Postpartum Midwifery Care

 
 

Postpartum care with a midwife

Early parenting is an amazing experience! Welcoming your new baby, getting to know them, and starting your journey as a new parent is a transformative, but often overwhelming time. We’re here to help guide you as you navigate new parenting.

We provide full postpartum and newborn care from birth to 6-8 weeks, providing evidence-based care tailored to you and your family’s needs. Midwives monitor the health and wellbeing of the birther and baby and provide extensive breast/chest feeding support in line with your feeding goals. We ensure you are recovering physically, and emotionally. Midwifery care is fully covered by MSP.

It is our hope for all families in our care that this time becomes one of empowerment, where you have the support to really learn about your choices and make informed decisions about your health and that of your baby.

Our care includes

An initial consultation/orientation appointment during your pregnancy

Complete postpartum and newborn care for you and your baby from birth until 6-8 weeks postpartum

Home visits in the first week postpartum. The focus of these visits is to monitor the health of you and your baby and help establish infant feeding and growth

3 follow up clinic visits from 2-6 weeks postpartum

60-90 min long home visits, 30-45 long clinic appointments

Ongoing one on one breast/chest feeding support

Acccess to a midwife on call for emergency support 24 hrs/day

Fully covered by MSP

Clients may self refer. Request care below

We also accept referrals from Physicians, Registered Nurses, and Nurse Practitioners, and other allied health care providers. Please complete and fax form below to 604-558-1702

Postpartum Care Referral Form

 

Lactation Support

We provide one on one lactation support to help you meet your feeding goals. Hazel Team Midwives Stephanie, Laura and Xanthe have a special interest in lactation medicine and are passionate about working with families experience breast/chest feeding challenges.

You do not need to be a client of the Strathcona Midwifery Collective to work with the Hazel Team for lactation support. Learn more and book your session below.