Cook Street Community Midwives

Posted • This weekend we mark two important dates on May 5th : National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and International Day of the Midwife.

Here in Kwakwaka’wakw Territories we have lost so many parents in the last couple of years with all these passing being linked to struggles with substance use disorder and su***de.

Today I am sharing the brief story of 2 of these young mothers who were in my care during their pregnancies and are related to one of the local indigenous birth-keepers, Laura Joe.

At age 23, Tiffany Joe (Laura’s aunt) died March 24th 2022 alone with her daughter Carlynn’s shoes in her purse. Tiff was always trying to get back on her path and parent her daughter, who was 3 at the time.

Marcy Charlie (Laura’s sister) died July 27th 2023, when her son Maverick was also 3yrs old. While Marcy worked hard during pregnancy maintaining her sobriety, early in the post partum period she was pulled back into her addictions.

Now Laura and her mom are actively parenting Carlynn and working hard to get Maverick returned to them from MCFD care.

In order to honour both these young mamas in a good way we are seeking your donations this weekend towards getting proper headstones to mark their graves. Please send etransfers directly to Laura ([email protected])

Even midwives need midwives! In honour of International Day of the Midwife, here are some photos from when our clinic recently hosted a record-breaking number of midwives to celebrate the not one, not two, but five(!) pregnant midwives in our community. Thank you to for leading the blessingway with beauty and intention and to our wonderful midwifery community for joining in ceremony and celebration 🥰



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Posted • Located in BC? Pregnant with a due date in Summer 2023? Read this for more info on how to access a NEW, free program to help you prepare for postpartum. These sessions will be facilitated by me, Dr. Pip, .
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Postpartum bleeding, the baby blues, leaking breasts, supportive sleep planning, hair loss, night sweats, relationship changes, returning to intimacy... you name it, we'll prepare you for it! This new program will cover all things postpartum and teach you some helpful self-compassion and stress management skills to use when times get tricky as a new parent. ⁠
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This group medical visit is available for registration on my website and if you’re out of province there is now a private pay option too.
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We have space for 15 pregnant people/couples, next session starts May 4 and will run in the evenings. We still have a few spots available. Registration link is available in my bio.

Questions? Comment below or DM me ❤️

Tag a pregnant friend who might benefit from this group!