Young Women & Athletes
Read up on information about how to select your care provider (obstetrician, family doctor or midwife) and your birth support team.
Become informed on your choice of birthplace (yes, midwives can also support a hospital birth) and find out about birthplace tours. Options for pain control, as well as supportive strategies and birth positions.
Choosing a Care Provider + Birth Support
Choice of Birthplace
Why give birth at home?
Ottawa Birth and Wellness Centre
Tours available for clients currently registered with a midwife, who are either considering a Birth Centre birth, or already registered.
The Ottawa Hospital - Civic Campus and General Campus
Prenatal information sessions offered on various dates and times
Choice of Birthplace + Birthplace Tours
Choice of Birthplace
Why give birth at home?
Ottawa Birth and Wellness Centre
Tours available for clients currently registered with a midwife, who are either considering a Birth Centre birth, or already registered.
The Ottawa Hospital - Civic Campus and General Campus
Prenatal information sessions offered on various dates and times
Doulas
Motherwit Doula Care Ottawa
Birth and postpartum doula support.
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Birth doula care includes 1 or 2 prenatal meetings, attendance at birth, 1 postpartum follow-up at your home, unlimited phone/email support. -
Birth and postpartum doula care package includes 3 prenatal meetings, 24/7 on-call availability, attendance at your birth, 1 postpartum follow-up at your home, unlimited phone/email support and includes 6 hours of postpartum in-home care. -
Offer birth support at Montfort Hospital, Almonte General Hospital, The Ottawa Hospital – General and Civic Campuses, Winchester District Memorial Hospital, Queensway Carleton Hospital. Maison de naissance de l’Outaouais and The Ottawa Birth and Wellness Centre. -
Also offer eco birth pool rental, placenta encapsulation and infant massage instruction at an additional cost.
Family Doulas of Ottawa
Ottawa Doula Services
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Specializes in: Birth without medication/ Vaginal birth with medication/ Cesarean Birth/ VBAC(vaginal birth after cesarean)/ Multiples/ High risk -
Attends births at: The Ottawa Birth & Wellness Centre, Montfort Hospital, The Ottawa Hospital Civic Campus, Ottawa Hospital General Campus, Queensway Carleton Hospital, Almonte Hospital, l'Hopital de Gatineau, La Maison de Naissance de l'Outaouais & Home births in the National Capital Region.
National Capital Doulas
Doulas offering pregnancy education, birth and postpartum support.
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In-home childbirth education (2 x 3-hr classes) -
In-home comfort measures class (2 hrs) -
In-home lactation education before birth (2 hrs)
Postpartum Support
First night home, Overnight support, Lactation support after birth, Babywearing education
Hyponobirthing
Birth Well
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A program of deep relaxation, self-hypnosis, breathing techniques, visualisation, affirmations, and education to help women birth with safety and ease.
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Group and private classes are offered in the Ottawa/Gatineau area classes in both English and French. -
Classes occur once weekly for 2.5 hours over a 5 week period.
Ottawa Birth Doula
HypnoBirthing® Course – The Mongan Method
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Prenatal preparation course focuses on relaxation in labour and teaches breathing techniques and coping strategies for labour to eliminate fears and anxieties, and build maternal confidence. -
Course is available in private or group setting.
Lamaze
Motherwit Doula Care Ottawa
Birth and postpartum doula support.
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Birth doula care includes 1 or 2 prenatal meetings, attendance at birth, 1 postpartum follow-up at your home, unlimited phone/email support. -
Birth and postpartum doula care package includes 3 prenatal meetings, 24/7 on-call availability, attendance at your birth, 1 postpartum follow-up at your home, unlimited phone/email support and includes 6 hours of postpartum in-home care. -
Offer birth support at Montfort Hospital, Almonte General Hospital, The Ottawa Hospital – General and Civic Campuses, Winchester District Memorial Hospital, Queensway Carleton Hospital. Maison de naissance de l’Outaouais and The Ottawa Birth and Wellness Centre. -
Also offer eco birth pool rental, placenta encapsulation and infant massage instruction at an additional cost.
Family Doulas of Ottawa
Ottawa Doula Services
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Specializes in: Birth without medication/ Vaginal birth with medication/ Cesarean Birth/ VBAC(vaginal birth after cesarean)/ Multiples/ High risk -
Attends births at: The Ottawa Birth & Wellness Centre, Montfort Hospital, The Ottawa Hospital Civic Campus, Ottawa Hospital General Campus, Queensway Carleton Hospital, Almonte Hospital, l'Hopital de Gatineau, La Maison de Naissance de l'Outaouais & Home births in the National Capital Region.
National Capital Doulas
Doulas offering pregnancy education, birth and postpartum support.
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In-home childbirth education (2 x 3-hr classes) -
In-home comfort measures class (2 hrs) -
In-home lactation education before birth (2 hrs)
Postpartum Support
First night home, Overnight support, Lactation support after birth, Babywearing education
Birth Positions
Motherwit Doula Care Ottawa
Birth and postpartum doula support.
-
Birth doula care includes 1 or 2 prenatal meetings, attendance at birth, 1 postpartum follow-up at your home, unlimited phone/email support. -
Birth and postpartum doula care package includes 3 prenatal meetings, 24/7 on-call availability, attendance at your birth, 1 postpartum follow-up at your home, unlimited phone/email support and includes 6 hours of postpartum in-home care. -
Offer birth support at Montfort Hospital, Almonte General Hospital, The Ottawa Hospital – General and Civic Campuses, Winchester District Memorial Hospital, Queensway Carleton Hospital. Maison de naissance de l’Outaouais and The Ottawa Birth and Wellness Centre. -
Also offer eco birth pool rental, placenta encapsulation and infant massage instruction at an additional cost.
Family Doulas of Ottawa
Ottawa Doula Services
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Specializes in: Birth without medication/ Vaginal birth with medication/ Cesarean Birth/ VBAC(vaginal birth after cesarean)/ Multiples/ High risk -
Attends births at: The Ottawa Birth & Wellness Centre, Montfort Hospital, The Ottawa Hospital Civic Campus, Ottawa Hospital General Campus, Queensway Carleton Hospital, Almonte Hospital, l'Hopital de Gatineau, La Maison de Naissance de l'Outaouais & Home births in the National Capital Region.
National Capital Doulas
Doulas offering pregnancy education, birth and postpartum support.
-
In-home childbirth education (2 x 3-hr classes) -
In-home comfort measures class (2 hrs) -
In-home lactation education before birth (2 hrs)
Postpartum Support
First night home, Overnight support, Lactation support after birth, Babywearing education