Section One: Health Services
Prenatal Resources
Montreal Birth Companions
http://www.montrealbirthcompanions.org
Finding a Caregiver
-Midwife-
The Maisons de Naissance of Montreal:
180 Cartier, Pointe-Claire (affiliated with CLSC Lac Saint-Louis)
Info: (514) 697-1199
6560 Cote-des-Neiges, Cote-des-Neiges (affiliated with CLSC Cote-des-Neiges)
Info: (514) 736-2323
2187 Larivière, Montréal (at the moment for Plateau residents only)
Info: (514) 527-2361
Places to find a family doctor
● CLSC Cote des Neiges, 5700 Chemin de la Cote des Neiges, 514-731-4012
● CLSC Parc-Extension 7085, rue Hutchison Montréal, Québec H3N 1Y9. 514-273-9591
● CLSC Metro 1801, boul. de Maisonneuve O. Montréal, Québec H3H 1J9. 514-934-0354
● Clinique VMS, 1273 Ave. Van Horne, 514-271-1210.
● Herzl Family Practice Centre, Pavillion H-Second floor, Jewish General Hospital, 3755 Cote St. Catherine Road, 514-340-8253.
● Centre Medicale Nazareth, 1171 Ave. Dollard, LaSalle, 514-368-5500
● CLSC NDG walk in clinics/social services/pre-natal nutrition 2525 Cavendish Blvd #110, 514-485-1670
● Queen Elizabeth Health Centre, clinic, 514-482-3311
Montreal Birth Companions
http://www.montrealbirthcompanions.org
Finding a Caregiver
-Midwife-
The Maisons de Naissance of Montreal:
180 Cartier, Pointe-Claire (affiliated with CLSC Lac Saint-Louis)
Info: (514) 697-1199
6560 Cote-des-Neiges, Cote-des-Neiges (affiliated with CLSC Cote-des-Neiges)
Info: (514) 736-2323
2187 Larivière, Montréal (at the moment for Plateau residents only)
Info: (514) 527-2361
Places to find a family doctor
● CLSC Cote des Neiges, 5700 Chemin de la Cote des Neiges, 514-731-4012
● CLSC Parc-Extension 7085, rue Hutchison Montréal, Québec H3N 1Y9. 514-273-9591
● CLSC Metro 1801, boul. de Maisonneuve O. Montréal, Québec H3H 1J9. 514-934-0354
● Clinique VMS, 1273 Ave. Van Horne, 514-271-1210.
● Herzl Family Practice Centre, Pavillion H-Second floor, Jewish General Hospital, 3755 Cote St. Catherine Road, 514-340-8253.
● Centre Medicale Nazareth, 1171 Ave. Dollard, LaSalle, 514-368-5500
● CLSC NDG walk in clinics/social services/pre-natal nutrition 2525 Cavendish Blvd #110, 514-485-1670
● Queen Elizabeth Health Centre, clinic, 514-482-3311
Section Two: Social Services
General Resources for Women (related to birth)
La Maison Bleue (2 locations)
Milieu de vie préventif à l’enfance est un organisme sans but lucratif et de bienfaisance qui offre des services de périnatalité sociale aux femmes enceintes vivant en contexte de vulnérabilité, ainsi qu’à leur famille.
1- La Maison Bleue de Côte-des-Neiges
3735 Plamondon
Montréal (Québec)
H3S 1L8
Tél: 514-509-0833
2- La Maison Bleue de Parc-Extension
7867 Querbes
Montréal (Québec)
H3N 2B9
Tél: 514-507-9123
Alternative Naissance
Alternative Naissance est un groupe communautaire autonome sans but lucratif depuis 1982, nous offrons des activités et services qui ont pour but d'humaniser la naissance et de renforcer la vie familiale et communautaire. Notre service d'accompagnement à la naissance est offert gratuitement à toute personne vivant dans des situations précaires ou dans un état de vulnérabilité et de pauvreté.
6006 De Bordeaux Ave.
Montréal, Québec
H2G 2R7
Téléphone : (514) 274-1727
Courriel :
info@alternative-naissance.ca
West Island Women’s Centre
Website: http://www.wiwc.ca/
Phone: (514) 695-8529
Address: P.O. # 521, Pointe-Claire, Quebec, H9R 4S6
Email: carolien.albers@wiwc.ca
- Educational, social and recreational services for women
- Support groups for women dealing with miscarriage, infant death or still birth
phone: 514-695-2566
email: outreach@wiwc.ca
La Maison Bleue (2 locations)
Milieu de vie préventif à l’enfance est un organisme sans but lucratif et de bienfaisance qui offre des services de périnatalité sociale aux femmes enceintes vivant en contexte de vulnérabilité, ainsi qu’à leur famille.
1- La Maison Bleue de Côte-des-Neiges
3735 Plamondon
Montréal (Québec)
H3S 1L8
Tél: 514-509-0833
2- La Maison Bleue de Parc-Extension
7867 Querbes
Montréal (Québec)
H3N 2B9
Tél: 514-507-9123
Alternative Naissance
Alternative Naissance est un groupe communautaire autonome sans but lucratif depuis 1982, nous offrons des activités et services qui ont pour but d'humaniser la naissance et de renforcer la vie familiale et communautaire. Notre service d'accompagnement à la naissance est offert gratuitement à toute personne vivant dans des situations précaires ou dans un état de vulnérabilité et de pauvreté.
