Caylan Barber, Birth and Postpartum Doula

Revelstork Holistic Doula Services provides support from the prenatal to postpartum period. They offer fertility support, infant and pregnancy loss support, childbirth education classes, labour and birth doula support, and breastfeeding support from a holistic perspective.

Specialties: breastfeeding support, holistic practices, complicated births, infant and pregnancy loss, certifying childbirth educator, certifying birth, labour doula and postpartum doula

Caylan Barber, Revelstork Doula Services
603 8th Street East, Revelstoke, BC
P. (250)-280-8800
E. revelstork@gmail.com
W. www.revelstork.com

La Leche League – Sicamous

La Leche League Canada (LLLC) is a national organization whose trained volunteer Leaders provide experienced mother- to-mother breastfeeding support through a variety of programs. An acknowledged expert in breastfeeding, LLLC is a complementary adjunct to the health care system, valued by the health care system and society. The organization is an integral part of Canadian families’ health care, connecting with every expectant mother and accessible in every community. LLLC collaborates with communities to provide a variety of services to meet their needs and wants.
LLLC Sicamous group typically meets on the 2nd Wednesday of the month.  This is the closest LLLC group to Revelstoke.
Meeting Location:

Eagle Valley Community Resource Centre

1214 Shuswap Ave., Sicamous, BC
E. adc@lllc.ca
W. lllc.ca

Public Health – Interior Health

Public Health Nurse services include immunizations, prenatal/postpartum information, and supports for new parents.

  • In BC, vaccinations are offered free of charge to protect children from 12 different diseases
  • Vaccines in the first two years are given at 2, 4, 6, 12, and 18 mo
  • Prenatal, maternity and postpartum support:
    • Pregnancy Testing
    • Selective pre-natal services
    • Post-natal follow-up for moms and babies
    • Breast feeding support
    • Child development parenting skills promotion and guidance
    • Nursing support services for children with special needs
  • Postpartum depression support and resources
  • Services for children with special needs
  • Providing health information and screening (including development, health and safety)
  • Referral and resources for nutrition, parenting and healthy lifestyles

Baby Talk: An information session on a variety of health topics (Language development, infant sleep, nutrition and first foods). Call for dates, location and information.

Revelstoke Public Health Unit, Queen Victoria Hospital
1200 Newlands Rd., Revelstoke, BC
P. (250) 814-2244

Grow with Me – Weight and See:  Follow your baby’s growth and development. Drop-in with your baby on Wednesdays from 9:00 am – 10:30 am.

Revelstoke Early Years Centre, Room 128 – 1001 Mackenzie Ave., Revelstoke, BC
P. (250) 814-2254