Dr. Cathy Carlson-Rink

Naturopathic Doctor & Registered Midwife

Dr. Carlson-Rink graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Physical Education with a Major in Health and Fitness from the University of Saskatchewan.  She received her degrees in Naturopathic Medicine and Midwifery from Bastyr University in Seattle, WA. She is a pioneer in that she is the first naturopathic physician in Canada to also work as a licensed midwife.  Dr. Carlson Rink has been practicing since 1996 at the Family Health Clinic with a focus on pregnancy, infertility, women’s and children's health.  She has completed extensive post graduate education in the areas of Gynecology, Obstetrics, Breastfeeding, Pediatrics and Physical fitness as well as being licensed with prescription authority in British Columbia.  She is an instructor of Obstetrics and recently became Chair of Women's and Children's Health Programs at the Boucher Institute of Naturopathic Medicine.  Married and mother of three girls who were all born at home, she has had the opportunity to provide care for many of the babies she has delivered into their teen years. Dr. Carlson-Rink loves caring for the whole family and has had great joy in sharing life’s journey with her patients.

Fallon Cooper

Registered Midwife

It was in her first undergrad degree that Fallon planned on becoming a midwife. She worked as a doula with a teen pregnancy organization in Edmonton and fell in love with the model. So, with her Human Nutrition degree in hand, she moved to Hamilton, Ontario for her midwifery training. She and her partner always intended on moving back to BC, where they grew up and have been working around the province since.

Since starting her career in 2013, Fallon has worked around the lower mainland at different clinics as well as throughout the interior, and on the Island. In 2016, she was part of a team that opened the most northern midwifery clinic in BC, in Dawson Creek just outside of where she was born and raised. Most recently, she worked in the Sea to Sky Corridor, supporting this rural area while getting in plenty of skiing and hiking.

Outside of clinical work, she is active with the BC College of Nurses and Midwives; sitting on the registration committee. She is involved in research study in the field of probiotics and has completed three specialized certificates for expanded scope: in Contraception, STI management, and Acupuncture.

Fallon has a passion for public health and accurate vaccination information. She is currently the midwifery representative for the BC CDC Professional Engagement Working Group on Vaccinations where they work towards providing all healthcare providers with relevant and accurate information regarding vaccines. She also sits on the Canadian Association Midwives vaccine working group that is building vaccine related resources for midwives and their clients. She has worked with the researchers out of the Children & Family Research Institute as a midwifery consultant, giving feedback on prenatal vaccination research and working on the development of educational videos. Fallon would love to speak to you more about prenatal vaccinations and what you can do to keep your child safe from preventable illnesses going forward.

Her latest accomplishment has been growing a whole human inside her body and then getting her out in her living room. Fallon took a step back from clinical work as she focused on meeting this new person and learning how best to mother her. When Fallon is not at work, you’ll find her out and about with their daughter, Rainier, catching up on sleep, or playing in the mountains with family. Fallon joined the Family Health Midwives in July 2020. She is honoured to be working in Langley on the unceded traditional territories of the Matsqui, Kwantlen, Katzie, and Semiahmoo First Nations.

Lydia Doublestein

Registered Midwife

Prior to coming into midwifery, Lydia pursued an undergraduate degree in Public Health with an emphasis on maternal/child health and community development. Along the way, she discovered that becoming a midwife would be the next step in promoting health and empowering people throughout the lifespan. Lydia has been a midwife since 2017 and has worked in community-based midwifery settings and as a lactation consultant (IBCLC). She has had the privilege of attending births in homes, hospitals, and birth centers. 

Her philosophy of care centers on a strong passion for holding space during the experiences of pregnancy, giving birth, and postpartum and never grows tired of witnessing the power of life-bearers to carry, labor, and bring life into the world. She brings an open perspective on life and enjoys supporting families in these significant life transitions.

In her free time, Lydia enjoys discovering the mountains, backpacking forested trails, discovering new places, and brewing her own kombucha.

Rayann Big Plume-Harris

Registered Midwife

Dzinisi Guja!