6006 De Bordeaux Ave.
Montréal, Québec
H2G 2R7
Téléphone : (514) 274-1727
Courriel :
info@alternative-naissance.ca
West Island Women’s Centre
Website: http://www.wiwc.ca/
Phone: (514) 695-8529
Address: P.O. # 521, Pointe-Claire, Quebec, H9R 4S6
Email: carolien.albers@wiwc.ca
- Educational, social and recreational services for women
- Support groups for women dealing with miscarriage, infant death or still birth
phone: 514-695-2566
email: outreach@wiwc.ca
General Therapies
Acupuncturists
Aina Zhang, Clinique SinoCare 4177 Decarie Blvd, (514) 483-6669
http://www.sinocare.ca/ (fertility challenges)
Guillaume Gagnon, 4211 St. Hubert, 514-527-5282
Jean Levesque, 56 St. Joseph West, (514) 525-2425
http://jeanlevesque-acupuncture.com/
Prenatal Yoga
Yoga Space
http://www.yogaspace.com/index.html
Studio Vie
http://www.lestudiovie.com/
Chiropractic and Breastfeeding
Name: Dr. Valerie Lavigne
Website: http://chirofamilial.com/
Phone: (514) 694-7111
Email: vlavigne@chirofamilial.com
Address: 3608 St-Charles # 1A, Kirkland, H9H 3C3
Notes: Turns Breech babies
Patrick Freud, 2100 Marlowe, Suite 406, 514-483-3444
www.drfreud.ca
Breastfeeding
1. Breastfeeding Clinic, Jewish General Hospital
Name: Dr. Anjana Srinivasan
Website: http://www.jgh.ca/en/Breastfeeding
Phone: 514 340-8222, ext. 3269
Address: 3755 Cote-Ste-Catherine, Montreal, Quebec, H2T 1E2
2. La Leche League
Name: Minerva Mubeenah (514 744-9277)
Website: http://www.lllc.ca/
Phone: 514-842-4781
Address: Centre Greene, 1090 Greene Ave, Montreal, QC H3Z 1Z9,Canada (meetings are second Thursday of the month at 10:00am)
3. Nourri-Source Montréal
Website: http://www.nourri-source.org/
Phone: (514) 948-5160
Address: 6006, rue de Bordeaux, Montréal (Québec) H2G 2R7
4. Carole Dobrich, Head Lactation Consultant
Goldfarb Breastfeeding Program
5790 Cote-des-Neiges
Info: (514) 340- 8222 ext. 3269
5. Lactation Consultants
MotherWit - Kimberley Mackenzie: 514-278-8009
Chantal Lavigne: 514-947-1877
Lydia Marcus: 514-824-8208
Housing, Birth Registration and Legal Services
YWCA Montreal
1355 René-Lévesque Blvd. West (Corner Crescent)
Montreal, Qc H3G 1T3
Lucien-L’Allier (orange line) or Guy-Concordia (green line) Metro
Tel.: 514.866.9941
Fax: 514.866.4866
info@ydesfemmesmtl.org
www.ydesfemmesmtl.org
Offers free legal counselling services
Birth Registration
Le Directeur de l’etat civil
2050, rue de Bleury, 6 etage, Montreal Quebec H3A 2J5
phone: (514) 864-3900
website: www.etatcivil.gouv.qc.ca
Business hours: monday to friday 8:30 - 4:30
Montreal City Mission
Street address: 1440 St-Alexandre, 3rd Floor
Tel.: (514) 844-9128, extension 204
E-mail: js@montrealcitymission.org
Please note the clinic’s Hours of Operation:
Monday – Tuesday – Thursday - Friday
9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Just Solutions Clinic provides free legal information and assistance (for newcomers with precarious immigration status) Temporarily Closed (due to fire)
Legal Information Clinic at McGill
website: http://mlic.mcgill.ca/
University Centre, Ground Floor
3480 McTavish St.
Montreal, QC, H3A 1X9
(514) 398-6792
Services - free legal information clinic
Mile End Legal Clinic
Website: https://www.justicemontreal.org/en/index.htm
Street Address: 99 Bernard street West, Montreal Qc,
Phone: 514.507.3054.
Email: mile_end_law@yahoo.ca
Services - Free legal information - drop in clinic - Wednesdays 4pm-7pm
Project Genesis
4735 Côte-Ste-Catherine Road
Montréal, (Québec) H3W 1M1
Phone: 514.738.2036
http://www.genese.qc.ca/home.html
support for tenant’s rights, anti-poverty organizing, etc. (for people living in the Snowdon/Côte-des-Neiges )
Immigrant Workers Centre
4755 Van Horne, Suite 110,
Montréal, Québec, Canada
H3W 1H8
Tel: +1514 342-2111
Fax: +1514 227-2268
Email: info@iwc-cti.ca
Website: http://iwc-cti.ca
Visit our office right outside the Plamondon Metro Station
Lundi / Monday 13:00 - 17:00
Mardi / Tuesday 13:00 - 20:00
Mercredi / Wednesday 13:00 - 17:00
Jeudi / Thursday 13:00 - 20:00
HOUSING
YWCA Montreal
The Women’s Y Residential Services offers three community housing resources for women.
● Jardins du Y des femmes
-18 years or over, references needed, referrel from organization or the Y, be autonomous
Contact:
Tel.: 514.861.6884 or
Tel.: 514.866.9941, ext. 298
● Maison Brin d'Elles and Projet St. Michel
-provides housing and community support for women
Admission Criteria:
Be referred by a partner organization.
