Resources

If you are experiencing a mental health crisis, please call 9-1-1, contact your local crisis centre, or go to the nearest hospital.

Canada Suicide Prevention Service:  1 (833) 456-4566

Assaulted Women’s Helpline:  1 (866) 863-0511

Kids Help Phone:  1 (900) 668-6868

Crisis Outreach and Support Team (COAST) Niagara:  1 (866) 550-5205 ext. 1

Niagara Region Sexual Assault Centre (CARSA):  1 (905) 682-4584

Pathstone Mental Health Services:  1 (800) 263-4944

Gillian’s Place:  1 (905) 684-8331

Niagara Children and Family Services:  1 (888) 937-7731

A Birth Plan: What to think about

The Calm, Confident Birth Toolbox

The Keeper of the Cave: How a birth partner can support a calm, confident birth

PostPartum Plan: Plan for adjusting to life with a new baby

Birth Story Processing

Postpartum Support International:  postpartum.net

Ontario Prenatal Education:  ontarioprenataleducation.ca/active-living

OMama BORN Ontario:  omama.com

Ontario Midwives:  ontariomidwives.ca

Breastfeeding Information:  kellymom.com

Pregnancy, Birth and Parenting Information:  bellybelly.com.au

Attachment Parenting Information and resources:  askdrsears.com

Good Moms Have Scary Thoughts: A Healing Guide to the Secret Fears of New Mothers, Karen Kleiman

The Postpartum Husband: Practical Solutions for Living with Postpartum Depression, Karen Kleiman

The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who you Think You’re Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are, Brené Brown

Becoming Us: 8 Steps To Grow A Family That Thrives, Elly Taylor

The Birth of a Mother: How the Motherhood Experience Changes you Forever, Daniel Stern

What No One Tells You: A Guide to Your Emotions From Pregnancy to Motherhood, Dr. Alexandra Sacks & Dr. Catherine Birndorf

Motherhood Sessions Podcast, Dr. Alexandra Sacks MD

Midwife Holliday Tyson teaching Prenatal Classes at Maternity Care Midwives in Thunder Bay, January 2015.

Part 1:  Prenatal

Part 2:  Labour and Birth

Part 3:  Post Natal

Tara Stiles: Yoga that Feels Like You

7 Huge Benefits of An Undisturbed First Hour After Birth, Sam McCulloch Dip CBEd

The Incredible Post-Birth Service all Dutch Women Receive, Trine Jensen-Burke

Postpartum Recovery Timeline, Colleen de Bellefonds

The Fourth Trimester – AKA Why Your Newborn Baby is Only Happy in Your Arms, Sarah Ockwell-Smith

Your baby and the fourth trimester, by Joanne Lewsley

What Happens in the ‘4th Trimester’ (and Is It a Real Thing)?, Marygrace Taylor

Laughter and Tears: A Complete Guide to the Emotional Life of New Mothers, Elizabeth Bing

The Sears Baby Book, Revised Edition: Everything You Need to Know About Your Baby from Birth to Age Two, William and Martha Sears

Parenting from the Inside Out: How a Deeper Self-Understanding Can Help You Raise Children Who Thrive, Daniel J. Siegel & Mary Hartzell

The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind, Daniel J. Siegel & Tina Payne Bryson

Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids: How to Stop Yelling and Start Connecting, by Dr. Laura Markham

Hold On to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers, by Gordon Neufeld & Gabor Maté, MD

Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood, by Lisa Damour

Normal Newborn Behaviour, Ontario Midwives (PDF download)

The 5 Main Tenets of Mindful Parenting, by Lisa Kring, LCSW, Mindfulness Teacher

Aha! Parenting Website

The Pursuit of Motherhood, Jessica Hepburn

Living the Life Unexpected: How to Find a Meaningful and Fulfilling Future Without Children, by Jody Day

Sunnybrook Pregnancy and Infant Loss (PAIL) Network Website

Sickkids Grief and Bereavement Resources Website

Bereaved Families of Ontario Website

Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep Website

Waking the Tiger, Peter Levine & Ann Frederick

The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma, by Bessel van der Kolk MD

About EMDR Website

Slay the Toxic Dragon: Police Leadership Impacting Member Wellness, Sylvio (Syd) A. Gravel M.O.M., Brad McKay CTSS, Barbara L. Anschuetz EdD RP CTTS

POWER: Police Officer Wellness, Ethics, and Resilience, Konstantinos Papazoglou & Daniel Blumberg

Walk the Talk: First Responder Peer Support, Sylvio (Syd) A. Gravel & Brad McKay

How to Survive PTSD and Build Peer Support, Sylvio (Syd) A. Gravel M.O.M.

Dare to Lead, Brené Brown

Resilience: The Science of Mastering Life’s Greatest Challenges, Steven M. Southwick & Dennis S. Charney

Reducing Compassion Fatigue, Secondary Traumatic Stress, and Burnout: A Trauma-Sensitive Workbook, William Steele

Increasing Resilience in Police and Emergency Personnel: Strengthening Your Mental Armor, Stephanie M. Conn

Canadian Critical Incident Stress Foundation Website

Boots on the Ground: Peer Support for First Responders Website

First Responders First Website

Wings of Change – Peer Support Website

Badge of Life Website