Edmonton Transition Birth Collective

Edmonton Transition Birth Collective Helping to make your pregnancy, birth, postpartum & parenting as empowered and informed as possible There is no right or wrong way to birth your baby.

As doulas, our intention is to provide non-judgemental, client centered support, helping you achieve a beautiful and fulfilling birth, as you define it. Every person deserves the ability to fully understand their options and feel completely supported in whatever they choose. Whether your birth is vaginal, cesarean, medicated, unmedicated, home, or hospital birth, we support you in whatever path unfolds and help you feel empowered and informed. We believe birth, in all its forms, is a sacred and transformative journey. Transitional support into parenthood is profoundly important. The birth of parents is just as significant and beautiful as the birth of babies. A healthy baby is important, but is not all that matters. The memory, experience and feelings surrounding your birth sets the stage for your transition into parenthood.

10/03/2025
10/03/2025

Still looking for more breastmilk for a friend. Message me if you’ve got a stash you’re ready to part with!

10/01/2025

Looking for breastmilk donation for a dear friend of mine! If you’ve got some to donate please message me. ❤️

Nothing has changed with the recent nonsense in the news. Tylenol is still a safe option during pregnancy.
09/23/2025

Nothing has changed with the recent nonsense in the news. Tylenol is still a safe option during pregnancy.

The SOGC’s recent position statement reaffirming the safety of acetaminophen use during pregnancy was featured in a CBC News article covering new U.S. government moves to add warnings linking Tylenol to autism.

The SOGC notes that acetaminophen remains a safe and appropriate option for managing fever and pain in pregnancy when used at the lowest effective dose for the shortest necessary time. It also stresses that untreated fever poses its own risks and that the current evidence does not support a causal link between acetaminophen and autism.

Read the full CBC story here: https://sogc.org/en/content/featured-news/SOGC-Position-on-Acetaminophen-in-Pregnancy-Featured-in-CBC-Article.aspx

For more information, please refer to the full SOGC Position Statement on the use of Acetaminophen for Analgesia and Fever in Pregnancy:https://sogc.org/common/Uploaded%20files/Position%20Statements/SOGC%20Position%20Statement%20Acetamenophin_EN_20250911.pdf

Are you surprised to hear that midwifery-led patients admitted their infants into the ER less than obstetrician-led pati...
09/05/2025

Are you surprised to hear that midwifery-led patients admitted their infants into the ER less than obstetrician-led patients (all birthers in the study being healthy first time birthers)? I’m certainly not. The midwifery care model is thorough and personalized to each patient’s needs. Multiple visits to their patient’s home postpartum to check on the families and patients having access to their midwives on a 24/7 call line just might have something to do with this….

Midwifery care =fewer infant emergency visits. Thanks Canada for the study and the model of care! Whole paper here https://obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1471-0528.18346?campaign=wolearlyview

08/07/2025
07/30/2025
The cord around the neck fear always gets our clients very worried. Check this out:
07/14/2025

The cord around the neck fear always gets our clients very worried. Check this out:

Raise your hand if this is among the top ten questions you get from people considering a non-hospital birth.

Reposted from .labornurse

A nuchal cord is a medical way of saying that baby’s cord is wrapped around their neck. ⁣⁠
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This is something you’ve probably heard about and you may even know someone who had this happen during their birth. ⁣⁠
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❗This isn’t at all surprising because nuchal cords are actually quite common – occurring in a little more than 1 in 3 births!⁣⁠
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And even though the idea of the cord being wrapped around the neck seems very scary, in reality, the chance of any complications is rare. ⁣⁠
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Sometimes we know about nuchal cords ahead of time because they are seen on ultrasound, but in many cases, we don’t know until baby is born.⁣⁠
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👉🏻 The most common complication occurs during labor. ⁣⁠
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Basically, when the cord is wrapped around baby’s neck, it can be compressed during contractions, which in turn reduces the amount of blood (and therefore oxygen) that is getting to baby. ⁣⁠
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Often time, we see a decrease in baby’s heart rate on the fetal monitor, which tells us the cord is being compressed in some way - and many times we can intervene!⁣⁠
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🤔 Did you know that this usually isn’t a cause for complications during birth?⁠

07/08/2025

Important Update for Potential Clients
If you applied for midwifery care between February 1 and July 7, 2025, please re-submit your application.

Due to an unexpected system issue, some applications were unfortunately lost. This was not a security breach, and we’re working hard to make sure it doesn’t happen again.
We truly apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your understanding. 💛
If you need support, please reach out to clientcare@alberta-midwives.ca — we’re here to help.

06/28/2025

What if the path to safe, culturally grounded birth in Indigenous communities isn’t through buildings—but through people?

In A House for Wolves, Registered Midwife Melissa Cardinal-Grant challenges the push for birth centres without midwives and calls for meaningful investment in Indigenous-led midwifery education and care.

This is a must-read for anyone working in health, policy, or Indigenous community development.

🔗 Click the link below to read the full op-ed and be part of the conversation.

👉 A House for Wolves: Rethinking Birth Centres and Reclaiming Indigenous Midwifery in Alberta — Alberta Association of Midwives https://www.alberta-midwives.ca/blog/a-house-for-wolves-by-melissa-cardinal-grant-registered-midwife

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As doulas, our intention is to provide non-judgmental and evidence-based support to help you to have the most empowered birthing experience possible. We know that birth is a mystery and we intend to help prepare you to harness that power, rather than fear it.

Every parent deserves the ability to fully understand their options and feel completely supported in whatever they choose. There is no right or wrong way to birth your baby. Whether your birth is vaginal, cesarean, medicated, unmedicated, home, or hospital, we support you in whatever path unfolds and help you feel empowered and informed.

We believe birth, in all its forms, is a sacred and transformative journey. Transitional support into parenthood is profoundly important. The birth of mothers and fathers is just as significant and beautiful as the birth of babies. A healthy baby is important but is not all that matters. The memory, experience, and feelings surrounding your birth sets the stage for your transition into parenthood.