Strathcona Midwifery Collective

We’re hiring! Strathcona Midwifery Collective is seeking two medical office assistants (full time and part time) to join our team. We are collective of midwives providing primary health care to pregnant people and their newborns during pregnancy, birth and the postpartum period. The medical office assistant will provide a full range of office administrative support services in our community-based clinic. Learn more and apply at https://www.strathconamidwiferycollective.com/careers

Posted • Join us this Wednesday at our weekly Parenthood Meetup for a chat about breastfeeding. Hosted by Britt, one of our RN lactation consultants. We encourage you to bring your questions. We are here to support you. DM for the Zoom link.

Thanks for this great list of tips.

With summer temperatures soaring, make sure to take care of yourselves!

💧 Drink lots of water! It’s so important to hydrate hydrate hydrate!

🦶 Elevate your feet. This can help with swelling and discomfort.

👗 Wear loose clothing in light, breathable fabrics like linen for comfort.

☀️ Avoid the sun and heat during peak times whenever possible. Stay indoors/in the shade to avoid overheating.

😴 Rest and don’t overdo it! You know yourself best. Listen to your body’s signals

Strathcona Midwifery Collective is looking for a new Medical Office Administrator! Please send your resume and cover letter to [email protected] if you're interested.

Go to strathconamidwiferycollective.com to fill out our intake form! We look forward to hearing from you!

We’re delighted to have welcomed the first baby to be born at St Paul’s Hospital for 2023! Congratulations to Salma and Amr!

THANK YOU to all who donated to our spread the light holiday hamper drive. Midwives Norah and Laura were out in the snow and wild weather this week doing hamper deliveries. We are so grateful to have been able to make the holidays a little brighter for some of our neighbours this year.
Wishing everyone light and love this season ♥️💙

There is still time to donate! Please help us distrubute hampers to families in our community who could really use the support! Thank you!!

Posted • .birth If your baby is born and you are under care, we step into a role providing emotional support through the process and frequent visits to help with the to baby in the , and going home!!!

Posted • Baby Aster came into the world nearly 2 months early and has been receiving specialized care in our neonatal intensive care unit. In Canada 30,000 babies are born prematurely every year. This year on World Prematurity Day we hope to raise awareness about the challenges of preterm birth and to honour the preterm babies and their families.

For all our clients, colleagues and loved ones who have experienced loss 💜

Posted • October 15 is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day 🌈

If you’ve have lost a pregnancy or infant, you are not alone ❤️

Sending love to the parents, family, and friends grieving the loss of a pregnancy or infant 🧡
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It’s the end of an era! Jane has worked as our administrator for 7 amazing years. Jane has been our backbone and got us through those rough first couple years of the pandemic. We couldn’t have done it without them! Now Jane’s off on a new adventure at catcouver. Jane, we’ll miss you so much and know the cats of Vancouver are lucky to have you!

*Improving Access, Understanding, and Dignity during Post-miscarriage Recovery in British Columbia, Canada* is a community-based research project that is inviting people who have lived experience with miscarriage(s) and live in BC to participate. With the purpose of advancing health research on post-miscarriage recovery, access to integrated healthcare services, and equitable employment standards in BC, the research seeks to identify obstacles, as well as pathways, to support people during miscarriage recovery.

The project is supported by Rana Van Tuyl, a woman with lived experience of miscarriage and a Doctor of Social Sciences candidate with Royal Roads University. If you are interested in participating in a conversation to inform policy development and patient-centered care related to pregnancy loss, connect with Rana at: [email protected]

Today is a day to listen, learn, reflect and act. To hear the truths of survivors, and as colonial settlers, recognize our role in reconciling injustices. We seek to honour the lost children and survivors of residential schools, centre indigenous voices and address the inter-generational impact of the residential school system, and ongoing colonial oppression.

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Posted • For those riding the waves of grief and loss: I see you.

Over two years ago, I created and started to facilitate a monthly perinatal and infant loss bereavement support group on zoom. It has flourished into a well attended, tightly knit, warm, safe, welcoming group of individuals who have experienced loss. Together we share and explore the forever shifting and changing journey.

We will be starting a 6 month series starting in October which is Perinatal and Infant Loss awareness month. It will be co-facilitated by wonderful RM . If you, a friend, client or somebody you know might be interested in signing up, please share and/or contact me for more info or email me at [email protected] At this time, there is no cost associated with the sessions.

Painting by my sister to honour a loss in our family.

It takes a village! If you can help, please email [email protected]

It takes a village! If you can help, please email [email protected]

Discharge appointment today for Nomi at 2 months old! Thank you Stephanie for being the best practice partner and midwife extraordinaire to our family! We love you so!

If you have any ability, please consider helping this family and sharing with your networks. Its difficult enough to start a new parenting journey-nevermind the stress of debt!
Thanks for considering. ♥️

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Help Needed for Birth Bills for Family, organized by Gabriela De La Cruz Gaby and Emmanuel were overjoyed to welcome their daughter Isabella on an … Gabriela De La Cruz needs your support for Help Needed for Birth Bills for Family

We were so honoured to welcome the first baby of the year at St. Paul’s Hospital for 2022! Manyi was born on January 1, 2022 at 1:36pm and weighed 3.56kg. Her parents and big sister are so lucky!

This holly jolly Hayden was born in March 2021 with the help of The Red Team.

Photo credit:

Thanks Wendy for sharing this adorable photo!

Avery's first snowfall! Maybe has a date for a snowy teddybear's picnic!?

Avery's midwives were Tia and Sarah from the team! Thank you for sharing .wong ♥️

Paul (February 2017) and Marina (October 2018) were both born with help from Cora, Stephanie and Jill from the Red Team. We wish you all a holiday season filled with warm moments and cherished memories!

Thank you for the lovely photo! Wishing your family the best this holidays and New year 😘

IT'S A WRAP!
Thank you to everyone who helped us raise money for some holiday hampers for Our Strathcona Holiday Hampers! Last week a flood of sweet photos and donations came in and our lil helpers spent the weekend assembling hampers for distribution. We appreciate everyones care, good thoughts and generosity!

We are 1600$ dollars short of our goal and its 5 days away! If you have gift cards, small business items, nice baby stuff let us know! We care for many single parents and families who have been hit hard by the pandemic. Thanks for your help!

Remember this lil guy Ben (Red Team Steph's baby) who kicked off our first hamper drive last year??!! Swipe to see 2021 and how much he's grown!

Remember this lil guy Ben (Red Team Steph's baby) who kicked off our first hamper drive last year??!! Swipe to see 2021 and how much he's grown!