Arbutus Midwives

09/18/2025

👶💬 Are you a parent under 30? Come hang out with Tanya on Mondays at Young Parent Play & Connect!

✨ A welcoming space where your little ones can play while you connect with other young parents.
✨ Chat with Tanya (our amazing Family Services Worker) about parenting questions, concerns, or just life in general.
✨ Build friendships, share experiences, and know you’re not alone in the parenting journey.

📅 Mondays 12:30-2:00PM
📍 Saanich Neighbourhood Place Pearkes Location
[Image Description: Tanya smiling with the mural of the sun in Bell Irving behind her, in front of the little kids' toys on the shelf.]

09/15/2025

09/14/2025

We love Safe Befinnings First Aid!

07/06/2025

06/25/2025

You may have been exposed to measles if you were at one of these locations on June 20th:

• Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal (11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.)
• On the Coastal Celebration ferry to Swartz Bay (12, 2, 6, or 8 p.m. sailings)
• Hot and Cold Café, #1 - 313 Cook St., Victoria (3:00 to 6:00 p.m.)

If you are pregnant, have a weakened immune system, or are caring for a baby under 12 months who hasn’t had a measles shot, please contact public health for advice.

Learn more: https://ow.ly/ls7g50WfRpo

Please share this information with others.

06/22/2025

We need to raise our collective voices in support of the South Island Indigenous Midwifery Service (SIIMS), an Indigenous-led, culturally safe perinatal care program that has lost funding and will cease to exist if the ministry of health does not act NOW.

We are asking you to join us by
📣 Sharing this post with the tag
📣 Click the linktree link below to send an email to your MLA and the Minister of Health
📣 STAND WITH SIIMS on June 26th from 11:00-1:00pm at the Legislative Assembly of BC






https://linktr.ee/saveourSIIMS?fbclid=PAQ0xDSwLEOp5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABpwdq3JVveTwtCbD6c_LDDfthT_tuSbVweNWkkKc4dLCUZ71utMkA2eDi_mAU_aem_TpFF6MNuXyocTnGadFuYpw

04/06/2025

Mother’s circle starting up in Metchosin soon!

03/12/2025

Free breastfeeding education coming up April 15th:

02/24/2025

Check out this upcoming parent and baby course to support adjustment and mental wellbeing:

01/14/2025

Nesting Doula Collective is offering childbirth preparation classes for families that are Black, Indigenous, or POC, online Feb 8-9th, offered on a sliding scale basis for $50-$150

https://www.nestingdoulacollective.com/events

12/18/2024

💚Enjoy Your Baby💚

Enjoy Your Baby is a 5-week group-based mental health promotion course based on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) principles that provide support and training in skills to maintain wellness and cope with low mood, stress, and anxiety in the year after the birth of a child.

Parents will explore how to manage their feelings when stressed or worried and learn skills to help them tackle problems and navigate life transitions and difficulties. Optional Childminding will be offered for mobile babies!

📅Monday January 13th - Monday February 11th
⏰ 5:15 pm - 6:45 pm
📍SNP Child and Family Centre (3120 Tillicum Road.)

📧For information and to sign up, email robin@snplace.org

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11/28/2024