West Country Midwives

08/02/2025

Come meet Andrea who is our new Manual Therapist. We all know breathing is so important for so many parts of our wellness. Come learn more!

07/21/2025

07/16/2025

Here is a very interesting article that gives some background on balancing healthy living and diet with using western medicine wisely.

What diet is optimal in pregnancy? The answer seems simple: Any diet, including vegan, that provides adequate but not too many macro- and micronutrients, when combined with uncontaminated water supply, daily exercise, and a healthy lifestyle free of physical abuse, excessive stress, and alcohol and....

07/15/2025

Need a provider for manual therapy? Rocky Manual Therapy has openings.

07/07/2025

The Alberta Midwifery Waitlist had an error and all new requests for care since January 2025 have been erased. If you have applied for care and not heard back please refill the request for care and please share this info with others who may have requested midwifery care.

07/01/2025

This is a great idea for anyone new or experienced to help you get set for success!

06/24/2025

So looking to update our library, resources and handouts. And maybe add some tools or equipment to our birth suite.
Please feel free to share what you feel we could add to our toolbox or provide more info about. Any good books you read, websites, apps, labor tools, handouts and resources.

06/20/2025

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Karlee Fellner’s daughter, Pêtâstêkawisk, was born in a birthing pool, surrounded by smudging, drumming and songs. It was a deliberate return to land-based traditions, supported by registered midwife Nicole Matheson.

“I knew that would be such a different beginning for the baby—to come out and hear the sounds of the land right away,” says Fellner, a citizen of the Métis Nation of Alberta. “The birds singing. The smells of the land. The smoke of the fire… what a better way to transition from your mom’s womb into this world.”

For Fellner, giving birth in a mîkiwahp (tipi) on the land was an important part of her birthing plan. Matheson explains that everyone has their own feelings about what makes a safe birthing environment.

“We make sure clients have the information they need to make informed choices about their birthplace, whether that’s at home, in a birth centre or in a hospital,” says Matheson, “and we support them in those choices.”

She and another midwife provide care across Rocky Mountain House and surrounding areas, including O’Chiese and Big Horn First Nations communities.

Matheson is one of Primary Care Alberta’s network of 180 midwives working autonomously across the province. This network includes an increasing number of Indigenous registered midwives. Many of whom develop close partnerships with Indigenous communities to provide culturally safe, people-centred care.

Fellner’s birthing journey lasted more than two weeks, but she says it unfolded just as she had hoped. As a psychologist specializing in intergenerational and complex trauma, she believes that healthy communities begin at birth.

“I want my children to have the best start they possibly can, and being born on the land is a part of that,” she explains. “Having the smudge, the drums and song helped so much with the pain and hard parts, along with Nicole’s reminders that the pain was temporary.”

June is National Indigenous Peoples Month. This year’s theme—Hand in Hand Toward Cultural Safety—invites us to listen, learn and reflect on how healthcare providers can help Indigenous patients and families feel safe, respected and heard.

Explore events and join the celebration:
https://together4health.albertahealthservices.ca/2025-nipm

05/23/2025

Starting to get the place spring ready! Finally got my sign done. Make sure you check out the services working out of the clinic. Andrea is an amazing massage therapist specializing in women’s bodies and is booking. I will try to update the website soon. Central Alberta Maternity Massage Therapy 403-836-1663. Elle is back out every third Friday for Pelvic Floor Physio and contact Stephanie for prenatal or CPR.