Contact: Tel.: 514.866.9941, ext. 518
Scalabrini Center
655 Sauriol Street east
Montréal QC H2C 1T9
Telephone: (514) 387-4477
Fax: (514) 387-7733
E-Mail: info@scalabrinimontreal.org
Hours: (Tuesday to Friday)
9am to 12pm and from 1pm to 5pm
-legal aid, housing, employment, language classes
Logifem
phone: 514.939.3172 (spoke to someone there)
- accepts pregnant women, must pay rent, could be in a room with another woman, more of a transition place
FRAPRU (housing - french only)
180, boul. René-Lévesque Est,
Bureau 105
Montréal (Québec) H2X 1N6
Téléphone : (514) 522-1010
Télécopieur : (514) 527-3403
Courriel : frapru@cooptel.qc.ca
Site Web : http://www.frapru.qc.ca
OMHM - Office Municipal d’habitation de Montreal
low-income, subsidized housing; application at the CLSC, faster procedure (look into this) http://www.omhm.qc.ca/en/looking-apartment
-only for Canadian Citizens or permanent residents
FOOD BANKS
1. Le Garde Manger food bank, referrals, meals 514-931-8830 (Location: metro rosemont)
2. MultiCaf, food and meals for low income 514-931-8830 (Location: Snowdon -3591 Avenue Appleton Montreal, QC H3S 1L7)
3. NDG Food Depot 514-483-4680 (Location: NDG - metro Vendome - 2121 d'Oxford Ave Montreal, Québec)
YOUTH SERVICES
Head and Hands
info@headandhands.ca
5833 Sherbrooke West
C.P. 206, Montreal, QC, H4A 3P5
514.481.0277
-The Sense Project (sexual health for high school students)
-http://headandhands.ca/sense
Young Parents Program (parents or pregnant women under the age of 25)
O3 On Our Own
For women aged 16-24, Provide families with accessible, preventative services; Help parents take charge of their life; Foster a sense of community within Les Maisons Transitionelles O3 and within the larger community.
www.o3onourown.com
Support Groups/Resources
AIDS Community Care Montreal
http://accmontreal.org/
2075 Rue Plessis Montreal, QC H2L 2Y4, (514) 527-0928
Services - support groups, counselling, referrals (for persons affected by HIV/AIDS)
SHELTERS and CONJUGAL VIOLENCE
First Nations Women’s Shelter
To contact us:
Phone: (514) 933-4688
Toll Free: 1-866-403-4688
Fax: (514) 933-5747
Email: nakuset@gmail.com
Maison Flora Tristan
http://www.maisonfloratristan.com/
514.939.3463
SOS Violence conjuguale
1-800-363-9010
Intervenantes : aide@maisonfloratristan.com
La Maison Athena
http://shieldofathena.com/
514.336.7250
S.O.S. Violence conjugale
514-873-9010 or 1-800-363-9010
Montreal office
514-274-8117 or 1-877-274-8117
Laval office
450-688-6584
Multilingual Sexual Violence Referral and Help Lines
514-270-2900 (Montreal)
450-688-2117 (Laval)
Auberge Shalom
http://aubergeshalom.org/
514.731.0833
Shelter & 24-hr Hotline:
phone: 514-731-0833
fax: 514-731-8337
email: aspf@generation.net
Counselling & Resource Office:
phone: 514-485-4783
fax: 514-485-1097
email: ascc@colba.net
Escale pour Elle
http://www.lescalepourelle.org/
514.493.4004
SOS Violence conjugale
514-873-9010
1-800-363-9010
Assistance aux Femmes de Montréal
http://www.assistanceauxfemmes.ca/?lang=en
Phone: 514-270-8291
Fax: 514-270-1176
E-mail: information@assistanceauxfemmes.ca
Phone Line for Conjugal Violence: SOS Conjugal Violence: crisis, info, talk, help
514.873.9010 or 1.800.363.9010
REFUGEE AND STATUS
Immigrant Workers Centre
4755 Van Horne, Suite 110,
Montréal, Québec, Canada
H3W 1H8
Tel: +1514 342-2111
Fax: +1514 227-2268
Email: info@iwc-cti.ca
Website: http://iwc-cti.ca
Visit our office right outside the Plamondon Metro Station
Lundi / Monday 13:00 - 17:00
Mardi / Tuesday 13:00 - 20:00
Mercredi / Wednesday 13:00 - 17:00
Jeudi / Thursday 13:00 - 20:00
“SYMPATHETIC FAMILY DOCTORS” (Rivka will contact)
6767 cote des neiges community centre
Action Gay, Lesbienne, Bisexuelle, Trans et Queer pour Immigrants et Réfugiés
http://agir-qc.info/
- resources and support for newcomers and refugees
VARIOUS RESOURCES OUTSIDE MONTREAL
1. Act to End Violence Against Women (Jewish Women International)
Located in Toronto, JWI-Act to End Violence Against Women is committed to ending
violence against women in the Jewish community and beyond.
