What does FPMC offer to expectant families in Guelph?
Why should you choose a family physician to care for you in pregnancy, labour and delivery?
Meet the family doctors that make up Family Practice Maternity Care of Guelph
What is FPMC?
· Family Practice Maternity Care of Guelph is a welcoming clinic that offers prenatal, delivery and postpartum care for people choosing delivery at Guelph General Hospital
· a small team of family physicians with expertise in pregnancy and newborn care work together to provide personalized care from early pregnancy through to 6 weeks after delivery
· FPMC cares for not just the pregnant person but also the baby. As family doctors we understand how important this is to the whole family and welcome partners, children and other supports through the whole process.
What can I expect from FPMC?
· Through the prenatal clinic at 85 Norfolk St you will get a chance to meet the whole team
· Expect time at appointments to ask your questions and lots of education and information along the way. We know that the better prepared you are for birth, the better it goes.
· When you go into labour or experience problems, the FPMC doctor on-call will meet you at the hospital, attend your delivery, and care for you and the baby until discharge.
· After delivery, we continue to care for you through breastfeeding support and postpartum follow-up. If your baby needs extra care, or your family physician would prefer it, we can care for babies up to 6 weeks as well.
· FPMC wants to support you and educate you. We aim to support choice and shared decision making at all steps along the way.
· FPMC welcomes diversity – no matter who makes up your family from big to small, you are welcome.
· Ask your family physician or NP to refer you as soon as you have made the decision, even if you won’t be coming to us until later in the pregnancy.
· If you don’t have a family physician, call the clinic directly and we will book you directly.
The Ontario College of Family Physicians has a great introduction to what it means to have a family physician care for you during pregnancy.
Dr Miller has been attending deliveries for over 25 years and still finds it magic every single time. She's the organizer in the group and always has an idea on making things even better. Newly an empty nester but still too young to be a grandmother, she finds baby snuggles the best payment a job can give.
Dr Edwards enthusiastically joined the FPMC group in 2018. She is absolutely loving working and living in Guelph. She's been busy the entire time - first renovating an old home and now raising twin boys!
Dr Engeland fell in love with Guelph when she was a student at U of G and after training in Mississauga she is delighted to be back and putting down roots. Recently an FPMC patient herself, she is currently on maternity leave doing intensive, hands-on newborn and pediatric "training". She is so excited to be part of the FPMC and GGH teams.
We were thrilled when Dr Karen Tam joined the team in 2022. She grew up in the GTA but fell in love with Guelph while doing her residency at McMaster's KW&Area site. The rest of us are excited that she will be bringing with her a strong sense of community but even more excited that she loves to bake up a storm and share her results! When not working she road bikes in summer and snowboards in winter.
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