My Online Listings
Beth Murch's All-Night Doula Party: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2381918603&ref=mf&pwstdfy=fe2e25c1edb89512bbe782ea5911b72d
Life Passages Publishing and Childbirth Consulting Services: http://www.lifepassages.net/Links.htm
Birthing Naturally: Natural Childbirth Directory: http://www.birthingnaturally.net/directory/doula/nonus.html
I'm listed at DoulaNetwork.com
Breastfeeding Assistance
Public Health Department, Region of Waterloo
Healthy Children Information Line: 519-883-2245
Monday - Friday 9:00AM - 4:00PM
(public health nurse telephone consultation)
Grand River Hospital
New Mothers Support Service: 519-749-4355
Monday - Sunday 8:00AM - 4:00PM
(by appointment only)
Cambridge Memorial Hospital
New Beginnings Breastfeeding Clinic: 519-621-2333 ext. 4355
(by appointment only)
Breastfeeding HELP Line: 519-621-2333 ext. 4006
Monday - Friday 8:00AM - 4:00PM
Saturday and Sunday 8:00AM - NOON
La Leche League
For more information and meeting dates in the Kitchener, Waterloo and Cambridge area, call: 1-800-665-4324
- or -
Community Information Centre: 519-579-3800
www.lalecheleague.org
Breastfeeding Buddies Peer Support
For Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women
Contact Sherry Rosa, Breastfeeding Buddies Coordinator: 519-745-4404 ext. 250
Telehealth Ontario
(telephone consultation with a public health nurse): 1-866-797-0000
Motherrisk
(telephone consultation with counselors from Toronto's The Hospital for Sick Children): 1-416-813-6780
Monday - Friday 9:00AM - 5:00PM
Downtown Kitchener Breastfeeding Lounge
(Kitchener City Hall, Ground Floor)
Baby - Friendly Initiative: 519-883-2002 ext. 6151
www.region.waterloo.on.ca/ph
Postpartum Depression
If you or someone you love is feeling depressed and overwhelmed after the birth of their baby and is expressing suicidal desires, thoughts of harming themselves or their child(ren) and/or experiencing hallucinations, immediately contact your healthcare provider (doctor, midwife, nurse, psychiatrist, etc.), your local hospital's emergency room or your local crisis intervention team.
Mood Disorders Association: 519-884-5455
Monday - Thursday: 11:00AM - 4:00PM
E-mail: general@mdawr.ca
http://www.mdawr.ca
Best Start
(Ontario's maternal, newborn and child development resource centre)
http://www.lifewithnewbaby.ca
Postpartum Depression Web Video
(featuring singer Amy Sky)
http://www.newscanada.com/digital/ncd1312.asx
Region of Waterloo Public Health: 519-846-2715
http://chd.region.waterloo.on.ca/
Women's Reproductive Health
AIDS Commitee of Cambridge, Kitchener, Waterloo and Area (ACCKWA): 519-570-3687
Waterloo Region Community Health Department AIDS/STD Program: 519-883-2251
Planned Parenthood, Waterloo Region: 519-743-9360
http://www.ppwr.on.ca/
Association of Ontario Midwives: 1-416-425-9974 or Toll Free: 1-866-418-3773
http://www.aom.on.ca/
The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists: 1-613- 730-4192 or Toll Free: 1-800-561-2416
http://www.sogc.org/
Methadone Clinic: 519-746-1919
(no referral needed)
Monday - Thursday: 8:30AM-6:00PM
Friday: 8:30AM - 3:00PM
Saturday and Sunday: 9:00AM - Noon
Outreach and Transitional Support for Abused Women (With or Without Children)
No one deserves to be abused - ever. You have the right to live without fear. Help is available. You are not alone.
Emergency: 9-1-1
Waterloo Regional Police Service: 519-653-7700
Victim Services Unit (Waterloo Regional Police Service): 519-653-7700 ext. 8858
Cambridge Memorial Hospital: 519-621-2330
Grand River Hospital (K-W Health Centre): 519-742-3611
St. Mary's General Hospital: 519-744-3311
The Waterloo Region Sexual Assault/Domestic Violence Treatment Centre: 519-749-6994 or 519-749-6864 (voice and TTY)
Anselma House - Kitchener
(shelter, 24 - hour Crisis Line):
24-Hour Crisis Line: 519-742-5894
Toll Free: 1-877-4191517
E-mail: info@wcswr.org
http://www.wcswr.org/
Haven House - Cambridge
(shelter, 24 - Hour Crisis Line)
24 - Hour Crisis Line: 519-653-2422
Toll Free: 1-800-410-4482
Administration: 519-653-2289
http://www.wcswr.org/
Administration: 519-741-9184
Mary's Place - Kitchener: 519-744-0120
(shelter)
Canadian Mental Health Association Distress Centre: 519-745-1166
(24 - Hour Crisis Line)
Telecare Distress Centre: 519-658-6805
(24 - Hour Crisis Line)
Kids Help Line: 1-800-668-6868
KW Kids Directory
This is a fantastic resource for expectant families or families with young children. It is a compilation of businesses in the K-W region that cater to moms, dads and children (everything from doulas to second-hand clothing) and a calender of family-friendly events going on in the area.
KW Kids.com
http://www.kwkids.com
Natural Products and Services
Aromatic Health: 519-498-9851
Michelle Reynolds, CAHP (founder and owner)
E-mail: info@aromatichealth.ca
http://www.aromatichealth.ca
A practicing aromatherapist for ten years, Michelle Reynolds promotes living a healthy and active life through crafting handmade, cruelty and synthetic - free aromatherapeutic body care products (including a special "Mother & Child" line) and providing European Lymphatic Drainage Massage. Personal consultations are available.