Section III: Commercial Goods
Applecheeks Reusable Diapers:
www.applecheeks.com
Aina Zhang, Clinique SinoCare 4177 Decarie Blvd, (514) 483-6669
http://www.sinocare.ca/ (fertility challenges)
Guillaume Gagnon, 4211 St. Hubert, 514-527-5282
Jean Levesque, 56 St. Joseph West, (514) 525-2425
http://jeanlevesque-acupuncture.com/
Prenatal Yoga
Yoga Space
http://www.yogaspace.com/index.html
Studio Vie
http://www.lestudiovie.com/
Chiropractic and Breastfeeding
Name: Dr. Valerie Lavigne
Website: http://chirofamilial.com/
Phone: (514) 694-7111
Email: vlavigne@chirofamilial.com
Address: 3608 St-Charles # 1A, Kirkland, H9H 3C3
Notes: Turns Breech babies
Patrick Freud, 2100 Marlowe, Suite 406, 514-483-3444
www.drfreud.ca
Breastfeeding
1. Breastfeeding Clinic, Jewish General Hospital
Name: Dr. Anjana Srinivasan
Website: http://www.jgh.ca/en/Breastfeeding
Phone: 514 340-8222, ext. 3269
Address: 3755 Cote-Ste-Catherine, Montreal, Quebec, H2T 1E2
2. La Leche League
Name: Minerva Mubeenah (514 744-9277)
Website: http://www.lllc.ca/
Phone: 514-842-4781
Address: Centre Greene, 1090 Greene Ave, Montreal, QC H3Z 1Z9,Canada (meetings are second Thursday of the month at 10:00am)
3. Nourri-Source Montréal
Website: http://www.nourri-source.org/
Phone: (514) 948-5160
Address: 6006, rue de Bordeaux, Montréal (Québec) H2G 2R7
4. Carole Dobrich, Head Lactation Consultant
Goldfarb Breastfeeding Program
5790 Cote-des-Neiges
Info: (514) 340- 8222 ext. 3269
5. Lactation Consultants
MotherWit - Kimberley Mackenzie: 514-278-8009
Chantal Lavigne: 514-947-1877
Lydia Marcus: 514-824-8208
Housing, Birth Registration and Legal Services
YWCA Montreal
1355 René-Lévesque Blvd. West (Corner Crescent)
Montreal, Qc H3G 1T3
Lucien-L’Allier (orange line) or Guy-Concordia (green line) Metro
Tel.: 514.866.9941
Fax: 514.866.4866
info@ydesfemmesmtl.org
www.ydesfemmesmtl.org
Offers free legal counselling services
Birth Registration
Le Directeur de l’etat civil
2050, rue de Bleury, 6 etage, Montreal Quebec H3A 2J5
phone: (514) 864-3900
website: www.etatcivil.gouv.qc.ca
Business hours: monday to friday 8:30 - 4:30
Montreal City Mission
Street address: 1440 St-Alexandre, 3rd Floor
Tel.: (514) 844-9128, extension 204
E-mail: js@montrealcitymission.org
Please note the clinic’s Hours of Operation:
Monday – Tuesday – Thursday - Friday
9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Just Solutions Clinic provides free legal information and assistance (for newcomers with precarious immigration status) Temporarily Closed (due to fire)
Legal Information Clinic at McGill
website: http://mlic.mcgill.ca/
University Centre, Ground Floor
3480 McTavish St.
Montreal, QC, H3A 1X9
(514) 398-6792
Services - free legal information clinic
Mile End Legal Clinic
Website: https://www.justicemontreal.org/en/index.htm
Street Address: 99 Bernard street West, Montreal Qc,
Phone: 514.507.3054.
Email: mile_end_law@yahoo.ca
Services - Free legal information - drop in clinic - Wednesdays 4pm-7pm
Project Genesis
4735 Côte-Ste-Catherine Road
Montréal, (Québec) H3W 1M1
Phone: 514.738.2036
http://www.genese.qc.ca/home.html
support for tenant’s rights, anti-poverty organizing, etc. (for people living in the Snowdon/Côte-des-Neiges )
Immigrant Workers Centre
4755 Van Horne, Suite 110,
Montréal, Québec, Canada
H3W 1H8
Tel: +1514 342-2111
Fax: +1514 227-2268
Email: info@iwc-cti.ca
Website: http://iwc-cti.ca
Visit our office right outside the Plamondon Metro Station
Lundi / Monday 13:00 - 17:00
Mardi / Tuesday 13:00 - 20:00
Mercredi / Wednesday 13:00 - 17:00
Jeudi / Thursday 13:00 - 20:00
HOUSING
YWCA Montreal
The Women’s Y Residential Services offers three community housing resources for women.
● Jardins du Y des femmes
-18 years or over, references needed, referrel from organization or the Y, be autonomous
Contact:
Tel.: 514.861.6884 or
Tel.: 514.866.9941, ext. 298
● Maison Brin d'Elles and Projet St. Michel
-provides housing and community support for women
Admission Criteria:
Be referred by a partner organization.
Contact: Tel.: 514.866.9941, ext. 518
Scalabrini Center
655 Sauriol Street east
Montréal QC H2C 1T9
Telephone: (514) 387-4477
Fax: (514) 387-7733
E-Mail: info@scalabrinimontreal.org
Hours: (Tuesday to Friday)
9am to 12pm and from 1pm to 5pm
-legal aid, housing, employment, language classes
Logifem
phone: 514.939.3172 (spoke to someone there)
- accepts pregnant women, must pay rent, could be in a room with another woman, more of a transition place
FRAPRU (housing - french only)
180, boul. René-Lévesque Est,
Bureau 105
Montréal (Québec) H2X 1N6
Téléphone : (514) 522-1010
Télécopieur : (514) 527-3403
Courriel : frapru@cooptel.qc.ca
Site Web : http://www.frapru.qc.ca
OMHM - Office Municipal d’habitation de Montreal
low-income, subsidized housing; application at the CLSC, faster procedure (look into this) http://www.omhm.qc.ca/en/looking-apartment
-only for Canadian Citizens or permanent residents
FOOD BANKS
1. Le Garde Manger food bank, referrals, meals 514-931-8830 (Location: metro rosemont)
2. MultiCaf, food and meals for low income 514-931-8830 (Location: Snowdon -3591 Avenue Appleton Montreal, QC H3S 1L7)
3. NDG Food Depot 514-483-4680 (Location: NDG - metro Vendome - 2121 d'Oxford Ave Montreal, Québec)
YOUTH SERVICES
Head and Hands
info@headandhands.ca
5833 Sherbrooke West
C.P. 206, Montreal, QC, H4A 3P5
514.481.0277
-The Sense Project (sexual health for high school students)
-http://headandhands.ca/sense
Young Parents Program (parents or pregnant women under the age of 25)
O3 On Our Own
For women aged 16-24, Provide families with accessible, preventative services; Help parents take charge of their life; Foster a sense of community within Les Maisons Transitionelles O3 and within the larger community.
