Birth Companions are trained by program staff to provide emotional, informational, and physical support and companionship to expectant mothers as they prepare for their babies, during labour and birth, and in the postpartum period.

Birth Companions are passionate about the support they give are on call to their matches 24/7.

Birth Companions attend prenatal classes and medical appointments, give prenatal education, provide community resource information, support breastfeeding and early baby care helping mom’s transition into their new roles.

Benefits of Birth Companions

Mothers are empowered to make their own decisions in their childbearing process

Mothers experience lower intervention births

Low intervention births lower heath care costs, increase the opportunities for mother and baby to bond and form a solid attachment, increase the success rates for breastfeeding and decrease rates of postpartum depression

Non-traumatic birth, sound attachment and breast feeding all increase child physical and mental health dramatically in the long term

To learn more about becoming a Birth Companion, or to receive the support of the program please contact gill@mothercraft.com
(613) 728-1839 x227

Birth Companion Detailed Program information

Program Demographics

To learn more about becoming a Birth Companion, or to receive the support of the program please contact gill@mothercraft.com
(613) 728-1839 x227