Labour and Birth Resources

Birth Preparation

• Having a Baby - Your Rights & Choices

• University of Toronto: Induction of Labour (Anatomy, Preparation, Indications)

• Cord Blood Donations (BCWH)

• Prenatal Education Courses & Workshops

Doulas

• Speed Dating with Doulas Interview 4-5 doulas in one night

• Bloom Doulas Interview our in house doulas

• Doula Services Association of BC

• Doulas for Aboriginal Families- Grant Program

• Doula Funding for Families
  

Cesarean Section

• Family Centered Cesarean Video

• Vaginal Birth after Cesarean (VBAC)

• International Cesarean Awareness Network

• Perinatal Services BC Planning Your Next Birth after Cesarean Birth

Hospital Birth​

• Ontario Association of Midwives - Hospital Birth

• BC Women's Hospital

  • BC Women’s Bright Start Bundle

• St. Paul’s Hospital ​

Home Birth

• Canadian Association of Midwives: Position Statement on Homebirth

• BC College of Nurses and Midwives Place of Birth Handbook for Clients

• Ontario Association of Midwives

• Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists: Statement on Planned Homebirth

• Evidence Based Birth: Great summaries of the evidence on many topics including failure to progress, Group B Strep, doulas, inductions and much more.

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Waterbirth

• Waterbirth International: Education and Training for Parents

• Research on Waterbirth:
  

  • Cochrane Review on Immersion in Water in Labour and Birth

  • Water Birth and Perinatal Outcomes in British Columbia- A Retrospective Cohort Study Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology Canada