www.o3onourown.com
Support Groups/Resources
AIDS Community Care Montreal
http://accmontreal.org/
2075 Rue Plessis Montreal, QC H2L 2Y4, (514) 527-0928
Services - support groups, counselling, referrals (for persons affected by HIV/AIDS)
SHELTERS and CONJUGAL VIOLENCE
First Nations Women’s Shelter
To contact us:
Phone: (514) 933-4688
Toll Free: 1-866-403-4688
Fax: (514) 933-5747
Email: nakuset@gmail.com
Maison Flora Tristan
http://www.maisonfloratristan.com/
514.939.3463
SOS Violence conjuguale
1-800-363-9010
Intervenantes : aide@maisonfloratristan.com
La Maison Athena
http://shieldofathena.com/
514.336.7250
S.O.S. Violence conjugale
514-873-9010 or 1-800-363-9010
Montreal office
514-274-8117 or 1-877-274-8117
Laval office
450-688-6584
Multilingual Sexual Violence Referral and Help Lines
514-270-2900 (Montreal)
450-688-2117 (Laval)
Auberge Shalom
http://aubergeshalom.org/
514.731.0833
Shelter & 24-hr Hotline:
phone: 514-731-0833
fax: 514-731-8337
email: aspf@generation.net
Counselling & Resource Office:
phone: 514-485-4783
fax: 514-485-1097
email: ascc@colba.net
Escale pour Elle
http://www.lescalepourelle.org/
514.493.4004
SOS Violence conjugale
514-873-9010
1-800-363-9010
Assistance aux Femmes de Montréal
http://www.assistanceauxfemmes.ca/?lang=en
Phone: 514-270-8291
Fax: 514-270-1176
E-mail: information@assistanceauxfemmes.ca
Phone Line for Conjugal Violence: SOS Conjugal Violence: crisis, info, talk, help
514.873.9010 or 1.800.363.9010
REFUGEE AND STATUS
Immigrant Workers Centre
4755 Van Horne, Suite 110,
Montréal, Québec, Canada
H3W 1H8
Tel: +1514 342-2111
Fax: +1514 227-2268
Email: info@iwc-cti.ca
Website: http://iwc-cti.ca
Visit our office right outside the Plamondon Metro Station
Lundi / Monday 13:00 - 17:00
Mardi / Tuesday 13:00 - 20:00
Mercredi / Wednesday 13:00 - 17:00
Jeudi / Thursday 13:00 - 20:00
“SYMPATHETIC FAMILY DOCTORS” (Rivka will contact)
6767 cote des neiges community centre
Action Gay, Lesbienne, Bisexuelle, Trans et Queer pour Immigrants et Réfugiés
http://agir-qc.info/
- resources and support for newcomers and refugees
VARIOUS RESOURCES OUTSIDE MONTREAL
1. Act to End Violence Against Women (Jewish Women International)
Located in Toronto, JWI-Act to End Violence Against Women is committed to ending
violence against women in the Jewish community and beyond.
Section III: Commercial Goods
Applecheeks Reusable Diapers:
www.applecheeks.com
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Campbell DA, Lake MF, Falk M, Backstrand JR. A randomized control trial of continuous support in labor by a lay doula. Journal of Obstetrics Gynecology Neonatal Nursing. 2006 Jul-Aug. 35(4): 456-64.
Campero L, GarcÃa C, DÃaz C, Ortiz O, Reynoso S, Langer A. “Alone, I wouldn’t have known what to do”: a qualitative study on social support during labor and delivery in Mexico. Social Science Medicine. 1998 Aug. 47(3): 395-403.
Cargill YM, MacKinnon CJ, Arsenault MY, Bartellas E, Daniels S, Gleason T, Iglesias S, Klein MC, Lane CA, Martel MJ, Sprague AE, Roggensack A, Wilson AK; Clinical Practice Obstetrics Committee. Guidelines for operative vaginal birth. Journal Obstetrics & Gynaecoly Canada. 2004 Aug. 26(8): 747-761.
Curl M, Davies R, Lothian S, Pascali-Bonaro D, Scaer RM, Walsh A. Childbirth Educators, Doulas, Nurses, and Women Respond to the Six Care Practices for Normal Birth. Journal Perinatal Education. 2004 Spring. 13(2): 42-50.
Gilliland AL. Beyond holding hands: the modern role of the professional doula.
Journal Obstetrics Gynecology Neonatal Nursing. 2002 Nov-Dec. 31(6): 762-769.
Guzikowski W. Doula–a new model of delivery (continuous, nonprofessional care during the delivery). Ceska Gynekol. 2006 Mar. 71(2): 103-5.
Hodnett ED, Gates S, Hofmeyr G J, Sakala C. Continuous support for women during childbirth. (View PDF)
The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2003 (updated in 2007), Issue 3. Art. No.: CD003766. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD003766.
Hodnett ED. Pain and women’s satisfaction with the experience of childbirth: a systematic review. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 186,5 (2002): S160-72.
Hodnett ED, Fredericks S. Support during pregnancy for women at increased risk of low birthweight babies. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2003, Issue 3. Art. No.: CD000198. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD000198.
Hotelling B, Amis D, Green J, Sakala C. Continuous Labor Support. Journal Perinatal Educations. 2004 Spring. 13(2): 16-22.
Kane Low L, Moffat A, Brennan P. Doulas as Community Health Workers: Lessons Learned from a Volunteer Program. Journal Perinatal Education. 2006 Summer. 15(3): 25-33.
