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Ensemble Healthcare - Multidisciplinary Perinatal Care

Ensemble Healthcare is a multidisciplinary healthcare collective in Northwest Calgary.

10/28/2026

🤩 We are so excited to welcome Midwives from the Low Risk Maternity Care Team to Ensemble! 🤩

I am so grateful to have been a member of the LRMC call group for over 20 years. Our team has taught and inspired me to be innovative, patient-centered, and resilient.

I've mentioned LRMC's collaborative care team, and our partnership of Family Physicians and Midwives is now into it's second year. This month three of the midwives, Cassie, Laura & Robyn, started offering prenatal and postpartum care visits for LRMC patients at Ensemble.

To be clear, there are no changes to the prenatal care offered at Ensemble - if you are a patient of Dr Jan, then.....you continue to see me for your prenatal care visits, ..you continue to be cared for by the LRMC team of physicians and midwives at the Foothills Medical Center, and ..you continue to have the option of postpartum home visits with one of the midwives on our team as well as postpartum clinic visits with Dr Jan.

Learn more about my practice on our website (link in bio), and learn about my wonderful team of colleagues at LRMC at: lowriskmaternitycare.ca

10/19/2026

📣 I'm telling all of my patients about this website designed for Alberta parents! 📣

The AHS Pediatric Rehabilitation team has pulled together a huge collection of infosheets, resource links, and free webinar information for new parents that address all the common issues and questions.

A few examples of what you'll find there:
- An infosheet on 'Building language skills for babies and toddlers'.
- A searchable database to find nearby programs and services if I have questions about a topic such as baby head shape, head tilt, and neck stiffness.
- Links to register for 30+ free webinars, including 'Sweet Dreams: Tips for better sleep for babies and toddlers' and 'Movement Skills: Birth to 6 months.
- Infosheets supporting parent well-being that focus on stress management, mind-body wellness, and acceptance and self-compassion.

Check it out: https://myhealth.alberta.ca/topic/Pediatric-Rehabilitation/Pages/default.aspx

10/09/2026

💜 Let's talk about Postpartum Mental Health. 💜

Drawing on information and resources provided by Dr. Andrea Nelson, our latest blog post gives a comprehensive overview of what to watch for, and how to address it, along with online resources and organizations in Calgary that can provide support. Andrea is a psychologist who supports families on the perinatal units at Foothills Medical Centre.

If you are concerned about your mental health, or the well-being of a loved one, we hope that you will find this helpful, and that you will reach out to your care providers for support.

09/21/2026

📣 Shoutout for Ashley and ! 📣

Twice a year Ashley does such an amazing job supporting our team, bringing a mobile studio to our clinic and leading us in a yin yoga practice. It is just what we need, as we pause, come together, reset, and build.

We also love the support that she offers our community out of her home studio.

🤰🏼Weekly drop-in prenatal yoga classes.
👶 Baby and me yoga series'.
🌀 Spinning Babies birth preparation classes.

Spinning Babies is an evidence-based approach to optimizing baby's position in the pelvis during pregnancy, labour & delivery. Our nurses at the hospital use these techniques all the time, and I'm thrilled to be able to recommend Ashley's classes to my patients.

Thank you, Ashley, for the care you pour into our team and our community. We’re so grateful to have you in our corner! ✨

09/14/2026

🥰 Words of wisdom from some of our new parents. 🥰

Last time, we shared Words of Wisdom from our practitioners — advice shaped by their years of experience and those "back when my little one was a newborn" days.

This time, we asked the parents in one of our postpartum groups what they have learned over the past few months.

These parents are right in the thick of it — the tired days, the overwhelming moments, the joy, the love, and all the little things you figure out along the way.

Here are some of the pearls of wisdom they’re learning from life with a new baby. 💛

Because sometimes the best advice comes from someone who’s been up at 3 a.m. too. 😉

08/20/2026

👣 Opportunity for couples expecting their first baby!

🔍 The SWell Lab is seeking couples from Canada, the US, Australia, New Zealand, the UK, and Ireland who are up to 26 weeks pregnant to participate in the STORK Randomized Controlled Trial: Supporting the Transition to Parenthood through Online S*x and Relationship Knowledge.

❓What is STORK: The first online couple-based program designed to enhance knowledge about changes to sexuality during pregnancy and postpartum and skills to cope with these changes. STORK was designed to strengthen couples’ relationships across the transition to parenthood.

