Midwifery Model of Care

The Canadian midwifery model of care position statement

Midwifery Council of New Brunswick (regulates the profession of midwifery)

Please note some decisions regarding labour & birth and the newborn period will be discussed prenatally. You can find more information in those sections.

Calculating your due date

• Due date calculator

Genetic Screening

• Prenatal Genetic Screening

• Options for prenatal screening (please note, the timing/options in NB vary slightly compared to the IWK but this is good a general overview)

• A positive result: What does it mean and what should I do now?

• Understanding prenatal screening: A visual aid

Nutrition

• Healthy eating while pregnant and breastfeeding

• Canada’s Food Guide

Anemia / Iron Deficiency

• Iron deficiency anemia and you

Nausea and Vomiting in Pregnancy

• Nausea and vomiting

• IWK handout on nausea and vomiting

Aspirin Recommendations

• Low dose aspirin in pregnancy

Gestational Diabetes

• Gestational Diabetes

High Blood Pressure

• Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy: What do I need to know?

• Gestational Hypertension

Vaccines in Pregnancy

• Vaccines: We can talk about it

• Recommended vaccines in pregnancy

• Tdap vaccine

• RSV vaccine in pregnancy

Prenatal milk expression / prenatal breastfeeding classes

• More milk sooner

• How to hand express video

• Prenatal breastfeeding classes (online)

Substance Use in Pregnancy

• Substance use

Work / Employment

• Working during pregnancy

Choice of Birth Place

• Your first birth: Weighing your options for choice of birthplace

• Your second or later birth: Weighing your options for choice of birthplace

• Position Statement: Home birth

VBAC/TOLAC or repeat C-section?

• Deciding how to give birth after a caesarean section

Group B Strep (GBS)

• What do I need to know?

Post-Dates / Induction of Labour

• When your pregnancy goes past your due date

• In Due Time: Pregnancy beyond 40 (years old) and induction of labour

• Oxytocin to start or advance labour: 5 questions to ask

Pre-Labour Rupture of Membranes (PROM)

• When your water breaks before labour

Postpartum Guidance

• First 6 weeks after childbirth

Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH)

• Life after PPH

Mastitis & Blocked Ducts

• Mastitis in Breastfeeding

• Mastitis - A Matter of Inflammation

Medications and breastfeeding information found in Infant Feeding section

Normal Newborn Behaviour:

• Normal newborn behaviour

Newborn Screening:

• Maritime newborn screening program

Vitamin K:

• Vitamin K for newborns

• Evidence on vitamin K for newborns

Vitamin D:

• Vitamin D

Jaundice:

• What is jaundice?

• Phototherapy

Safe Sleep:

• Safer sleep for my baby

• Safe infant sleep

Newborn Conjunctivitis (pinkeye):

• Prevention conjunctivitis (pinkeye) in your newborn

Vaccines for your newborn:

• Hepatitis B

• Routine immunization schedule

Hearing:

• Newborn and infant hearing screening program

Circumcision and infant genital care:

• Circumcision of baby boys: Information for parents

• Cleaning your young child's natural (Uncircumcised) penis

• Tips for diapering a newborn baby

Breastfeeding and formula feeding information found in Infant Feeding section

Community Resources (Fredericton region)

• Breastfeeding supports and resources: Fredericton region

Breastfeeding

• Breastfeeding and Baby-Friendly Initiative (BFI)

• Every drop counts: A breastfeeding guide for you and your family

• Signs that feeding is going well

• Breastfeeding videos

• Latching your baby video

• How to hand express video

Formula Feeding

• Preparing and handling powdered infant formula

General Infant Feeding

• Feeding your baby in the first year

• Horizon Health Early Nutrition Information

Milk Sharing / Donating Milk

• Breastmilk sharing

• Donating milk (BC)

• Northern Star Mothers’ Milk Bank (Alberta)

Mastitis information is found in the Postpartum section

Medications and/or Supplements and Breastfeeding

• Is it compatible with breastfeeding?

• Drugs in breastmilk fact sheets

Postpartum Support International

The Postpartum Journey

Pacific Postpartum Support Society

Self-Screening tools
If you have any concerns regarding your mental health, please speak with a health care provider.

• Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale (EPDS)

• Perinatal Anxiety Screening Scale (PASS)

• Patient Health Questionnaire and General Anxiety Disorder

Apps

• MindMum – Evidence-based perinatal mental health support app (Australia, but accessible)

• MindShift CBT – Great for anxiety management

• Insight Timer – Guided meditations for sleep, panic, and self-compassion

• Expectful – Mindfulness app designed for pregnancy and postpartum (paid)

Podcasts

• Mom & Mind – hosted by perinatal psychologist Dr. Kat Kaeni

• The Postpartum Podcast – honest stories from real parents

• Holding Space – with therapist Cassidy Freitas

Books

• Good Moms Have Scary Thoughts by Karen Kleiman 

• What About Us by Karen Kleiman

• This Isn’t What I Expected by Karen Kleiman & Valerie Raskin

• Dropping the Baby and Other Scary Thoughts by Kleiman & Wenzel

• The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk (trauma & somatic understanding)

• What No One Tells You by Alexandra Sacks & Catherine Birndorf

Miscarriage

• What is a miscarriage?

• Treatment options for miscarriage

• Information and resources to support you during pregnancy loss

Termination/Abortion

• Family Planning Clinic / Abortion Clinic (Moncton)

• Accessing abortion in New Brunswick

• Abortion information

Lactation after loss

• Lactation after loss FAQ

• Lactation after loss info

• Donating milk (BC)

• Northern Star Mothers’ Milk Bank (Alberta)

Sexual and Reproductive Health

• Sex and U

• It’s a plan (contraceptive options in Canada)

• Canadian Association of Midwives

• Midwifery Council of New Brunswick

• Healthy Pregnancy… Healthy Baby – A New Life

• Association of Ontario Midwives client handouts

• Childbirth Connection: Pregnant information

• Kellymom: Pregnancy and parenting information

• Dr Jack Newman’s breastfeeding resources

• La Leche League Canada