Keenan P. Benefits of massage therapy and use of a doula during labor and childbirth. Alternative Therapy Health Medicine. 2000 Jan. 6(1): 66-74.
Kennell JH, and McGrath SK. A randomized controlled trial of continuous labor support for middle-class couples: Effect on cesarean delivery rates. Birth. 2008. 35: 92-97.
Kennell J, Klaus M, McGrath S, Robertson S, Hinkley C. Continuous emotional support during labor in a US hospital. A randomized controlled trial. JAMA. 1991 May 1. 265(17): 2197-2201.
Kennell JH, Klaus MH. Bonding: recent observations that alter perinatal care.
Pediatric Review. 1998 Jan. 19(1): 4-12.
Anisfeld E, Curry MA, Hales DJ, Kennell JH, Klaus MH, Lipper E, O’Connor S, Siegel E, Sosa R. Maternal-infant bonding: a joint rebuttal. Pediatrics. 1983 Oct. 72(4): 569-572.
Klaus M, Kennell J. Parent to infant bonding: setting the record straight. Journal Pediatrics. 1983 Apr. 102(4): 575-576.
Klaus MH, Kennell JH. The doula: an essential ingredient of childbirth rediscovered. Acta Paediatrics. 1997 Oct. 86(10): 1034-1036.
Koumouitzes-Douvia J, Carr CA. Women’s Perceptions of Their Doula Support. Journal of Perinatal Education. 2006 Fall. 15(4): 34-40.
Lantz PM, Low LK, Varkey S, Watson RL. Doulas as childbirth paraprofessionals: results from a national survey. Womens Health Issues. 2005 May-Jun. 15(3): 109-116.
Leeman L, Fontaine P, King V, Klein MC, Ratcliffe S. The nature and management of labor pain: part I. Nonpharmacologic pain relief. American Family Physician. 2003 Sep 15. 68(6): 1109-1112.
Manning-Orenstein G. A birth intervention: the therapeutic effects of Doula support versus Lamaze preparation on first-time mothers’ working models of caregiving. Alternative Therapy Health Medicine. 1998 Jul. 4(4): 73-81.
Morhason-Bello IO, Olayemi O, Ojengbede OA, Adedokun BO, Okuyemi OO, Orji B. Attitude and preferences of Nigerian antenatal women to social support during labour. Journal Biosocial Science. 2007 (Nov 8):1-10.
Mottl-Santiago J, Walker C, Ewan J, Vragovic O, Winder S, Stubblefield P.
Nolan M. Supporting women in labour: the doula’s role. Modern Midwife.1995 Mar. 5(3): 12-15.
Mottl-Santiago J, Walker C, Ewan J, Vragovic O, Winder S, Stubblefield P. A Hospital-Based Doula Program and Childbirth Outcomes in an Urban, Multicultural Setting. Maternal Child Health Journal. 2007 (Jul 3).
Papagni K, Buckner E. Doula Support and Attitudes of Intrapartum Nurses: A Qualitative Study from the Patient’s Perspective. Jourrnal of Perinatal Education. 2006 Winter. 15(1): 11-8.
Pascali-Bonaro D, Kroeger M. Continuous female companionship during childbirth: a crucial resource in times of stress or calm. Journal of Midwifery Womens Health. 2004 Jul-Aug. 49(4 Suppl 1): 19-27.
Pascali-Bonaro D. Childbirth Education and Doula Care During Times of Stress, Trauma, and Grieving. Journal Perinatal Education. 2003 Fall. 12(4): 1-7.
Perez PG, Herrick LM. Doulas: exploring their roles with parents, hospitals, & nurses. AWHONN Lifelines. 1998 Apr. 2(2): 54-5.
Punger D. Importance of continuous doula support during labor. American Family Physician. 2004 (Aug 1). 70(3): 448.
Ruhl C, Adams ED, Besuner P, Bianchi A, Lowe NK, Ravin CR, Reed ML, Simkin P. Labor support. Exploring its role in modern and high-tech birthing practices. AWHONN Lifelines. 2006 Feb-Mar. 10(1): 58-65.
Ridiman KM. Doula for the bereaved. Supporting a mother whose pregnancy has ended. Midwifery Today Childbirth Education. 1997 Spring. (41): 26-28.
Rosen MG. Doula at the bedside of the patient in labor. JAMA. 1991 (May 1). 265(17): 2236.
Schroeder C, Bell J. Doula birth support for incarcerated pregnant women. Public Health Nursing. 2005 Jan-Feb. 22(1): 53-8.
Scott KD, Berkowitz G, and Klaus M. A comparison of intermittent and continuous support during labor: a meta-analysis. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 180,5 (1999): 1054-1059.
Scott KD, Klaus PH, Klaus MH. The obstetrical and postpartum benefits of continuous support during childbirth. Journal Womens Health Gender Based Medicine. 1999 Dec. 8(10): 1257-1264.
Shalev J. Having a doula during labor and delivery. Midwifery Today Childbirth Education. 1992-1993 Winter. (24): 8-9.
Simkin PP and O’Hara MA. Nonpharmacologic relief of pain during labor: systematic reviews of five methods. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 186,5 (2002): S131-159.
Smith CA, Collins CT, Cyna AM, Crowther CA. Complementary and alternative therapies for pain management in labour. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2006, Issue 4. Art. No.: CD003521. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD003521.pub2.
Stein MT, Kennell JH, Fulcher A. Benefits of a doula present at the birth of a child. Journal of Dev Behav Pediatr. 2004 Oct. 25(5 Suppl): S89-92.
Styrcula L. Every mother deserves a doula. Nurs Spectr (Wash D C). 1998 Aug 24. 8(17): 16, 19.
