Our Care

You will be cared for and supported by the SCBP team of family doctors, midwives, nurses and doulas. Approximately six weeks after your baby is born, you will be discharged back to your family physician. If you do not have a family physician, we will help you find one to care for you and your baby after you leave SCBP.

The family doctors and midwives at the SCBP all share the same philosophy of care and strive to keep birth normal. We work hard to provide you with a seamless transition from one on-call care provider to the next. The SCBP is the first program in Canada in which midwives and family doctors work collaboratively and fully share the care of people and their families.

You will receive your care from both doctors and midwives throughout your pregnancy, during your labour and birth, and after your baby arrives. When you go into labour, either a doctor or midwife will be on-call and will be present throughout your labour and when your baby is born. We rotate our call and one of us is available to address any concerns you might have during pregnancy as well as attend you in labour and when you give birth. We are on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days of the year.

Meet the team night

At SCBP you will get to know your clinic and/or CP leaders very well as the majority of your prenatal care will be done by the doctor or midwife that leads your care or group. This continuity with one or two providers ensures that your care is comprehensive and that your individual needs are met. Your history and plans for birth are communicated to all of the doctors and midwives who may be on-call to attend you in labour. We all share the same philosophy of care and discuss our client care on a daily basis. In order to make you more comfortable with our entire team, we hold "Meet the Team" events every month.

Doula Care

Doula Support at SCBP

A doula provides continuous one on one physical and emotional support during labour and birth. The doula does not provide clinical care and does not take the place of your partner or support person during labour. Instead, they work alongside your partner and family members to ensure your physical and emotional needs are met throughout the birth experience.

Every effort is made to match you with a doula who speaks your first language. We currently have more than 20 doulas. In addition to English, our doulas speak Spanish, Portuguese, Mandarin, Vietnamese, Korean, Punjabi, Japanese, Ukrainian, Russian, and Tagalog. They are all proud to be part of this unique program, and we are fortunate to have them.

At SCBP, we firmly believe in providing doula support for all. Since our inception, we have been committed to ensuring that every family in our care who wishes to have a doula is able to do so. In the Vancouver area, doula services typically cost between $1,500 and $2,800, placing them beyond reach for many families. We believe that all families should have access to this valuable support and that everyone who registers with our program should receive the same level of care.

By contributing to our doula program, you help us make doula care accessible to all families in our care who want it, regardless of their financial circumstances.

Our Doula Program Fees

Our doula program offers the same compassionate care and support to every family, no matter their financial contribution.

How Much to Pay
In creating our fee-based structure, we have drawn inspiration from community centered sliding scale models that allow families to adjust payments based on their access to resources. https://scbp.ca/our-care/the-scbp-doula-program 

Sliding Scale
A sliding scale means that fees are adjusted based on a family’s income or financial situation, ensuring that doula services remain accessible to everyone.

Subsidies
If your family is interested in doula care but the fee is a barrier, please speak with your care provider about completing our subsidy support form.