Resources
Breastfeeding Support Groups / Classes
Find a local LLL meeting in your community
Breastfeeding Clothing & Equipment
Birth Educators
Mother Nurture Childbirth Services
Chiropractors specializing in Pre & Post Natal Care
Back In Balance, Dr. Kelly Norman
Dr. Ed Chicoine (Chiropractor)
736 Riverside Drive, Wakefield, Quebec
(819) 459-2318
Maison Chiropratique (Chiropractor, Dr. Martine Dionne)
457, route 105, #2, Chelsea, Quebec
(819) 827-4499
Pre & Post Natal Support Massage Therapists
Mary Alison Cohen Registered Massage Therapist, Magnetic Resonance Practitioner & CranioSacral Therapist
Edelweiss, Quebec
819.459.1705
Kneaded Touch Massage Therapy Clinic
289 Danforth Ave, Westboro community of Ottawa
613.725.0988
Homeopathy for Pre & Post Natal Support
Full Circle Healing, Julek Meissner
76 Holland Ave, 2nd floor, Ottawa
613.234.5151
Gaela Nelson, PDHom (UK)
Homeopathic Practitioner with office location in Ottawa, Ontario
(613) 296-2937
Natural Birth Kits: Customized birth kits to help ease birth and promote postpartum healing and breastfeeding. Regular price $75 includes kit (about 15 remedies) and includes a one hour consultation.
Naturopathic Medicine
Ottawa Integrative Health Centre
o Colleen McQuarrie, ND
o Shawn Yakimovich, ND
o Michelle Meyer, ND
o Leesa Kirchner, ND, FABNO
o Jaclyn Smith, ND
1129 Carling Ave
Ottawa, ON K1Y 4G6
Phone: (613) 798-1000
Acupuncture
Dr. Yumei Jin T.C.M.D.
50 Mattamy Place, Ottawa (Centrepointe)
613.225.1938
Wakefield Acupuncture (Bruce Cawdron)
757 Riverside Drive, Wakefield, Quebec
(819) 459-2318
PlayGroups
Baby Sensory
Clarissa Mason offers Precious Early Learning for Babies
613.424.4710
Monkey Rock Music
www.monkeyrockmusic.com
613.421.0590
Kindermusik
Monica Wolfe Email: mwolfe@3web.com
3289 Kodiak Street, Ottawa, ON K1V 7S7 Canada
Phone: 819-684-7568
Gymboree Play & Music
East – 373 Vantage Drive , Orleans 613-601-4848
West – 3825 Richmond Road , Nepean 613-721-3400
www.gymboree.com
Happiest Baby on the Block workshop – tips and techniques for soothing your newborn. English
Prenatal Yoga Classes
Yoga à La Grange
37 Rockhurst Road, Wakefield
(819) 459-3939
info@yogaalagrange.com
www.yogaalagrange.com
A 19th century barn converted into a spectacular 4-star bed & breakfast and yoga studio, nestled on the edge of Gatineau Park. Regular classes are offered in the studio, including various styles of yoga, including prenatal yoga, tai chi, dance and more!
Postpartum Exercise Classes
Certified fitness instructor and personal trainer Jules Hilliker will coach and motivate you to discover the exceptional benefits of walking and strollercizing.
Health Food Store
Rainbow Foods
1487 Richmond Rd., Ottawa, ON K2B 6R9
613-726-9200
Birth Centers
Naissance-Renaissance Outaouais
Naissance-Renaissance Outaouais
115, boul. Sacré Coeur
Gatineau (Québec)
J8X 1C5
(819)561-4499
(819)561-LAIT(5248)
Midwifery Care
Midwifery Collective of Ottawa
150 Montreal Road, Suite #210
Telephone: (613) 730-2323
E-mail: midwives@istar.ca
Catchment Area: Ottawa and surrounding area
Hospitals: Montfort Hospital
Midwives: Stephanie Arsenault, Amanda Byl, Sarah Doyle, Agnes Fitzgerald, Denise Fuller, Sandra Gervais, Mei Rong Luo (Rose), Tanya (Tetyana) Martyushova, Miriam O’Brien, Paula Salehi, and Claudia Smith.
Website: www.midwiferycollectiveofottawa.ca
Midwifery Group of Ottawa
265 Carling Avenue, Suite 700 on the NW corner of Carling and Bronson
Telephone: (613) 729-9957
E-mail: midwives@cyberus.ca
Catchment Area: Ottawa and surrounding area
Hospitals: Montfort Hospital
Midwives: Teresa Bandrowska, Celine Goodrich, Diane Parkin , Liz Darling (on leave), Bobbi Soderstrom (on leave), Jan Teevan, Suzanne Desaulniers, Maxine Vigneault, Nancy Greenwood, Chantal Bourbonnais, Kate Kennedy, Jessica Ludgate and Ana Maria Maxwell.
Website: www.midwiferygroupofottawa.com
Ottawa Valley Midwives
130 Lansdowne Avenue Unit 7 Carleton Place
Telephone: (613) 253-3148
E-mail: ottawavalleymidwives@bellnet.ca
Catchment Area: Lanark County, North Leeds and Grenville, West Ottawa-Carleton
Hospitals:Queensway Carleton Hospital (Nepean)
Midwives: Anne-Marie Carter-McAuslan, Sharon Dean, Leslie Viets, Kristen Stevens.