Thomassen P, Lundwall M, Wiger E, Wollin L, Uvnäs-Moberg K. Doula–a new concept in obstetrics [Article in Swedish]. Lakartidningen. 2003 Dec 18. 100(51-52): 4268-71.
Van Zandt SE, Edwards L, Jordan ET. Lower epidural anesthesia use associated with labor support by student nurse doulas: implications for intrapartal nursing practice. Complement Therapeutic Clinical Practice. 2005 Aug. 11(3): 153-60.
Waldenström U. Old-fashioned childbirth alternatives challenge modern obstetrics. Home childbirth and doula support controversial [Article in Swedish]. Lakartidningen. 2003 (Dec 18). 100(51-52): 4254-5.
Wang D, Mao X, Qian S. Clinical observation on Doula delivery[Article in Chinese] Zhonghua Fu Chan Ke Za Zhi. 1997 Nov. 32(11): 659-61.
Zhang J, Bernasko JW, Leybovich E, Fahs M, Hatch MC. Continuous labor support from labor attendant for primiparous women: a meta-analysis. Obstetrics & Gynecology. 1996 Oct. 88(4 Pt 2): 739-744.
Ballen LE, Fulcher AJ. Nurses and doulas: complementary roles to provide optimal maternity care. Journal Obstetrics Gynecoly Neonatal Nursing. 2006 Mar-Apr. 35(2): 304-11.
Bartley C. Making a difference: you can be an agent of change. Midwifery Today Int Midwife. 2007 Autumn. (83): 15, 64.
Breedlove G. Perceptions of social support from pregnant and parenting teens using community-based doulas. Journal Perinaal Education. 2005 Summer. 14(3): 15-22.
Brill J. The Cambridge Doula program: helping women access their deepest courage. Midwifery Today International Midwife. 2005 Autumn. (75): 22-4.
Buck L. On labor support and doulas. AWHONN Lifelines. 2006 Aug-Sep. 10(4): 279; author reply 279-80.
Campbell D, Scott KD, Klaus MH, Falk M. Female relatives or friends trained as labor doulas: outcomes at 6 to 8 weeks postpartum. Birth. 2007 Sep. 34(3): 220-227.
Campbell DA, Lake MF, Falk M, Backstrand JR. A randomized control trial of continuous support in labor by a lay doula. Journal of Obstetrics Gynecology Neonatal Nursing. 2006 Jul-Aug. 35(4): 456-64.
Campero L, GarcÃa C, DÃaz C, Ortiz O, Reynoso S, Langer A. “Alone, I wouldn’t have known what to do”: a qualitative study on social support during labor and delivery in Mexico. Social Science Medicine. 1998 Aug. 47(3): 395-403.
Cargill YM, MacKinnon CJ, Arsenault MY, Bartellas E, Daniels S, Gleason T, Iglesias S, Klein MC, Lane CA, Martel MJ, Sprague AE, Roggensack A, Wilson AK; Clinical Practice Obstetrics Committee. Guidelines for operative vaginal birth. Journal Obstetrics & Gynaecoly Canada. 2004 Aug. 26(8): 747-761.
Curl M, Davies R, Lothian S, Pascali-Bonaro D, Scaer RM, Walsh A. Childbirth Educators, Doulas, Nurses, and Women Respond to the Six Care Practices for Normal Birth. Journal Perinatal Education. 2004 Spring. 13(2): 42-50.
Gilliland AL. Beyond holding hands: the modern role of the professional doula.
Journal Obstetrics Gynecology Neonatal Nursing. 2002 Nov-Dec. 31(6): 762-769.
Guzikowski W. Doula–a new model of delivery (continuous, nonprofessional care during the delivery). Ceska Gynekol. 2006 Mar. 71(2): 103-5.
Hodnett ED, Gates S, Hofmeyr G J, Sakala C. Continuous support for women during childbirth. (View PDF)
The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2003 (updated in 2007), Issue 3. Art. No.: CD003766. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD003766.
Hodnett ED. Pain and women’s satisfaction with the experience of childbirth: a systematic review. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 186,5 (2002): S160-72.
Hodnett ED, Fredericks S. Support during pregnancy for women at increased risk of low birthweight babies. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2003, Issue 3. Art. No.: CD000198. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD000198.
Hotelling B, Amis D, Green J, Sakala C. Continuous Labor Support. Journal Perinatal Educations. 2004 Spring. 13(2): 16-22.
Kane Low L, Moffat A, Brennan P. Doulas as Community Health Workers: Lessons Learned from a Volunteer Program. Journal Perinatal Education. 2006 Summer. 15(3): 25-33.
Keenan P. Benefits of massage therapy and use of a doula during labor and childbirth. Alternative Therapy Health Medicine. 2000 Jan. 6(1): 66-74.
Kennell JH, and McGrath SK. A randomized controlled trial of continuous labor support for middle-class couples: Effect on cesarean delivery rates. Birth. 2008. 35: 92-97.
Kennell J, Klaus M, McGrath S, Robertson S, Hinkley C. Continuous emotional support during labor in a US hospital. A randomized controlled trial. JAMA. 1991 May 1. 265(17): 2197-2201.
Kennell JH, Klaus MH. Bonding: recent observations that alter perinatal care.
Pediatric Review. 1998 Jan. 19(1): 4-12.
Anisfeld E, Curry MA, Hales DJ, Kennell JH, Klaus MH, Lipper E, O’Connor S, Siegel E, Sosa R. Maternal-infant bonding: a joint rebuttal. Pediatrics. 1983 Oct. 72(4): 569-572.
Klaus M, Kennell J. Parent to infant bonding: setting the record straight. Journal Pediatrics. 1983 Apr. 102(4): 575-576.
