support health, build strong communities and families. Today, through my nutrition practice, I empower my clients to embrace the goodness of whole foods, listen to intelligent rhythms of the body, cultivate a critical mind when it comes to modern foods and simply enjoy life – the best tool for good digestion. I am a graduate of the Canadian School of Natural Nutrition and The University of Victoria. I am Registered Holistic Nutritionist, a Registered Yoga Teacher and co-founder of Vitalis Nutrition Designs. I continue to study traditional knowledge, yogic philosophy, dance, alternative medicine and nutrition science, all of which infuse my approach to healing and living yoga. |
YOGA - prenatal & postpartum |
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Due to recent renovations of our space, our lovely and inspiring instructor, Lynette, will be teaching classes in a beautiful, spacious studio just half a block from Pomegranate at 2605 East Pender Street on the main floor of the Famee Furlane building |
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LYNETTE STOCKNER www.SageYoga.ca So many changes occur in pregnancy - not just physically, but in every dimension of our lives as we prepare for motherhood. In yoga the physical journey has always been just one part of the practice. In Lynette's prenatal yoga classes you will experience the much needed lengthening, stretching and strengthening as well as some of the other aspects of yoga including community, breathing and finding yourself amidst change. Join us for prenatal yoga on Monday evenings to share your journey. Lynette is a certified Prenatal Yoga teacher, and is also a certified Hatha Yoga and Power Yoga teacher. She has been practicing yoga for over a decade and is the joyful mother of Felix, born in February 2006. |
SIBLING PREPARATION CLASSES |
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SARAH WAITE & BONNIE JARVIS www.doulamamas.com/sarah www.doulamamas.com/bonnie |
INFANT SIGN LANGUAGE |
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SELENA LOHAN created Mimic Baby Sign Language in 2003 when she began teaching baby signing in community centres in her hometown of Vancouver, Canada. |
CLOTH DIAPERING 101 |
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| KAREN RANDAL Working for seven years as an Occupational Therapist with mothers and babies in the NICU and with families and young children in the community, I have always felt a pull to connect with Mothers & Babies. There is something magical and transformative about becoming a mother and the wonders of a developing baby never ceases to amaze me. Launching New & Green Baby Co. has allowed me to continue to make connections with mothers and babies and share knowledge which is what I love to do. Owning and running New & Green has been a dream come true, from a productivity and family perspective. It's been very exciting to be Vancouver's first online store where you can get everything you need to successfully cloth diaper your baby – products and information. | |
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KRISTY DELLEBUUR O'CONNOR I am very excited to bring this new group for VBAC (Vaginal Birth After Cesarean) mothers to Pomegranate Midwives. VBAC is a birth topic that is very close to my heart. My son Declan was born by emergency C-section in March 2005, after 24 hours of labor. After much soul searching and the support of my great midwives at Pomegranate, I decided to try for a home VBAC with the birth of my second child. My daughter Sadie was born at home in August 2007. My own experiences with birth motivate me to help women planning VBAC’s to find their own sources of strength and hope. I have a Bachelor of Arts in Child and Youth Care, and a Master of Arts in Human and Social Development. My experiences with groups include adolescent health, crisis intervention, disordered eating support and teaching adult learners in a college environment. |
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INFANT MASSAGE |
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KRISTIN WADDELL is one of our Alternative Practitioners. See her bio there. |
WRITING YOUR BIRTH STORY |
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CORI HOWARD is an award-winning journalist who has worked in newspapers, magazines, television and radio, filing stories from across the world. Her writing (much of it personal essays on motherhood) has appeared in publications including The Globe and Mail, Canadian Geographic, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Independent, Maclean’s, Chatelaine, Flare and Today’s Parent. She is the editor of the recently published anthology, Between Interruptions: Thirty Women Tell the Truth about Motherhood. |
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INFO NIGHTS |
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A variety of information evenings are offered throughout the year. Many of these are lead by the Registered Midwives and midwifery students of Pomegranate. Others involve various speakers and panelists from the community. |
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| MASSAGE THERAPY | |
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Kristin Waddell Kristin graduated from the 3000 hour program at the Okanagan College of Massage Therapy in 2005. Upon completing her registration she worked abroad and returned to Canada rejuvenated and ready to continue her practice in BC. In 2007 she became a doula and re-ignited her passion working with pre and postnatal women. Among the many skills that Kristin studied since beginning her journey as a therapist, her interest lies with craniosacral therapy, myofascial release and pelvis alignment. She facilitates your therapeutic goals by allowing your body to self correct and ultimately enhances your ability to focus on your infant within. She believes the body holds the past and the mind holds the future; working with your body can bring you to the present moment which enables your healing process to begin. Along with massage, Kristin advocates other avenues supporting your therapeutic goals such as acupuncture, yoga or stretching, pilates, nutrition and holistic counseling. |
Pomegranate is excited to a preceptor site for midwifery, medical and nursing students. We find that teaching keeps our skills sharp, and demands that we are always up to date with the latest maternity-care research. In return, our students teach us from their own life experience, and infuse our practice with new energy. In the case of our midwifery students who are with us for one or more semesters, they provide an even deeper level of continuity to our clients.
MIDWIFERY STUDENTSMEDICAL STUDENTS
In their third year of school, which is when medical students are exploring what area(s) of practice or specialty appeals to them, they are offered the opportunity to follow a midwife through her clinic day. They are also able to take classes with midwifery students, and be part of the Maternity Care Club which involves midwives and GPs teaching hands-on obstetric skills.
