Labour, Delivery, and Postpartum Period

Other Places To Get Help

Online Resource

Breastfeeding Committee for Canada
Health Canada
Web Address: www.breastfeedingcanada.ca
 

Health Canada's breast-feeding information Web page provides information and resources to promote breast-feeding in Canada.


Organizations

International Lactation Consultant Association
1500 Sunday Drive
Suite 102
Raleigh, NC  27607
Phone: (919) 861-5577
Fax: (919) 787-4916
E-mail: info@ilca.org
Web Address: www.ilca.org
 

The International Lactation Consultant Association provides information about breast-feeding and helps breast-feeding women locate a lactation consultant in the local area.


La Leche League Canada (LLLC)
12050 Main Street West
P.O. Box 700
Winchester, ON  K0C 2K0
Phone: 1-800-665-4324
(613) 774-1842
Fax: (613) 774-2798
E-mail: ofm@LLLC.ca
Web Address: www.lalecheleaguecanada.ca
 

The La Leche League Canada (LLLC) offers information and encouragement to all mothers who want to breast-feed their babies. LLLC is an affiliate of La Leche League International. Call for information about a chapter in your area.


Postpartum Support International
927 North Kellogg Avenue
Santa Barbara, CA  93111
Phone: (805) 967-7636
Fax: (805) 967-0608
E-mail: PSIOffice@postpartum.net
Web Address: www.postpartum.net
 

Postpartum Support International offers information and support not only to women who are coping with postpartum depression and anxiety after childbirth but also to their families. The Web site also includes the Mills Depression and Anxiety Symptom-Feeling Checklist for evaluating your symptoms.



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Author: Bets Davis, MFA
Kathe Gallagher, MSW
Ralph Poore
Last Updated: February 26, 2008
Medical Review: Sarah Marshall, MD - Family Medicine
Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine
Kirtly Jones, MD - Obstetrics and Gynecology
Deborah A. Penava, BA, MD, FRCSC, MPH - Obstetrics and Gynecology

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 Labour and Delivery: Your Birthing Options
 When to Call a Doctor
 Stage One Labour: Early, Active, and Transition Phases
 Stage Two: The Baby Is Born
 Stage Three: The Placenta Is Delivered
 Stage Four: After Childbirth
 Post-Term Pregnancy
 Postpartum Recovery and Coping
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