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Resources

The Period Equity Project is a non-profit organization that provides menstrual hygiene products to those in need. The Project collects community donations of disposable pads, tampons, new re-usable pads, menstrual cups, pregnancy tests and incontinence products. If you have item to donate or you are in need of items, please click on the Period Equity Project link underlined above.

Podcasts

Aborsh examines why talking about abortion is still such a big deal, what "choice" really means and looks like and why the answer is different for different people. Join Toronto-based artist Rachel Cairns as she share her abortion story while speaking with experts and activists about reproductive freedom in Canada. 

Reproductive Care Directory

Abortions

LHSC's Pregnancy Options/Abortion Clinic (aspiration or surgical abortion up to 24 weeks)

Abortion Doulas

Salt and Soul Healing, Kristin is a trained abortion doula.

Emily Guindon, abortion doula: text or call: (519) 868-7483 or email eguindon143@gmail.com.

Doulas: prenatal, birth, and postpartum

Babylove Doula Services, a Black-owned doula service offering birth support and postpartum support.

Christal Malone Doula Services, full-spectrum doula, 2SLGBTQIA+-friendly practitioner, birth support, postpartum support, childbirth and postpartum classes and infant-feeding support.

Doula Care London, offers doula support, photography, nurturing nutrition, keepsake jewelry, doula mentoring, prenatal classes, placenta art and belly casting. Leader of the collective, Amy Silva is an Indigenous, full-spectrum doula. Other doulas in the collective include: Meg and Seanna who self-identify as 2SLGBTQIA+; Dayle, Ewehawas, Mercedes and Semya are Indigenous doulas, Semya also identifies as 2SLGBTQIA+; Jovi and Amy P are members of the BIPOC community, originally from the Philippines, Jovi speaks English, Tagalog and Taiwanese. There are 25 service providers in the collective.

Dynamic Doulas of London, offers online childbirth education, birth doula, postpartum doula and doula mentoring. 

Elevate Birth Doula Services, offers birth support, postpartum support, nutrition support and birth pool rentals. 

Grounded Doula Services, offers birth and postpartum support.

Holding Space Doula Services, offers birth services and prenatal classes.

Lesley Neeve, Postnatal doula, NCS & Gentle Sleep Coach, postpartum support, newborn care specialist and newborn, baby, toddler and child sleep services.

Michelle Masonville Family Support, Michelle self identifies as 2SLGBTQIA+, she provides pregnancy, birth an postpartum services in a 2SLGBTQIA+ friendly space. 

Rebirth Wellness Centre, Postpartum doula in-home support.

Ruh Doula Care & Photography, Muslim-owned doula service offering online postpartum workshop.

Salt and Soul Healing, a 2SLGBTQIA+ - owned business. Kristin is a full-spectrum doula with specialized certification in reflexology and Reiki for reproductive health - whether or not the goal is a pregnancy.

Simply Loved Doula, offers birth support and postpartum services. 

Midwives

Forest City Midwifery C.A.R.E., offers pregnancy, labour & birth, and postpartum services. A 2SLGBTQIA+ friendly space.

MOMA: Midwives of Middlesex & Area, team of seven midwives providing prenatal, labour & birth and postpartum services. 

Thames Valley Midwives, they have a London Clinic at 869 Dundas St. They also run satellite clinics in Alymer and Woodstock. Their website shows a team of 13 midwives. At least two midwives are Black:  Esther Owusu-Ababio, B.HSc. R.M. and Zaynab Salau, B.HSc. R.M., and one is a member of the BIPOC community, Yuefang Liu, B.HSc. R.M.

Wind Rose Midwifery, team of nine midwives offering home, hospital and water births with prenatal, labour & birth and postpartum care. From their website it looks like one midwife is Black: Olabisi 'Ola' Gbagba.
 

Pelvic Health

360 Health Group, Laura Wey's pelvic floor dysfunction, with a focus on women's pelvic health. She has training in female and male incontinence and pain.

