Postpartum Support In Central Alberta
Navigating postpartum with questions and uncertainty — and looking for gentle support and guidance? Feeling like something is off and not sure what to do or where to turn next?
Compassionate Postpartum Nursing Care for New Mothers &Newborns
The postpartum period rarely looks the way you imagined it would. Whether you're navigating fatigue, a body that feels unfamiliar, questions about your newborn, or simply the weight of something you can't quite name — you don't have to figure it out alone.
Skilled, thoughtful nursing care is available. And it meets you where you are.
Layna Palechek, Registered Nurse and founder of United Community Wellness, brings more than 22 years of perinatal and women's health nursing experience to every visit. In that time, she has cared for and supported hundreds of women, mothers, and babies through pregnancy, labour, birth, postpartum, surgery, and recovery.
Her approach weaves evidence-based practice together with holistic care — supporting your body, mind, and soul through one of the most transformative seasons of your life.
Postpartum Care Options & Pricing
Whether you need a single visit or ongoing support through pregnancy and into postpartum, there is an option designed for where you are.
Most extended health benefit plans will cover the cost of visits – check your personal plan for coverage.
Deepen Your Postpartum Support
Layna's nursing care works beautifully alongside osteopathic treatment and holistic nutrition — each practice addressing a different layer of your recovery. Available as complementary additions to any postpartum care package.
Collaborative Care
Specialized newborn wellness visits for mom and baby!
This is a group treatment offering with Layna, RN and Kensey, Osteopathy to better support you through postpartum. Available alongside your postpartum care package or as a standalone offering.
$150/hr + GST
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With Kensey Lunn
Osteopathic Care
Osteopathy offers gentle, effective support for the postpartum body — helping new mothers recover, restore balance, and adapt to the physical demands of early parenthood.
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With Bryn Pugh
Holistic Nutrition Consultation
Bryn draws on her holistic nutrition knowledge and clinical experience to build a personalized nutrition plan that supports your recovery, energy, and wellbeing in the weeks and months following birth.
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Please consult your individual plan for coverage details and requirements. Nursing services provided by a Registered Nurse are reimbursed by many health insurance and benefit plan providers in Alberta. You may also use funds from a health savings account to pay for care provided by a Registered Nurse. I will provide you with a detailed receipt outlining the services you receive. If your plan requires a prescription for nursing care, I will provide you with a letter to present to your primary care provider to assist you in that process.
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Depending on where you are in your postpartum journey, we can focus our attention on different aspects of care which may include but are not limited to:
Clinical nursing assessments for mother and newborn (weight, heart rate, etc)
Breastfeeding, bottle feeding and lactation support
Emotional and mental health support
Newborn safety and wellness checks
Post c-section recovery support
Sleep, soothing, and newborn care guidance
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Private nursing visits for postpartum care can be carried out from the comfort of your own home!
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Within pregnancy, birth and postpartum - doulas provide non-medical emotional and physical support, education, preparation, guidance, and advocacy for their clients. In the province of Alberta, the title ‘doula’ is not regulated within the healthcare system – meaning that there is not an established standard of training or defined scope of practice that one must meet and adhere to when working within this role. You will find a large variance in the educational background, certifications, training, and offerings of doulas across the province.
Registered nurses are regulated members of the healthcare system in Alberta. There are educational and entry to practice requirements, standards and scope of practice, code of ethics to adhere to, continuing education and competency expectations, and a regulatory body that oversees these processes and ensures accountability to the public.
A Registered Nurse providing postpartum support will have extensive knowledge, training and experience, and provide highly skilled, personalized, compassionate care and support to the client and their family/ support team. Throughout history, and supported by research and best practice evidence, it has been found that women experience less complications and report greater satisfaction with their labour and birth experiences when receiving continuous support. I encourage you to learn more about which care and practitioner that best fits your needs.
Read more here: Continuous support for women during childbirth | Cochrane.
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Community Nursing for postpartum care can be beneficial at any point in your postpartum journey, which research shows to be up to three years after giving birth! Nursing support through United Community Nursing can help to provide dedicated, continuous care for you and your baby. We focus on clinical assessment, breast and bottle feeding support, emotional and mental health support, newborn safety and wellness checks, c-section recovery support, and sleep, soothing and regulation guidance.
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The number of sessions differs depending on the presentation and objectives of each client. We will discuss the treatment progression in our initial visit.
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Mental health is a very important component of how we view overall wellness and wellbeing. Mental health will be discussed in each of our sessions together.
Frequently Asked Questions
Some of the most common questions we hear from new and expecting mothers — answered honestly and without the overwhelm.
Have more questions? We’d love to hear from you.
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