Postnatal Care Collaborative
What you can expect:
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Upon your return home, you will receive a home visit within two days from a public health nurse or midwife.
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We will be checking in on your recovery, checking your babe’s well-being, offering support around feeding your baby as well as supporting you through your transition to parenthood.
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You will receive ongoing visits (home or virtual—ie. phone or video) every 2 or 3 days for the first week or so by a midwife or public health nurse.
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The midwife and public health nurses have many years of experience supporting nursing families and will all be great resources helping with feeding challenges.
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If virtual visits are planned, you will be loaned a digital hanging scale and sling to be able to weigh your baby so we will know if your baby is gaining appropriately.
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You will have clinic visits with a midwife around 2, 4 and 6 weeks postpartum. These will be at the Sea to Sky Walk-In Clinic if you live in Squamish and at Whistler Health Centre/Public Health if you live in Whistler.
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Your final visit with the midwife is around 6 weeks. You will then book an 8-week check with your family doctor. Your babe will also have an immunization appointment booked at the public health unit around 8 weeks.
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You have 24/7 access to either the midwife or the Mountain Maternity doctors (please see the “How to Reach Us” handout) for urgent concerns.
*Registered midwives usually care for people through pregnancy, birth and the first six weeks post-partum. However, to help meet a need in the community, Lydia will only be focusing on proving post-natal care for Mountain Maternity patients. Meghanne is providing antepartum and post partum care for clients in the Whistler and Pemberton area.