Client Information Handouts

New Clients. For Your First Appointment.

Welcome to Birth Tides

• About Our Clinic
• When to Call Your Midwife in Pregnancy
• When to Call Your Midwife Postpartum

Midwifery Model of Care

• Philosophy of Care
• Model of Midwifery Care
• Indications for Discussion, Consultation and Transfer of Care

Nutrition in Pregnancy

• Nutrition During Pregnancy Quiz
• Fibre and Your Health (link to HealthLinkBC)
• Food Sources of Calcium and Vitamin D (link to HealthLinkBC)
• Iron Content of Common Foods (link to HealthLinkBC)
• Spina Bifida and Folic Acid (link to HealthLinkBC)
• 3-Day Diet Sheet
• Prevention fo Listeriosis
• My blood sugars are high and I’m pregnant… what am I going to eat?

Pregnancy Information

• Baby’s Best Chance
• Ten Myths About Pregnancy & Exercise
• Prenatal Genetic Screening
• Minor Discomforts of Pregnancy & What You Can Do
• The Pregnant Traveller (link to HealthLinkBC)
• Pregnancy and Dental Health (link to HealthLinkBC)
• Pregnancy Questionnaire
• Group B Strep Information
• Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale 

Special Considerations

• Vaginal Birth After Cesarean

Preperation for Labour & Birth

• My Birth Plan (coming soon)
• What to Pack and Prepare for your Birth
• Hints to Help You With Labour & Birth

Fathers’ Section

• Becoming a Father (link to HealthLinkBC)
• The Tough Times of Labour and How to Help a Woman Through Them
• So You Are Going to be a Father

Siblings at Birth

• Bringing Home the Second Baby (link to HealthLinkBC )

Homebirth

• Home Birth Handbook for Midwifery Clients
• Home Birth Supplies
• CMBC Statement on Homebirth
• Homebirth Study 2009
• How to Catch a Baby

Breastfeeding Information

• Breastfeeding Basics
• Breastfeeding Record

Postpartum Care of Mother

• Care of Mother After Delivery
• A Guide to Postpartum Blues & Postpartum Depression
• Postnatal Exercises After Vaginal Delivery
• Postnatal Exercises After Cesarean
• Basic exercise guidelines for after you have your baby
• 20 Stress Busters for New Mothers

Newborn Care

• Caring For Your Newborn
• BC Newborn Screening Program
• What Do I Need to Know About Jaundice & My Newborn
• Sudden Death Infant Syndrome (link to HealthLinkBC)
• The Circumcision Decision
• Safe Sleeping For Babies

Evaluation

• College of Midwives Evaluation Form (coming soon)