Klaus MH, Kennell JH. The doula: an essential ingredient of childbirth rediscovered. Acta Paediatrics. 1997 Oct. 86(10): 1034-1036.
Koumouitzes-Douvia J, Carr CA. Women’s Perceptions of Their Doula Support. Journal of Perinatal Education. 2006 Fall. 15(4): 34-40.
Lantz PM, Low LK, Varkey S, Watson RL. Doulas as childbirth paraprofessionals: results from a national survey. Womens Health Issues. 2005 May-Jun. 15(3): 109-116.
Leeman L, Fontaine P, King V, Klein MC, Ratcliffe S. The nature and management of labor pain: part I. Nonpharmacologic pain relief. American Family Physician. 2003 Sep 15. 68(6): 1109-1112.
Manning-Orenstein G. A birth intervention: the therapeutic effects of Doula support versus Lamaze preparation on first-time mothers’ working models of caregiving. Alternative Therapy Health Medicine. 1998 Jul. 4(4): 73-81.
Morhason-Bello IO, Olayemi O, Ojengbede OA, Adedokun BO, Okuyemi OO, Orji B. Attitude and preferences of Nigerian antenatal women to social support during labour. Journal Biosocial Science. 2007 (Nov 8):1-10.
Mottl-Santiago J, Walker C, Ewan J, Vragovic O, Winder S, Stubblefield P.
Nolan M. Supporting women in labour: the doula’s role. Modern Midwife.1995 Mar. 5(3): 12-15.
Mottl-Santiago J, Walker C, Ewan J, Vragovic O, Winder S, Stubblefield P. A Hospital-Based Doula Program and Childbirth Outcomes in an Urban, Multicultural Setting. Maternal Child Health Journal. 2007 (Jul 3).
Papagni K, Buckner E. Doula Support and Attitudes of Intrapartum Nurses: A Qualitative Study from the Patient’s Perspective. Jourrnal of Perinatal Education. 2006 Winter. 15(1): 11-8.
Pascali-Bonaro D, Kroeger M. Continuous female companionship during childbirth: a crucial resource in times of stress or calm. Journal of Midwifery Womens Health. 2004 Jul-Aug. 49(4 Suppl 1): 19-27.
Pascali-Bonaro D. Childbirth Education and Doula Care During Times of Stress, Trauma, and Grieving. Journal Perinatal Education. 2003 Fall. 12(4): 1-7.
Perez PG, Herrick LM. Doulas: exploring their roles with parents, hospitals, & nurses. AWHONN Lifelines. 1998 Apr. 2(2): 54-5.
Punger D. Importance of continuous doula support during labor. American Family Physician. 2004 (Aug 1). 70(3): 448.
Ruhl C, Adams ED, Besuner P, Bianchi A, Lowe NK, Ravin CR, Reed ML, Simkin P. Labor support. Exploring its role in modern and high-tech birthing practices. AWHONN Lifelines. 2006 Feb-Mar. 10(1): 58-65.
Ridiman KM. Doula for the bereaved. Supporting a mother whose pregnancy has ended. Midwifery Today Childbirth Education. 1997 Spring. (41): 26-28.
Rosen MG. Doula at the bedside of the patient in labor. JAMA. 1991 (May 1). 265(17): 2236.
Schroeder C, Bell J. Doula birth support for incarcerated pregnant women. Public Health Nursing. 2005 Jan-Feb. 22(1): 53-8.
Scott KD, Berkowitz G, and Klaus M. A comparison of intermittent and continuous support during labor: a meta-analysis. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 180,5 (1999): 1054-1059.
Scott KD, Klaus PH, Klaus MH. The obstetrical and postpartum benefits of continuous support during childbirth. Journal Womens Health Gender Based Medicine. 1999 Dec. 8(10): 1257-1264.
Shalev J. Having a doula during labor and delivery. Midwifery Today Childbirth Education. 1992-1993 Winter. (24): 8-9.
Simkin PP and O’Hara MA. Nonpharmacologic relief of pain during labor: systematic reviews of five methods. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 186,5 (2002): S131-159.
Smith CA, Collins CT, Cyna AM, Crowther CA. Complementary and alternative therapies for pain management in labour. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2006, Issue 4. Art. No.: CD003521. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD003521.pub2.
Stein MT, Kennell JH, Fulcher A. Benefits of a doula present at the birth of a child. Journal of Dev Behav Pediatr. 2004 Oct. 25(5 Suppl): S89-92.
Styrcula L. Every mother deserves a doula. Nurs Spectr (Wash D C). 1998 Aug 24. 8(17): 16, 19.
Thomassen P, Lundwall M, Wiger E, Wollin L, Uvnäs-Moberg K. Doula–a new concept in obstetrics [Article in Swedish]. Lakartidningen. 2003 Dec 18. 100(51-52): 4268-71.
Van Zandt SE, Edwards L, Jordan ET. Lower epidural anesthesia use associated with labor support by student nurse doulas: implications for intrapartal nursing practice. Complement Therapeutic Clinical Practice. 2005 Aug. 11(3): 153-60.
Waldenström U. Old-fashioned childbirth alternatives challenge modern obstetrics. Home childbirth and doula support controversial [Article in Swedish]. Lakartidningen. 2003 (Dec 18). 100(51-52): 4254-5.
Wang D, Mao X, Qian S. Clinical observation on Doula delivery[Article in Chinese] Zhonghua Fu Chan Ke Za Zhi. 1997 Nov. 32(11): 659-61.
Zhang J, Bernasko JW, Leybovich E, Fahs M, Hatch MC. Continuous labor support from labor attendant for primiparous women: a meta-analysis. Obstetrics & Gynecology. 1996 Oct. 88(4 Pt 2): 739-744.