A wonderful clinic that made the experience of pregnancy, birth, and post-natal care much smoother…read morefor my spouse and I as first-time parents. From our first contact with Julia (a super-organized and detailed person who brilliantly handled the intake arrangements and the scheduling of all appointments over a full year), to our final appointment with the midwives team last week holding our beautiful and healthy two-month old baby, they were careful, thorough, and sensitive to all of our needs, cultural preferences, and questions. We also appreciated that they each reviewed our birth plan line-by-line in separate appointments, made sure that we had informed and current information to draw from, and that everyone was on the same page, which made the delivery smoother and allowed us to focus more on being there for each other. Our team included Andrea (well-versed on a wide range of topics and was able to anticipate and speak to all the needs that we shared and some we didn't even see coming!), Aly (who took lots of time to talk us through anything we were unfamiliar with or anxious about and made us smile during each visit), and Ilana and Kaelyn (the midwife and apprentice who delivered the baby at Victoria General Hospital and gave us extra care and attention throughout). It had never occurred to us until this past year that we could have a team of experts managing our care and each giving us their knowledge and experience through monthly and later-on weekly appointments both before and after the delivery. All of them were kind, sensitive, caring, and enthusiastic during each visit and made our lives so much easier. They were also very accessible throughout, including by phone and by pager. We definitely recommend them to anyone looking for midwives, especially if you are first-time parents.

From the owner: At The Midwives Collective, we strive to foster relationships and strengthen families. We are…read morecommitted to our clients, our profession, and our community. We are leaders, teachers, writers, advocates, and mothers, working at home and abroad to ensure safe, nurturing, client-centered care for all pregnant people. Our clinic is accessible, child-friendly, and community-focused. We are located in central Victoria, just past the intersection of Cook & Yates. We regularly host evening events and workshops, focusing on the journey from pregnancy into parenthood. (See our upcoming events in resources.) We have on-site parking and are well served by public transit. Our building offers a Lifelabs and a Rexall pharmacy, as well as its own café, and is fully wheelchair & stroller accessible. We look forward to hearing from you, and supporting you through pregnancy, birth, and the early postpartum.

The retail products in this store are super cute but far to high for me. A onesie for $40? I…read morerealize its made from ethically sourced organic plants but unless it can change a diaper I'm not going to be able to afford it! I like to check out the sale table as there can be some great deals. There are a number of items, particularly feeding tools that may cost a pretty penny but save so much stress that they are worth their weight in gold plated diamonds. A decent selection of books, biased towards cloth diapering, positive discipline, co-sleeping, attachment parenting philosophies. The true glory of this place is the services. Parent-child classes, massage, prenatal classes. This is a great community networking resource for new parents. When my son was born 6 years ago, they also rented diaper kits. We LOVED this. Take home a kit with 7 or 8 types of cloth diapers. Try them all out before deciding which to invest in. Not sure if they still offer this service but if they do, there is no reason not to look into it!

From the owner: Prenatal Yoga, Childbirth Classes, Baby Care and First Aid. Baby Clothes, Swaddlers and Toys, Baby…read moreCarriers, Cloth Diapers. Parenting Books, Nursing Bras, Breastfeeding Clothes.

Got an ultrasound here at UC Baby and had a great experience. The girl who runs it is extremely…read moresweet and knowledgable. She constantly pointed out what the baby was doing, and her positions the whole time. I recommend it to anyone pregnant. I went at 18.5 weeks and brought 5 family members with me, the room was spacious enough for everyone. I got the ultrasound, DVD, photos, and bear with the heartbeat in it, and my mom, mother in law, father in law and sister in law (all in the US) watched from the live feed the whole time and could hear all if us in the room! Definitely a great experience!

Highly recommended UC Baby Victoria to any parents to be. We were so impressed we ended up going…read moretwice! The images we got are so clear along with a recording of our babys heartbeat and printed photos. We also have everything saved in an online account that we can access at anytime. It was particularly special as we could send a link to our family who live so far from us in Nova Scotia and Australia so they could watch along with us live. Freda was amazing at what she does and even when our baby was not cooperating she managed to get us lots and lots of great images. Thank you UC baby for this amazing experience. Cara, Ryan and Koda.

Had a great experience at Juniper Family Health with Dr. Chelsea Cole. She is very caring and full…read moreof knowledge. I addressed a few health issues, which none of the doctors in walk in clinic, would really care about. Dr. Cole took her time to listen, understand and offered the best treatment. I was very happy to find this Clinic and grateful for all the help. Sometimes it gets really-really hard to find a good doctor in Victoria.

My regular doctor told me I had IBS and to just take imodium when I had a flare-up and pretty much…read moreleft me on my own. I heard great things about naturopathic medicine so I found my way to Dr. Cashin at Juniper Family Health. She took the time to go over my history and understand the issues I've been having and she told me about something called SIBO (which until now I hadn't read too much about, even with my IBS research online). I took a test and was so relieved. After three years of suffering, I finally knew why I was having so many issues (including fatigue). I've been in treatment now for about two months and I feel SO. MUCH. BETTER. If only I had gone in earlier. I love that Juniper Family Health also has other members on staff to contribute to your care, including a great nutritionist and another doctor who helped me get vitamins through an IV drip for the last four weeks. I feel very well cared for, and I always feel like the staff listens and pays a great deal of attention to my health concerns. Until going in to have naturopathic treatment I had almost given up and now I feel like I have more of my life back. I'm starting to feel normal for the first time in years!