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Top 10 Things You Didn't Know You Needed in your Hospital Bag! baby hospital bag labour labour and delivery packing list pregnancy preparing for baby Mar 08, 2023

You’ve probably had lots of people recommend what to pack in your hospital bag. Or perhaps you haven’t thought about it at all yet! Either way, this episode is for you. Drs. Sarah and Alicia have supported thousands of pregnant people through labor and delivery and have had five...

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Our 2022 Holiday Gift Guide: Pregnancy, Postpartum & Newborn! gifts newborn newborn safety postpartum pregnancy pregnant Dec 11, 2022

We thought we'd put together something a little special for the upcoming holiday season! This is Part I of a three part series on the top five gifts to give the pregnant, postpartum, and newborn people in your life! We share some physical products as well as courses that we love both for...

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Our Most Common Q&A Questions Revealed! labour labour and delivery pregnancy pregnancy care Oct 05, 2022

If you are a regular listener and follower of our Instagram account (@She.Found.Motherhood), you will know that every Sunday we do a Q&A with our community where we try to answer as many of your burning questions as we can - but we often don’t have the capacity to get through all of...

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Birth Centers & Philosophies birth center birth plan birth trauma family doctor midwife obstetrics pregnancy Sep 07, 2022

The Canadian and American healthcare systems are frequently compared, from either side of the border, with Canada’s often lauded as superior largely due to its publicly funded nature. But that doesn’t mean that there isn’t a lot to learn from other healthcare models around the...

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Four Common Skin Changes in Pregnancy early pregnancy pregnancy pregnancy care skincare Jul 27, 2022

This is a topic Drs. Sarah & Alicia frequently get asked about, and today they outline the four most common changes you may expect to see in your skin during pregnancy, why they happen, and what you can do about it!

1. Dark Spots

Melanin is the substance in our bodies that naturally gives...

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Part III: The Timeline of Routine Pregnancy Care early pregnancy pregnancy pregnancy care pregnancy provider pregnancy symptoms Mar 30, 2022

In the third and final part of our three part series on pregnancy care, today we are providing you with an overview of what routine pregnancy care looks like, after the first prenatal visit we discussed last week! After the initial visit where we do a deep dive into your and your family’s...

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Part II: Your First Prenatal Appointment! first prenatal visit perinatal pregnancy pregnancy care pregnancy provider prenatal Mar 23, 2022

This is Part II of our three part mini-series on Pregnancy Care! On today’s episode, Drs. Alicia and Sarah share with us what you can expect at your first prenatal visit. Generally speaking, maternity care providers would like to see you between your sixth and ninth week of pregnancy for...

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Part I: How to Choose a Pregnancy Care Provider doula family doctor midwife obstetrician pregnancy pregnancy care sfm podcast Mar 16, 2022

This is Part I of our three part mini-series on Pregnancy Care! On today’s episode, Drs. Alicia and Sarah address a question they get asked a lot: how to choose a pregnancy care provider! It’s one of the first major decisions you make in pregnancy, and often an overwhelming one as you...

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Preparing for Maternity Leave! early pregnancy maternity maternity leave parenthood pregnancy pregnancy care pregnant preparing for pregnancy Mar 02, 2022

Pregnancy may feel like a long nine months at times. But sometimes the arrival of baby and consequent planning and preparation can catch you by surprise! One such surprise can be feeling unprepared to go on maternity leave. It can be a big pause in a person’s career at a pivotal time, and...

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Strength Training in Pregnancy early pregnancy exercise in pregnancy pregnancy stength training in pregnancy Feb 02, 2022

As we’ve mentioned on previous podcasts, maintaining some movement and exercise during pregnancy can help decrease aches & pains, prepares you for the physical act of labour, and can aid in postpartum recovery. But what about more intense work-out regimens or strength training? Dr....

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Holiday Round-Up! childbirth childbirth education early pregnancy gifts newborn newborn care newborn safety newborn sleep pregnancy Dec 01, 2021

As we enter the last month of 2021, you might be thinking about putting up those holiday decorations, buying something special for those you love, and how the heck has another year gone by already!? 

While we’re equally lost on that last point, we are able to help you out when it comes...

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Understanding your Blood Type in Pregnancy blood type early pregnancy pregnancy pregnancy care Sep 29, 2021

How does your blood type affect your pregnancy?

You’ve probably heard about the four main blood type classifications in humans: 

A       B     AB     O

In addition to these four main groups, people’s blood types can be further...

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