resources
queer & trans families
Birth education and connection by and for LGBTQ families. Workshops, parent groups, and other resources.
LGBTQIA2S Pregnancy and Birth Resources
Regularly updated list from BC Association of Midwives with a focus on BC-based support.
Queer- and trans-centered doula offering workshops, parent groups, and education with a gender affirming lens.
Greater Victoria Queer Parents Group
Facebook group for sharing knowledge and support.
Podcast that dives into topics such as co-feeding, inducing lactation, transmasculine nursing, and adoptive/intended families.
Podcast about pregnancy, birth, and parenting from a masculine-of-center perspective.
primary care
Midwives In Victoria - Central Waitlist
Can't find a midwife? Add yourself to the waitlist to be notified when one is available.
Program offered by public health nurses to provide support, education, and resources throughout the perinatal period.
postpartum
Build Your Nest - A Postpartum Planning Workbook
Tool to support personal reflection, conversation with partner, and resourcing for the postpartum period
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Classes on postpartum planning, tools for postpartum support, and home to the #nourishedpostpartumchallenge
Pacific Postpartum Support Society
Online resources, podcast, videos, and support groups for postpartum people based in southern BC
doulas
Find doulas across the province of BC. Includes extra support opportunities for Indigenous and low-income families.
Directory of doulas in the Greater Victoria area.
Article from whattoexpect.com on the positive impacts of a postpartum doula.
Article from Evidence Based Birth about the role of a birth and postpartum doula.