Vancouver, B.C. Canada

VANCOUVER HOME BIRTH DOULA RESOURCES  

This page includes research on the safety & benefits of home birth and water birth as well as doula care.

It's also a directory of local community health professionals and services.

HOME BIRTH RESEARCH
http://www.cochrane.org/CD000352/PREG_benefits-and-harms-of-planned-hospital-birth-compared-with-planned-home-birth-for-low-risk-pregnant-women
http://www.cmaj.ca/content/early/2015/12/22/cmaj.150564

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1595268/

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/home-birth-often-safer-than-hospital-birth-says-midwife-soo-downe-1.2988742
http://news.ubc.ca/2015/08/20/home-births-save-money-are-safe-ubc-study-finds-2/
www.whynothome.com
http://www.pregnancy.com.au/birth-choices/homebirth/homebirth-articles/out-of-the-laboratory-back-to-the-darkened-room.shtml
http://www.midwiferytoday.com/articles/homebirthchoice.asp
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24612335
http://www.scienceandsensibility.org/p/bl/et/blogid=2&blogaid=41      (Home birth after hospital birth research)

Vancouver HOME BIRTH SEMINARS
2018 Dates:  August 19, Sept. 28, Dec. 9 
http://www.childbearing.org/prenatal-classes-vancouver/home-birth-workshop/

New class on natural birth! Please join me for this innovative class exploring normal physiologic birth and how to optimize one.     http://www.childbearing.org/natural-birth-seminar/​

WATER BIRTH RESEARCH

http://www.dakinidoula.com/blog/waterbirth-in-vancouver

http://evidencebasedbirth.com/waterbirth

http://www.opb.org/news/article/largest-study-of-water-births-finds-no-additional-risk/

​HOME BIRTH EXPERIENCE FOR PARTNERS/FAMILIES
http://www.sarawickham.com/research-updates/fathers-find-home-birth-magical/
http://homebirth.org.nz/magazine/article/home-birth-a-family-run-event/
http://naturalpapa.com/category/natural-parenting/homebirth-natural-parenting/
https://thepeopleschemist.com/homebirth/

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WHY NATURAL BIRTH? BENEFITS TO MOTHER AND BABY ​​​

​http://www.mamanatural.com/natural-childbirth/

​http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1595040/

BENEFITS OF DOULA SUPPORT
http://www.cochrane.org/CD003766/PREG_continuous-support-for-women-during-childbirth
http://www.pomegranate-midwives.com/resources/midwifery-care/midwives-and-doulas/
http://evidencebasedbirth.com/the-evidence-for-doulas/

VANCOUVER MIDWIFERY INFORMATION
http://www.dakinidoula.com/blog/vancouver-midwifery-practices
​http://www.bcmidwives.com/

VANCOUVER HEALTH PROFESSIONALS & COMMUNITY SERVICES ​

http://www.acubirth.ca/​
http://www.foodoula.ca/
https://www.facebook.com/Embrace.Yoga.Wellness/
​http://www.familycontinuum.com/
http://www.lifestagesfeeding.com/
http://www.vancouvertcm.com/

My Youtube channel:
​https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp9LWnVWwDZIzJfgXw9pUOg

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I am pleased to announce our doula collaborative has launched to serve Metro Vancouver area's expectant and new families.  Go to www.doulasofvancouver.ca ​​

Each month our doula collective presents a free info event on a topic relevant to birth and babies. Please join us for an informative session and meet the doulas in our group. These events are open to our clients and other expectant and new parents. Registration is required. Next event is July 20th. The topic is TENS and other Comfort Measures for Birth.  
www.doulasofvancouver.ca/infonights