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Navigating Pregnancy to Parenthood: A Doctor's Insightful Guide birth labour and delivery maternal wellness maternity newborn newborn support postpartum support Mar 17, 2024

The journey from pregnancy to parenthood is a unique adventure, marked by both excitement and uncertainty. As a seasoned healthcare professional, we’re here to provide you with valuable insights and guidance to prepare for the transformative stages ahead.

Preparing For Delivery: "Maternal...

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Write Your Comprehensive Birth Plan & Hospital Notes: A Template for Expectant Parents becoming a mother birth birth plan childbirth course labour and delivery Feb 12, 2024

Bringing a new life into the world is a profound and exciting journey, and creating a comprehensive birth plan can help you navigate this transformative experience. A birth plan is a written document that outlines your preferences and wishes for labor, delivery, and postpartum care. 

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What's the Deal with Vitamin K Shots for Newborns? labour and delivery newborn care newborn safety newborn support nutrition vitamin k vitamin k shot Nov 15, 2023

On today’s episode, Drs. Sarah and Alicia get down to brass-tacks on one topic you may not know is a routine part of newborn care - the Vitamin K shot. What is Vitamin K and why do newborn babies need it? Drs. Sarah and Alicia address this and so much more in this quick yet informative...

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Everything You Need to Know About Epidurals & Pain Management in Labour accupressure epidurals hypnobirthing labour and delivery pain in labour pain management waterbirth Apr 19, 2023

The experience of pain in labor can be influenced by a variety of factors such as previous experiences, and individual emotional, physical, motivational, cognitive, social, and cultural circumstances. Strategies for dealing with the pain can be medicinal and non-medicinal, both of which Drs....

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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 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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Pelvic Floor 101 labour and delivery pelvic health pelvic pain in pregnancy physiotherapy in pregnancy Dec 29, 2021

As we have said many times in the past, education is a form of healthcare. When it comes to your pelvic health, the better understanding you have of the physiology of the area and changes in pregnancy and childbirth, the more empowered you will feel! So today we are chatting with Aliya Dhalla,...

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Preterm Birth birth birth plan labour and delivery nicu premature preterm Nov 03, 2021

There is a lot doctors and scientists still don’t fully understand about what includes labour, both pre and at term. But we do know that there are treatments that can reduce your chance of having a preterm birth, especially if you have had one in the past. Studies have shown that prenatal...

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Birth Trauma with Teela Tomassetti birth trauma labour and delivery postpartum Oct 19, 2021

Today’s special episode examines the often undiscussed topic of birth trauma. Our guest Teela Tomassetti, a therapist for over 15 years specializing in trauma, had decided to pursue a PhD in birth trauma in dedication to a close friend’s traumatic experience. She did not know at the...

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Labour and Delivery in the time of Coronavirus...How are our hospitals trying to keep us safe! labour and delivery newborn Mar 14, 2020

How Will COVID-19 affect my birth? 

 

Many women are asking about what changes may happen at the hospital, and if they are at increased risk while giving birth.  

 

We have just had an update from our local hospital in Victoria, BC.  If you are from elsewhere please ask...

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