Family Health Midwives

The midwives at Family Health Clinic are professional clinicians who provide comprehensive perinatal care beginning in early pregnancy, through labour and birth, and includes clinical care for both the birthing parent and their newborn(s) for the first 6 weeks after birth. Midwives are the only perinatal care providers who provide home visits postpartum and the option of home birth for some clients. The midwives are also happy to be able to offer Postpartum Only midwifery care (from after the birth until 6 weeks) to a small number of people, to give even more birthing families access to midwifery support during this very special life transition! Cathy Carlson-Rink ND RM, the clinic's senior midwife has been practicing since 1996 and provides care for a small caseload of midwifery clients alongside having a full-time naturopathic practice. The Family Health Midwives team provides care for 10-14 clients each month, allowing the small team to get to know their clients whilst having regularly scheduled off-call time to spend with their family and friends. The team members are: Ali Spry RM, Fallon Cooper RM, & Misol Kim RM (on maternity leave until 2022), Lourie Rose RM and Natasha Ogelsby RM. The team is grateful to have the support of Cathy Carlson-Rink ND RM, Jennica Rawstron RM & Lourie Rose RM to cover during leave of absences & vacations for the team. We generally recommend inquires for care be made as early in pregnancy as possible, as spaces can fill up very quickly. We still encourage anyone interested in midwifery care, regardless what stage of pregnancy, to reach out, to get on our waitlist, as spaces can frequently open up. The midwives may also be able to offer postpartum care only even if they are full for your due date for pregnancy and birth care.