Breastfeeding Medicine Clinic

Support for Indigenous Peoples

The Indigenous Wellness Liaison Team is here to support your health journey. Team members offer cultural support and healthcare advocacy. Learn more below or call them at 604-682-2344 ext.62937 or email IWL@providencehealth.bc.ca.

Indigenous wellness services

The Indigenous Wellness Team at Providence is available to support Indigenous patients and their families. We are here to coordinate culturally safe wellness supports and services.

Services available through this clinic

Providence Health Care offers a variety of services to support those we care for. The following services may be of use or benefit to you and your families.

To help with communicating with your health care team, we offer interpretation services 24-hours-a-day. Please ask your care team to place a request if you need an interpreter including a sign language interpreter.

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Our psychology services can provide emotional support to our patients who may need help coping with their condition and its treatment.

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Our social work team helps patients and their families by providing emotional support and connecting them to helpful resources and services. This team can also assist in planning for the future, advocate for patients' needs, and help with practical concerns like finances and social support.

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We offer pastoral care services to support you and your loved ones. Our professional staff, including chaplains from different faiths, are here to accompany you, provide counseling, and create spaces for reflection, prayer, and meditation.

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We strive to offer you the best and most compassionate care possible. If we succeed, please let us know. If we fall short of our goal “How you want to be treated,” please also let us know.

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Conditions treated at this clinic

Any infant feeding or maternal breastfeeding concerns, including but not limited to:

poor weight gain
tongue tie assessment
questions about milk supply
breast and/or nipple pain
mastitis/breast abscess
medication use during lactation

Support for Indigenous Peoples Copy link to this section

Indigenous wellness services

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Support for Indigenous Peoples

Services available through this clinic

Conditions treated at this clinic