COVID19 Virus
Due to the rapid spread of COVID19 virus, the unknown variables associated with contracting the virus and the desire to be in compliance with our government call for social distancing we have had to make adjustments to our practice for the health and safety of our clients, ourselves and others.
This public health crisis has the entire world adjusting and adapting to less than ideal circumstances. Many of our clients birth plans have been altered and the support they envisioned in the hospitals restricted. As part of the global adjustments our labour and postpartum doulas have quickly moved to providing virtual doula support services and childbirth classes to an online format.
As Doulas we are ever changing, adapting and going with the flow as situations arise throughout pregnancy, birth and postpartum and pride ourselves in this ability in order to best serve our clients needs to the best of ability within constraints that this has caused.
We are grateful for the understanding, flexibility and grace our clients have given us as we learn new methods and platforms to continue to provide a high quality of care and service to them.
With virtual doula services, clients benefit from the informational and emotional supports in the current setting of uncertainty and stress.
COVID-19 Screening
Covid 19 Resources for Pregnancy, Birth and Breastfeeding
Society of Obstetrics and Gynecologists of Canada
Alberta Health Services
Academy of Breastfeeding
Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Evidence based birth Resources
Infant Feeding and Birth Resources, Kellymom
World Health organization
Mental Health Supports
Full Circle Postpartum Doula, Shannon Sproule and collegue,Whitney Clark have been working hard to bring a postpartum mental health support group to those in Edmonton and surrounding area. It is called Get Real and Heal, Perinatal mental health peer support group.
Full Circle Birth Collective can be found on Spotify; we have created a veriety of playlists for calmess and meditation, birth and labour and just some uplifting tunes.
Text4Hope - Free daily text messaging services, evidence-based tool that helps people identify and adjust the negative thoughts, feelings and behaviours a pandemic might be expected to provoke - To subscribe text COVID19HOPE to 393939.
Healthy Together - A guide to family and home life during COVID-19
Mental Wellness Moment with Dr. Nicholas Mitchell - Videos on topics including how to deal with stress and talk to kids about COVID-19
Further Resources of interest
This public health crisis has the entire world adjusting and adapting to less than ideal circumstances. Many of our clients birth plans have been altered and the support they envisioned in the hospitals restricted. As part of the global adjustments our labour and postpartum doulas have quickly moved to providing virtual doula support services and childbirth classes to an online format.
As Doulas we are ever changing, adapting and going with the flow as situations arise throughout pregnancy, birth and postpartum and pride ourselves in this ability in order to best serve our clients needs to the best of ability within constraints that this has caused.
We are grateful for the understanding, flexibility and grace our clients have given us as we learn new methods and platforms to continue to provide a high quality of care and service to them.
With virtual doula services, clients benefit from the informational and emotional supports in the current setting of uncertainty and stress.
COVID-19 Screening
- COVID-19 Self-Assessment (AHS) Use the following online screening tool to help determine whether you should be tested for COVID-19
Covid 19 Resources for Pregnancy, Birth and Breastfeeding
Society of Obstetrics and Gynecologists of Canada
Alberta Health Services
Academy of Breastfeeding
Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Evidence based birth Resources
Infant Feeding and Birth Resources, Kellymom
World Health organization
Mental Health Supports
Full Circle Postpartum Doula, Shannon Sproule and collegue,Whitney Clark have been working hard to bring a postpartum mental health support group to those in Edmonton and surrounding area. It is called Get Real and Heal, Perinatal mental health peer support group.
Full Circle Birth Collective can be found on Spotify; we have created a veriety of playlists for calmess and meditation, birth and labour and just some uplifting tunes.
Text4Hope - Free daily text messaging services, evidence-based tool that helps people identify and adjust the negative thoughts, feelings and behaviours a pandemic might be expected to provoke - To subscribe text COVID19HOPE to 393939.
Healthy Together - A guide to family and home life during COVID-19
Mental Wellness Moment with Dr. Nicholas Mitchell - Videos on topics including how to deal with stress and talk to kids about COVID-19
Further Resources of interest
- Coping and Connection for Children & Families During COVID-19 (AHS)
- COVID-19 and Your Mental Health (AHS)
- Positive Steps for Your Mental Wellbeing (AHS)
- Practical and Emotional Preparedness for a Pandemic (AHS)
- Mental health and coping with COVID-19 (CDC)
- Talking with children about COVID-19 (CDC)
- Talking with children during infectious disease outbreaks (SAMHSA)
- Take Control of Your Mental Wellbeing (AHS)