📋 What is involved:

If you are eligible, after your initial survey, you and your partner will be randomized (like a coin flip) into either the Program or Waitlist conditions.

Program couples will complete 5 online modules in pregnancy (1 per week) and a final module at 3 months postpartum.
Couples in both conditions will also complete 5 surveys—the initial survey, then at 32-weeks pregnant, and 4-, 8-, and 12-month postpartum—that gather information about your relationship, your pregnancy experience, and your child.
Couples in the Waitlist condition will receive access to the full STORK program after the study period is over.

💰 Compensation: As a thank you for your participation, you can receive $210 CAD. Your time is valuable to the STORK study team!

🤝 Inclusivity matters: STORK requires one member of the couple to be currently
pregnant. Otherwise, STORK is open to individuals of all genders, bodies, and sexual orientations.

📩 For more information or to participate in the STORK RCT study, contact the SWell Lab at [email protected].

08/10/2026

✨ You're not meant to do postpartum alone. 💛

The early weeks and months with a new baby can be beautiful, overwhelming, joyful, exhausting—and everything in between. Our Postpartum Support Group is a welcoming space where you can connect with other new parents, learn from experienced healthcare professionals, and feel supported every step of the way.

Over 7 weekly sessions, we'll cover topics like:
🤱 Feeding your baby
😴 Infant sleep
💙 Maternal mental health
👶 Newborn care
💪 Postpartum recovery
❤️ Relationships, parenting, and more

You'll also have the opportunity to ask questions, share experiences, and build connections with other families who understand exactly what you're going through.

Whether this is your first baby or your fourth, you are welcome here.

📍 Calgary
📅 Next group starts September 8th.
🔗 Register through the link in our bio or visit our website.

Tag a new parent who would love this supportive community. 💕

08/03/2026

Meet Alanna! 👋

☺️ Alanna is a Registered Massage Therapist who is joining our team this month. As a certified teacher, she will be facilitating Infant Massage sessions as a part of our Postpartum Group Programs.

Alanna is passionate about teaching infant massage skills that can...
💜 relax and soothe both baby and parent
💚 improve communication and cue recognition
💛 help deepen the bond between parent and baby
💚 support healthy growth and development
💜 promote rest and sleep

🔗 Learn more about Alanna and our Postpartum Group Programs on our website (link in bio).

07/10/2026

🧘‍♀️Our pelvic health physiotherapist, Christine, is back from her sabbatical and excited to offer a new Mama Movement class. 🧘‍♀️

Please join us if you would like:
✨ A better connection to your core and pelvic floor
✨ Stretches to relieve neck, chest, and shoulder tension
✨ Beginner strength exercises that support the areas that are working harder postpartum
✨ Functional movements that build whole-body strength
✨ Practical ways to incorporate exercise into your busy days
✨ Answers to your pelvic floor questions from a pelvic floor physiotherapist

Postpartum recovery isn't about "bouncing back"—it's about building a body that feels strong and supported for the life you're living now. 💛

This August, Christine will be offering this class as part of our Postpartum Support Group.

Whether you're looking to reconnect with your core, build strength, or simply learn more about postpartum recovery, we'd love to have you join us.

✨ Tap the link in our bio to learn more and register.

Can't make this session? Send us a DM and we'll be happy to notify you about future classes.

07/06/2026

Rapid Fire with Speech Language Pathologist and Feeding Therapist, Laura Sawers!

👶🏽 Responsive feeding means parents decide what food is offered and when; children decide what they put in their mouth.

🍵 Starting solids is a wonderful opportunity to practice your responsive feed skills as your baby's main source of nutrition is their milk.

🍼 Some bottle sets come with multiple flows and the ni***es look very similar. A slower flow bottle ni**le can help maintain interest in breastfeeding if you are offering both.

⏰ Inconsistent feeding times and amounts are normal for infants. We are not concerned with intake at single feeds, we are looking over a whole day and monitoring wet diapers and growth.

🍼 Bottle ni***es are marketed with age ranges but advancing to faster flows is not required. If your baby is feeding happily and efficiently they may continue on the same flow for all of their bottling.

🥄 When starting solids you can incorporate features of both a traditional approach with purees and a baby-led approach as they each have benefits.

Address

Suite 312, 4935 40th Avenue NW
Calgary, AB
T3A2N1

Website

http://www.ensemblehealthcare.ca/

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