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August 30, 2018 by Heather Mason

Pelvic Floor Health Matters: find out why & how to get a check up

How is your Pelvic Floor behaving? Ok, I’ll take a second to ask; Do you even know what your ‘pelvic floor’ is? For many people this might be the first time they have even heard of any of this! #TRUESTORY! And if you don’t know what it is then you probably aren’t sure if it is […]

Filed Under: Blog, Education Tagged With: health, health matters, pelvicfloor, pelvicfloorhealth

May 25, 2017 by Heather Mason

The Biggest Gift: How to Quit Smoking in Pregnancy

How to quit smoking in pregnancy:  it’s a tough subject, isn’t it?  Most of the time, people want to close the page, forward to the next article. We all have our vices, nobody is perfect, it’s true… and these topics tend to elicit groans and a change of topic.  We all live busy, stressed-out lives. […]

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January 27, 2017 by Heather Mason

You are what you eat

Everyone knows you’re supposed to eat healthy foods in pregnancy, just like it’s a good idea to exercise, get enough sleep, reduce stress in our lives, et cetera, pregnant or not. We’re all good at that stuff, right? Yuuuuup. We are good at it in January, anyway. That’s what all those New Year’s resolutions are […]

Filed Under: Blog, Education, Nutrition

August 8, 2016 by Heather Mason

Why Breastfeed? The best reason might not be what you think.

For World Breastfeeding Week, I thought I’d write about choice, and why I promote breastfeeding over formula feeding. It’s not for the reasons you’d think. The reasons you’d think I’d promote it are the reasons health agencies around the world promote it (http://www.who.int/features/factfiles/breastfeeding/facts/en/index1.html). Breastmilk is the ideal food for babies and its components change with […]

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August 1, 2016 by Heather Mason

I am a Midwife ~ Heather Mason, RM

When I was in labour with my first child, I remember gripping a pillow tightly between my fingers, my head resting on my forearms. The room was too silent. I wanted a distraction.  Something to focus on other than the intensity of the contractions. A story. So I asked my midwife, who was unpacking her […]

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