Resources

​I've complied a list of resources, referrals and recommendations to START your informed choice journey and education. This is not all the information, or different view points; this is what I recommend (a non medical professional). I encourage you to keep reading, researching and always talk to your medical proffessional for what is right for you. ​

Healthy Pregnancy

Best Beginnings Handbook
Pregnancy and Breastfeeding Pocket Guide; Advice for Treating Common Conditions and Frequently Used Products
Folic Acid Use in Pregnancy
Calcium Use in Pregnancy
Foods to Avoid
Insomnia; Natural Remedies
Insomnia; Foods High in Magnesium
Gestational Diabetes
Gestation Diabetes; Diet and Information
Massage RMT; Somas Studios

Choosing Your Care Provider

Midwives
Midwife, Doctor Or OB?
Midwife vs Doula
How to Tell if Your Care Provider TRULY Supports Your Birth Plan

Choosing Your Place of Birth

Home Birth; Safety and Guidelines
Home birth Understood; Tales and Truths (Video)
Hospital Birth; Planning your Delivery 

Birthing Process

Hospital Bags List
Eating/Drinking in Labour
Eating a Light Meal During Labour
Fetal Monitoring; Evidence Based
Fetal Monitoring; Should You have? 
Labour Positions (Demonstration Video) 
Peanut Ball
Miles Circuit
​Cervical Effacement and Dilation (TikTok Demonstration with Models)

Interventions

Membrane Sweep; An Overview
Membrane Sweep; Concerns
Induction of Labour
Induction of Labour; Fraser Health Pamphlet 
Artificial Rupture of Membranes
Artificial Rupture of Membranes; Risk and Benefits
IV During Labour
Pitocin after delivery; Pitocin Handout
Pitocin; Evidence Based
Cascade of Interventions
Fundal Massage (TikTok Video)

Pain Management

Water Birth
Hip Squeeze (Demonstration Video)
Natural Coping Techniques (Demonstration Video)
Breathings Techniques (Demonstration Video)
Tens Machine
Nitrous Oxide (Entonox); Laughing Gas
Morphine 
Fentanyl; Evidence Based
Epidural; What Woman Should Know
Epidural; Pros and Cons
Doula for Pain Management; Evidence Based
Doula for Pain Management

Second Stage/Pushing

Fetal Ejection Reflex 
Labouring Down
Using a Mirror
Forceps
Vacuum
Episiotomy

Newborn Procedures

Standard Procedures
Newborn Screening
Vitamin K; Evidence Based
Erythromycin Eye-Ointment; Evidence Based 
Erythromycin Eye-Ointment 
Hearing Test
No Hatting; Hold that Hat!
Circumcision; Will You Keep Your Son Intact? (Video) 
​Why Circumcision Debates Matter

Umbilical Cord and Placenta

Delayed Cord Clamping
Delayed Cord Clamping; 90 Seconds to Change the World (Video)
Delayed Vs Not; Twin Photo
Cord Blood Banking
Blood Cord Donation (BC Woman's Only)
Burning Cord Ceremony
Encapsulator; Rylie at New Spirit Arrivals 
Encapsulator; Michelle at Monarch Mothering

Breastfeeding

Lactation Consultant; Katy at Simply Nourish 
Dr. Jack Newman
Dr Jack Newman's Visual Guide to Breastfeeding (Demonstration Video)
“Flippable” Method (Demonstration Video)
Side Lying Breastfeeding Position (Video)
La Leche League Canada
Breast Crawl (Video)
Checking for Tongue or Lip Ties
Silverette Nursing Cups (Product)
Inverted or Flat Nipple Shells (Product)
Colostrum Collectors (Product)
​Breast Pump; Madela Freestyle (Product)
Breast Pump; Double (Product)
Breast Pump; Spectra Double - Hospital Grade (Product)
Haakaa and LadyBug Milk Collector (Product)
Bottles (Product)

Other

Prenatal Class and Birth Education Classes with My Powerful Birth   USE CODE: TARYN25
Breech; Spinning Babies
VBAC
Maintaining Mental Health In The Postpartum Period
​Postpartum Online Questionnaire; Are You Depressed?
Co-Sleeping Safely​
There's No "Have To" in Childbirth
Attaining Health Records
Policy of Informed Choice
Policy on Requests For Care Outside Standards
Nurses and Midwives Standards Practice Handbook