Website: www.ottawavalleymidwives.com
Gentle Beginnings Midwifery Group
Cornwall Office: 30 Thirteenth Street East, Cornwall
Winchester Office: Winchester location has moved to-462 Main Street East Winchester ON K0C 2K0,
Telephone: Cornwall: 613-933-3030, Winchester: 613-774-3131
Email: gbmidwifery@bellnet.ca
Catchment Area: Cornwall and the townships of Dundas, Stormont and Glengarry
Hospitals: Winchester District Memorial Hospital (Winchester), Cornwall Community Hospital (Cornwall)
Midwives: Celine D’Arcy, Veronique Mailhot, Becca Raper, Melissa St. Cyr, Josee Nolet.
Sages-Femmes de Prescott-Russell Midwives
2575 Innes Road (Blackburn Hamlet)
Telephone: 613.590.1711, Fax: 613.590.1716
Email: sages-femmes@bellnet.ca
Visit: http://www.informationarchitecture.ca/Ottawaeastmidwives
Catchment Area: Prescott-Russell County; from Vanier East to Hawkesbury, north of the 417
Hospitals: Montfort Hospital
Midwives: Amanda Bertin, Wendy Huculak, Betty-Ann Daviss and Genevieve Gagnon.
Madawaska Valley Midwives
Petawawa office: Centennial Family Health Centre on Civic Centre Drive
Killaloe office: Rainbow Valley Community Health Centre at 49 Mill Street, Killaloe.
Telephone: 613.757.0808 or 1.877.757.0808 Fax: 613.687.6808.
Email: mwmidwives@nrtco.net
Catchment area: Renfrew County
Hospital: Pembroke Regional Hospital
Midwives: Leslie Chapley, Kilmeny Heron.
Website: www.mvmidwives.ca
Leeds-Grenville Midwives
51 King Street East Suite 201, Brockville, K6V 1A8
Telephone: 613.345.6608 Fax: 613.345.6613
Email: practice@leedsgrenvillemidwives.ca
Catchment area: Leeds-Grenville
Midwives: Erin Croteau, Cory Tanguay, Tatiana Demishkevich, Genia Stephen.
Website: www.leedsgrenvillemidwives.ca
Consumers Supporting Midwifery Care
Well Baby Clinics
West and South Area
| Day | Location | Time |
| Monday | Barrhaven United Church 3013 Jockvale Road, Barrhaven |
1:30 to 3 pm |
| Monday | Pretty Street Community Centre 2 Pretty Street, Stittsville |
1:30 to 3 pm |
| Tuesday | Glen Cairn United Church 140 Abbey Hill Road, Kanata |
9:30 to 11 am |
| Wednesday | Kinburn Community Centre 3045 Kinburn Side Road |
9:30 to 10:30 am |
| Wednesday | Alexander Community Centre 960 Silver Street |
11 am to 12:30 pm |
| Friday | Ontario Early Years Centre – Ottawa West–Nepean Pinecrest-Queensway Health and Community Services 1365 Richmond Road, Ground Floor |
9:30 to 11 am |
Central and East Area
| Day | Location | Time |
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Monday
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Ontario Early Years Centre – Ottawa-Orléans Orleans Cumberland Community Resource Centre 102-210 Centrum Boulevard, Orléans |
1:30 to 3 pm |
| Tuesday | Richelieu Vanier Community Centre 300 Des Pères Blancs Avenue |
1:30 to 3 pm |
| Tuesday | Bethany Hope Centre 1140 Wellington Street |
3:30 to 4:30 pm (Young Single Parents) |
| Wednesday | St. Mary’s Home Community Outreach and Program Centre 780 de l’Église Street |
9:30 to 11:30 am (Young Single Parents) |
| Wednesday | Somerset West Community Health Centre 55 Eccles Street (Centre Town) |
Mandarin sessions offered on second Wednesday of every month 5:30 to 7:30 pm |
| Thursday | Greenboro Community Centre 363 Lorry Greenberg Avenue |
1:30 to 3 pm |
For more information, please call 613-580-6744.
Support / Resources for Parents
Ontario Early Years Centres
866-821-7770
www.ontarioearlyyears.ca
MOMS Playgroup – Family Services Ottawa
Parent Resource Centre, 300 Goulburn Private , Ottawa , ON 613-725-3601 x117
www.familyservicesottawa.org/english/postpartum.html
A warm and welcoming playgroup for moms experiencing postpartum blues or depression.
475 Evered Avenue,
Ottawa, ON, K1Z 5K9
Tel: 613.728.1839
Fax: 613.728.0097
e-mail: info@mothercraft.com
Elmdale School Age Program
49 Iona Street
Ottawa, ON K1Y 3L9
Tel.: 613.798.2273
Fax: 613.798.2942
e-mail: elmdale@mothercraft.com
Waterbridge School Age Program
75 Waterbridge Avenue
Nepean, ON K2G 6T3
Tel.: 613.825.3110
Fax: 613.728.0097
e-mail: waterbridge@mothercraft.com
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