welcome and hello, parents and parents-to-be!

I believe in easy access to information. This helps you make educated decisions about your healthcare and helps you communicate your needs with your providers. I hope you find this list of resources helpful on your journey.

pregnancy

FREE PREGNANCY RESOURCES: GO HERE BEFORE YOU GO TO GOOGLE!

Healthy Parents Healthy Children:

Use this if you have a question at all related to pregnancy, caring for a newborn or postpartum complications.

Prairie Midwives:

Great resource page broken down by trimester.

PAID PREGNANCY RESOURCE:

My Healthy Pregnancy Plan:

Month-by-month pregnancy program developed by a naturopathic doctor. Has video and pdf presentations, preparation checklists, safety information for natural and pharmaceutical treatments in pregnancy, bi-weekly pregnancy newsletter, and explanations for screening tests as well as treatment options for common complaints of pregnancy.

FREE PRENATAL CLASSES:

Online Prenatal Class with Holliday Tyson, RM:

Amazing, watch when you can.

Part 1 Prenatal (40min)

Part 2 Labour and Birth (41min)

Part 3 Postnatal (55min)

Alberta Health Prenatal Education:

Pretty standard class with basic info mostly applicable to hospital experience

PAID PRENATAL CLASSES:

Healthy Birth Choices:

Calgary, AB based, comprehensive and offers information for any type of birth experience. Offers live virtual classes OR online learning programs to learn at your own pace.