Aspire Physiotherapy, BIPOC-owned, Puneet Gill studied and practised in India, she has been practicing in Ontario since 2019. treatment plans encompass a combination of manual therapy, pelvic floor exercises, behavioral strategies, and education to address not only the physical symptoms but also the emotional and psychological aspects of pelvic health.

Break Free Physiotherapy and Wellness, Jessica Tomlin has a special interest in pelvic health and am excited to help those with pelvic pain and incontinence, especially during pregnancy and postpartum

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Elevate Physiotherapy, ask for Andrea Zelibka BScPT. Andrea  assesses, diagnoses and treats a wide variety of conditions involving the pelvic floor or symptoms that are related to this area. 

Embody Health Centre, Physiotherapist, Jessica Pollic provides assessments and treatments that involve internal and external techniques which focus on the muscles, nerves, connective tissue, joints, ligaments, and tendons of the pelvic girdle, low back and hips. Treatment techniques often include manual therapy techniques, exercises, connective tissue release, massage, modalities and education.

Her Sport Physio, Karla Van Beveren offers pelvic physiotherapy geared towards athletes suffering from pelvic floor dysfunction.

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Julie Gray Physiotherapy, treats pelvic floor dysfunction, persistent pelvic pain, sexual dysfunction, menopause and pregnancy. 

Lifemark
, (various locations around London) help assist with low back pain, pelvic, abdominal and hip pain, pain in the vagina, pseudovagina, rectum or perineum, testicular pain, pain with intercourse, bladder or bowel incontinence, urinary urgency/frequency, and bladder pain.

The Mama's Physio
Black-owned business. Ibukun Afolabi offers pelvic physiotherapy, bodywork for birth, small-group virtual classes and in-person workshops. Ibukun and her team also offers virtual health and wellness coaching for women who have pelvic, pre/postnatal, or birth related concerns. 

Nicole Guitar - Pelvic Floor Health Physiotherapy
, (Mount Brydges) treats a variety of pelvic floor dysfunctions including painful intercourse, bladder and bowel incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, pre- and post-surgery, prostate cancer and more. Nicole is also passionate about prenatal and postnatal pelvic care.

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PhysioHaus Health and Wellness, Jane Hendriksen and Dorota Klubowicz are Registered Physiotherapists who have taken specialized training in Pelvic Health and have gained the knowledge and ability to assess and treat people with incontinence and a variety of pelvic pain conditions.

ProFunction Pelvic Health Physiotherapy, just a few of the conditions they treat are: stress or urge urinary incontinence, fecal incontinence or constipation, pregnancy and post-natal wellness and recovery (vaginal or caesarean births), pelvic Pain – male or female, pelvic organ prolapse and vaginissmus, vulvadynia or vestibulodynia.


Rebirth Wellness Centre, pelvic physiotherapy for all, massage therapy for pregnancy and postpartum, late pregnancy services with Registered Acupuncturist or Naturopathic Doctor (36 weeks & beyond), cesarean scar-release therapy, prenatal and postnatal courses and classes and much more.

Vitality Pelvic Physio
, the centre offers pelvic floor physiotherapy for pregnancy/postnatal care and peri/post menopause. Conditions they treat include: pelvic pain, pelvic organ prolapse, bladder issues, pain related to sexual activity, constipation or not being able to control bowel movements, core and posture weakness (including diastasis recti) and hip, low back, groin, or tailbone pain. 

Yazdani Aesthetics
 offers vaginal botox for women who suffer from painful intercourse secondary to vaginismus (involuntary tightening of the muscles of the vagina); vaginal PRP to help treat vaginal dryness due to menopause or hormonal changes, enhance orgasm and treat mild stress urinary incontinence (women who suffer from Lichen Sclerosis, a chronic skin condition affecting the labia majora, can also benefit from the restorative actions of PRP);  EMSELLA® to treat urinary incontinence; other surgical and non-surgical for labia, vulva and vagina. Procedures done or overseen by Dr. Erin Lovett BSc, MD, FRCSC, is a board-certified gynecologist.


 

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