Postpartum Care
Nurturing You Beyond Birth
Comprehensive Postpartum Care and Support
Individual Support
- One-on-One Counseling: Schedule private sessions with our postpartum care specialists to discuss personal challenges and concerns.
- Home Visit Programs: Learn about our home visit services, where experienced nurses or midwives provide in-home care and guidance during the first few weeks postpartum.
- Medical Care: Guidance on postpartum check-ups, healing, and signs of complications that require medical attention.
- Lactation Support: Access to lactation consultants for breastfeeding advice, workshops, and one-on-one support sessions.
Community Support
- Forum and Discussion Boards: Join our active online community where new parents share experiences, advice, and support. Engage in conversations that resonate with your journey, from sleepless nights to milestone moments.
- Weekly Virtual Meetups: Sign up for our virtual gatherings hosted by experts in newborn care, maternal health, and parenting.
- Parenting Workshops: Calendar of events for workshops on newborn care, parenting tips, and mother’s wellness.
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Online Resources
- Postpartum Support International: https://www.postpartum.net/ Postpartum Progress: https://postpartumprogress.com/
- Pacific Post Partum Support Society: http://postpartum.org/ Postpartum Dads: http://postpartumdads.org/
- Postpartum Men: http://postpartummen.com
- Action on Postpartum Psychosis: https://www.app-network.org/
- Postpartum Support Toronto Postpartum.net (also provides a list of perinatal therapists and counselors )
- Facebook group: Postpartum Support Toronto Solidarity Group Facebook page: Postpartum Support Toronto
- My YouTube channel: Geneviève Desrochers https://bit.ly/2SWJkJU Other useful links: https://www.postpartum.net/learn-more/useful-links/
- InfantRisk Center: https://www.infantrisk.com/
Book Suggestions
- Good Moms Have Scary Thoughts: A Healing Guide to the Secret Fears of New Mothers, Karen Kleiman
- Life Will Never Be the Same: The Real Mom's Postpartum Survival Guide, Ann Dunnewold & Diane Sanford
- This Isn't What I Expected: Overcoming Postpartum Depression, Karen Kleiman & Valerie Davis Raskin
- The Postpartum Husband: Practical Solutions for Living with Postpartum Depression, Karen Kleiman
- Dear Scarlet: The Story of my Postpartum Depression, Teresa Wong
- Find other suggestions here: https://www.postpartum.net/resources/psi-bookstore/