RESOURCES

  • Having A Baby - Respect, Choice, Suppoty - Providing families with information about pregnancy, childbirth, and choosing the best care.

    BC College of Nurses and Midwives - The College sets standards of professional practice for registered midwives and works to ensure midwives meet those standards to deliver safe, ethical and effective care.

    Midwives Association of BC - The MABC educates the public about midwifery care while supporting the growing number of midwives across British Columbia, Canada.

    Birth Place Lab - a Division of Midwifery at the University of British Columbia facilitates multi-disciplinary research, community-based participatory research, and knowledge translation around access to high quality maternity health care across birth settings.

    The Canadian Perinatal Wellness Collective - Online mental health counselling, group support, and education across Canada.

  • Baby's Best Chance - If you are about to become a parent, or just had a baby, this handbook is for you. Baby’s Best Chance is a reference guide for parents. Topics covered include pregnancy, birth and parenting a baby up to six months of age.

    Smart Mom is a free text messaging program that sends you information timed to your stage of pregnancy to help you achieve healthy pregnancy and birth.

    Childbirth Connection - With so much information out there on pregnancy and childbirth, it’s hard to know what to trust. But it’s important to become informed, because the care you receive during this time can have a big impact on your health, your baby’s health and your overall satisfaction.

    Choosing a Care Provider - It all starts with choosing where, and with whom you will give birth. This comparison will help you make a choice that fits your needs.

    Perinatal Services BC - This section provides expectant parents and families with information about care during pregnancy.

    Genetic Screening Information - Prenatal genetic screening can tell a pregnant woman her chance of having a baby with Down syndrome, trisomy 18, or an open neural tube defect. It is offered free of charge as a choice to all pregnant women with MSP coverage in BC.

    Spinning Babies - Easier birth with fetal positioning.  Use this site and videos to improve fetal position (breech, transverse, posterior) and birth. Reduce the chance of cesarean.

  • First Droplets - Droplet’s mission is to encourage parents to take advantage of this critical window with the most effective breastfeeding techniques in order to prevent common challenges. What happens (or doesn’t happen) in the earliest hours matters the most.

    International Breastfeeding Centre - Our clinical support helps mothers overcome obstacles so they can breastfeed even when struggling with difficulties. The International Breastfeeding Centre is here to support, encourage and provide help to mothers who would otherwise be disappointed and quit breastfeeding.


    Health Families BC - Find information on pregnancy, your child's development, and healthy lifestyles for the whole family.


    Pacific Postpartum Support Society - As a non-profit, charitable organization, Pacific Post Partum Support Society provides a variety of free or low-cost programs for mothers experiencing a difficult pregnancy or postpartum adjustment, including postpartum depression and anxiety (PPD/A). We offer a range of services, depending upon individual’s needs.


    Safe Beginnings First Aid is the leading provider of infant and toddler-focused safety courses in Canada.

  • Kelowna Doula Association is a non profit society dedicated to connecting pregnant women and their support persons with the right doula to enhance their birth and postpartum experiences.

    All Birth - Kathleen Stanford - Welcome to all things birth in Kelowna.  
If you are looking for a birth doula, you’ve come to the right place.

    Doulas for Aboriginal Families - The Doulas for Aboriginal Families Grant Program (DAFGP) is offered by the BC Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres, First Nations Health Authority, and the BC Ministry of Health. The goal of the program is to increase healthy birth outcomes for Indigenous families by removing the cost barrier to accessing doula services.

    Penny Simkin     is a physical therapist who has specialized in childbirth education and labor support since 1968. She estimates she has prepared over 15,000 women, couples, and siblings for childbirth. Based out of Seattle, she has developed teaching materials for birth classes and produced several videos for educators, doulas, and families , the latest of which is for siblings-to-be, “There’s a Baby.” She is co-founder of DONA International and PATTCh (Prevention and Treatment of Traumatic Childbirth).