Cook Street Community Midwives
Cook Street Community Midwives
Midwifery Care
Midwifery Care is covered under Medical Services Plan (MSP or Care Card) so there is no charge to you if you have active MSP coverage. You can self refer to midwives if you are pregnant, simply fill out an online intake from.
Midwives are primary care providers who care for people during their pregnancy, birth and for the first six weeks postpartum (after the baby is born). You come to our clinic for visits throughout the pregnancy which become closer as the birth approaches. We provide clinical and supportive care during the birth and immediately following. We visit you at home and hospital for the first week after the baby is born and you attend our clinic with your newborn for check ups until your baby is six weeks old. We work closely with other practitioners and refer to our obstetrical and paediatric colleagues if needed during the process. Midwives can arrange ultrasounds and blood work and prescribe most medications that could be needed while you are having a baby.
Make yourself at home.
Make yourself at home.
Midwives strive to have relational connections to the families we work with. This means we spend time getting you know you, sharing information, answering your questions and helping to prepare you for your birth and baby. We believe in building community to increase support for new families and make referrals to various community groups along the way. We aim to provide individualized, compassionate, trauma informed and non-judgmental care. We practice informed choice to help you make choices that feel right for you and your family. We attend births both at home and at Victoria General Hospital.
At Cook Street Community Midwives, you will be cared for by two-three midwives who support one another to provide the best care possible. To learn more about midwifery care, click here.
