Resources for Families in the
Port Alberni Area

Port Alberni Community and Womens Services Society (Victim, Legal, Shelter and Assault Support)

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Nuu-chah-nuulth Maternity Care Program

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Pregnancy Inreach Program (For parents using substances or at risk of using substances, needing additional social supports)

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Perinatal Public Health Services including feeding support

Right From The Start | Island Health

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Port Alberni Child Youth & Family Health Unit | Island Health

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Support Programs — Pacific Rim Children and Families

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Facebook Groups to search:

Mamas for Mamas- Port Alberni 

Port Alberni Mommy Network
 

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Perinatal Serivces BC: Infant Care

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La Leche League- B.C. Link to Support

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A Health Benefits guide to your pregnancy and infant care: First Nations Health Authorities Benefits Members

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Information on Dysphoric Milk Ejection Reflex  (feeling depressed after/during breast/chest feeding)

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Lactation Cookies Recipe

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Human Milk 4 Human Babies - British Columbia | FacebookMilk

 

Donation and Sharing - La Leche League International (llli.org)

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Milk Sharing Guidelines: See page 19 for safest practices

http://www.perinatalservicesbc.ca/Documents/Guidelines-Standards/HealthPromotion/InformalMilkSharing_PracticeResource.pdf

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Safe formula choosing and preparation guidelines:

Preparing and handling powdered infant formula - Canada.ca

Nutrition for Healthy Term Infants: Recommendations from Birth to Six Months - Canada.ca

Pacific Post Partum Support Society – Vancouver, BC Canada

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Reproductive Mental Health | Supporting BC women’s mental health before, during and after pregnancy

 

​The Wonder Weeks® App - Multiple Award Winning App for Parents!

 

​Birth control and lactation- La Leche League

More Milk Sooner Video Series: Gallery 1 — More Milk Sooner

 

Breastfeeding in the First Hour | Newborn Nursery | Stanford Medicine

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Dr Jack Newman's Visual Guide to Breastfeeding - YouTube

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Baby Feeding Cues - Video | HealthLink BC

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Breastfeeding in the First Hours - Video - Global Health Media Project

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Laid Back Breastfeeding - YouTube

​How to access primary care/access wait lists in Port Alberni/Oceanside

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Isabel Lindeman, Port Alberni - Osteopathy 

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Sara Clements, Courtenay-Osteopathy and Lactation Consult 

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Amanda Emseley, Nanaimo-  Midwife and Lactation Consult

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​Janette Cormier, Port Alberni- Acupuncture and Herbalism for pregnancy, post abortion, post partum

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Stephanie Linning, Deanna Vegh , Port Alberni -Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy 

 

​​Lauren Siddall, Port Alberni- Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy 

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Coral Nast, Port Alberni- Massage Therapy

 

Margaret Guillen, Errington- Counsellor (specializing in pregnancy, loss, grief, transitions into motherhood, trauma)

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West Coast General Hospital Provider and Birthing Facility Tour

 

West Coast Birthing Resource Guide

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Labour and Birth Planning Guide

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Baking a groaning cake in early labour

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Sacred and Strong- FNHA information about pregnancy and birthing

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