Menopause & Healthy Agining
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Choosing a Care Provider + Birth Support
Lamaze International
Online class-Labour confidence with Lamaze
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Online class introduces 6 practices that research has shown to greatly improve birth outcomes for both mothers and babies, as well as evidence-based comfort techniques to minimize discomfort and pain during labour.
Lamaze Ottawa (Not Currently Available)
Lamaze Childbirth Education Sessions
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
Lamaze
Lamaze International
Online class-Labour confidence with Lamaze
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Online class introduces 6 practices that research has shown to greatly improve birth outcomes for both mothers and babies, as well as evidence-based comfort techniques to minimize discomfort and pain during labour.
Lamaze Ottawa (Not Currently Available)
Lamaze Childbirth Education Sessions