Websites We Recommend
Q̓ʷalayu House
- A place to stay in Campbell River while you are accessing health services (click on the word above to access their website)
Community Health Services
www.healthlinkbc.ca
www.kdchealth.com/programs-services
www.lfls.ca/
www.crfamilyservices.ca/
www.fnha.ca/what-we-do/maternal-child-and-family-health
campbellriver.fetchbc.ca
Prenatal Screening
www.bcprenatalscreening.ca/
Baby’s Best Chance
www.healthlinkbc.ca/pregnancy-parenting/babys-best-chance
Perinatal Services BC
www.perinatalservicesbc.ca/
Doulas
www.bcdoulas.org
bcaafc.com/dafgp/
Breastfeeding
www.lllc.ca/
ibconline.ca/
www.kellymom.com
Parenting
www.purplecrying.info
campbellriver.fetchbc.ca/index.html?c=cyf&t=32
Healthy Eating, Exercise and Weight Gain
www.healthlinkbc.ca/pregnancy-parenting/pregnancy/your-health-during-pregnancy/pregnancy-healthy-weight-gain
www.healthcanada.gc.ca/foodguide
Health Link BC
www.healthlinkbc.ca/pregnancy-parenting/pregnancy
Medication, Alcohol, Smoking & Substance Use During Pregnancy
www.quitnow.ca
www.healthlinkbc.ca/pregnancy-parenting/pregnancy/alcohol-and-other-drug-use-during-pregnancy
www.perinatalservicesbc.ca/Documents/Resources/HealthPromotion/cannabis-in-pregnancy-pratice-resource.pdf
Domestic Violence and Mental Health support
www.makingmamawell.ca/
www.bcmhsus.ca
www.domesticviolencebc.ca.
www.victimlinkbc.ca.
www.safekidsbc.ca/helpline.htm.
crisiscentre.bc.ca
www.crisislines.bc
www.heretohelp.bc.ca
Newborn Screening
www.perinatalservicesbc.ca/our-services/screening-programs/newborn-screening-program/
www.healthlinkbc.ca
- Provincial Health Information Line. HealthLinkBC or call 8-1-1 (toll-free 24/7)
www.kdchealth.com/programs-services
- Kwakiutl District Council Health Services
www.lfls.ca/
- Laichwiltach Family Life Society
www.crfamilyservices.ca/
- Campbell River Family Services Society
www.fnha.ca/what-we-do/maternal-child-and-family-health
- First Nations Health Authority Maternal health links
campbellriver.fetchbc.ca
- community health directory
Prenatal Screening
www.bcprenatalscreening.ca/
- resource explaining options for genetic testing during pregnancy
Baby’s Best Chance
www.healthlinkbc.ca/pregnancy-parenting/babys-best-chance
- a .pdf version of the book.
Perinatal Services BC
www.perinatalservicesbc.ca/
- an index of pregnancy links in BC
Doulas
www.bcdoulas.org
- Doula Services Association
bcaafc.com/dafgp/
- Aboriginal Doulas for Families Program
Breastfeeding
www.lllc.ca/
- La Leche League Canada
ibconline.ca/
- good breast feeding resources and videos
www.kellymom.com
- evidence-based resources for pregnancy, breast feeding and parenting
Parenting
www.purplecrying.info
- great resource for coping with crying and your newborn baby
campbellriver.fetchbc.ca/index.html?c=cyf&t=32
- local parenting and family programs
Healthy Eating, Exercise and Weight Gain
www.healthlinkbc.ca/pregnancy-parenting/pregnancy/your-health-during-pregnancy/pregnancy-healthy-weight-gain
- what defines healthy weight gain in pregnancy
www.healthcanada.gc.ca/foodguide
- Canada Food Guide
Health Link BC
www.healthlinkbc.ca/pregnancy-parenting/pregnancy
- explore various health topics
Medication, Alcohol, Smoking & Substance Use During Pregnancy
www.quitnow.ca
- support for quitting smoking
www.healthlinkbc.ca/pregnancy-parenting/pregnancy/alcohol-and-other-drug-use-during-pregnancy
- review of alcohol and other substance use in pregnancy
www.perinatalservicesbc.ca/Documents/Resources/HealthPromotion/cannabis-in-pregnancy-pratice-resource.pdf
- a resource reviewing cannabis use
Domestic Violence and Mental Health support
www.makingmamawell.ca/
- Making mama well - website and podcasts by Dr. Pip Houghton and guests
www.bcmhsus.ca
- BC Mental Health and Substance Use Services or call 310-6789 (toll-free)
www.domesticviolencebc.ca.
- Domestic Violence Helpline. Call 1-800-563-0808 (toll-free 24/7)
www.victimlinkbc.ca.
- VictimLink BC or call 1-800-563-0808 (toll-free 24/7)
www.safekidsbc.ca/helpline.htm.
- Child Abuse Prevention Website: Helpline or call 310-1234 (toll-free)
crisiscentre.bc.ca
- Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention Centre of British Columbia or all 1-800-784-2433 (toll-free 24/7)
www.crisislines.bc
- Crisis Lines Association of BC or call:
- 310Mental Health. Call 310-6789 (no area code needed, toll-free 24/7).
- 1800SUICIDE. Call 1-800-784-2433 (toll-free 24/7).
www.heretohelp.bc.ca
- Here to Help
Newborn Screening
www.perinatalservicesbc.ca/our-services/screening-programs/newborn-screening-program/
- information about routine newborn screening in BC (a.k.a. 24hr "heel prick test")