Author of “A is for Advice (The Reassuring Kind): Wisdom for Pregnancy (Harper Collins 2019) & full-time (such full time!) Registered Midwife & mom
Victoria, BC
Joined March 2011
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There should be a word in the English language for the particular joy of reading an amazing novel- smart and luscious, the kind of novel you stay awake reading when you should go to bed because you’re on call but… instagram.com/p/Bzwg8rglaj2/…
Did you know- in Canada, Registered Midwives hold both home and hospital birth privileges and are licensed and mandated to attend birth in both environments?
Some clients come into care knowing exactly where they… instagram.com/p/ByqvPuZBOvu/…
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Only in #Philadelphia will you find a water ice mascot protesting for abortion rights.
I stand with Planned Parenthood @PPFA because I believe everyone should have access to the care they need. weareplannedparenthood.org/o…
So great to see A is for Advice on this list!
5 Books to Read for Mother's Day | ow.ly/r7nu30oHcB0 | Including Things My Son Needs to Know About the World by @Backmanland #mothersday #bookblogger #amreading
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Just something I wrote for The Globe and Mail: Stop judging Meghan Markle (or any other woman’s) birthing choices /via @globeandmail theglobeandmail.com/opinion/…
Someone took A is Advice out for a little spring sunshine :)
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ilana stanger-ross retweeted
Yet again a place of worship is the target of senseless gun violence and hate. Anti-Semitism is real in this country and we must not be silent - enough is enough. My heart aches for the Chabad of Poway synagogue and the Jewish community.
Happy @BookstoreDay! If you can- give an independent bookstore some love today. My world is all about books and babies, and I’m lucky enough to practice in a city where midwives deliver over 30% of… instagram.com/aisforadvicebo…
Thank you @DrGaborMate for these very kind words- and for decades of support of Canadian midwifery.
In my time as a GP, attending many 100s of births, midwives were my greatest teachers. This charming new book, 'A Is For Advice' by midwife @ilana136 , is the perfect gift for any pregnant woman or couple: eloquent, reassuring, clear and experience-based. ilanastangerross.com/
“If I could go back in time I would go back to the day my brother got born.” Tillie’s school journal, September 14 2014. Age 7.
Do you have stories of siblings at a… instagram.com/aisforadvicebo…
Yes, yes- a thousand times yes.
The Data All Guilt-Ridden Parents Need nyti.ms/2vecHgC
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Black Maternal Health: When the Village Itself May Be Too Toxic theglowup.theroot.com/black-…
“If you’re reading this while pregnant: inside you, a tiny heart is beating. Organs are forming. Eyelashes are thickening. And a little leg or arm may be reaching out,… instagram.com/aisforadvicebo…
Isolated and invisible: Meet the moms writing about the secret agony of postpartum depression | CBC Radio cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/the-…
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Black women are facing a maternal health crisis. The only way to solve this is to speak the truth and act: This is a public health crisis. Thank you, Reps. Adams and Underwood for fighting to make sure Black women are heard.
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The U.S. is one of the most dangerous high-income countries for Black women to give birth in. #BMHW19 on.nwlc.org/2Ghyomd