Sizi Rayann Big Plume-Harris ata. I am of mixed ancestry, my Ito (Dad) is Tsuut’ina and my Ino (Mom) is European. Tsuut’ina nation is located in Treaty Seven area just outside of Calgary (Guts’ists’i). I grew up off-reserve in Calgary, Alberta with both my parents and my Sishitl’a (my younger brother), spending time with family both on and off reserve. In my late teenage years, my family moved to Langley, British Columbia, which is also where I met my husband. We have raised up, three beautiful human beings who are now in their early years of adulthood.

I graduated May 2023 from UBC with a BA in Midwifery. My path to midwifery has included working as a doula for 16 years, and a prenatal teacher for 7 years. I am humbled to have worked with countless families in their pregnancies, during their births and in their early postpartum days. Prior to attending courses at UBC, I was working towards a bachelor’s degree in Indigenous studies at Langara College. My previous experience also includes working with a vocational rehabilitation company on a team developing workshops about mental health in the workplace.

Midwifery has taken me on new adventures to serve and learn from birthing people and their families. I have been to placements in Gwa’sala-Nakwaxda’xw land in Port Hardy on Vancouver Island, Seabird Island Nation and Sto:lo Nation in Chilliwack BC, Langley BC, and New Westminster, BC. My summer placement was a student adventure, where I landed at the Toronto Birth Centre of Tkaronto, and with K’Tigaaning Midwives on Nipissing Nation.

I look forward to serving families in a good way as part of Family Health Clinic midwives.

Isabelle Major

Registered Midwife

Isabelle developed a passion for pregnancy and childbirth after experiencing the birth of her first child at home, with midwives in 2009.  Already working as a bodyworker and graduate from the Vancouver School of Bodywork and Massage, she went on to become a doula, specialized in pregnancy massage, and did extra training to support people with Breast/Chestfeeding, before pursuing her calling to become a midwife. Through midwifery school, she took the two year botanical medicine specialty, studying herbal remedies for the perinatal period. She graduated from the Masters in Science of Midwifery program at Bastyr University in 2020 and in 2021, graduated from the University of British Columbia Internationally Educated Midwives Bridging Program.

Mother of three, Isabelle is French Canadian and has lived on the West Coast since 2008. Isabelle has previously worked in the adventure tourism industry as a guide. Though she doesn't work in the industry anymore, Isabelle still loves hiking, rock climbing, canoeing and biking with her family.  She also loves to garden and grow her own food. 

To read the Midwives Association of British Columbia Vision Progress Report from October 2016 please click on the link.

Locums Midwife

Lourie Rose

Registered Midwife

Prior to becoming a Registered Midwife, Lourie completed a B.Sc. in Human Biology at the University of Guelph in Ontario. During this degree she was truly fascinated with the power and capabilities of the human body. However, it was not until family trips to Jamaica where Lourie witnessed the wonderful work that midwives do for birthing individuals, their babies, and their communities, that she found her calling. The unique connections that are formed with individuals and families as they journey to meet their babies are what really drew Lourie to midwifery. In 1997 she was accepted into McMaster University’s Midwifery Education Program in Ontario. After graduating in 2001, she worked with a fabulous team of midwives at Cambridge Midwives in Ontario. During this time, Lourie was blessed with the birth of her twin son and daughter. Her family then moved to Brandon, Manitoba where she worked with another exceptional group of midwives. Since moving to British Columbia, Lourie has enjoyed doing locum midwifery work in Brandon, Kelowna, Richmond, South Delta, and now in Langley with the Family Health Midwives.

Lourie is a strong believer in empowering families through education, informed choice and holistic client-centred care and she feels that being able to support and nurture families through this life changing event is a great privilege. Lourie joined the Family Health Midwives in September 2020 as a Locum Midwife and is looking forward to building trusting and caring relationships with the clients and families as part of the Family Health Midwifery Team.

To ensure you receive the best standard and quality of care each of the Registered Midwives who work at the Family Health Clinic are licensed by and are in good standing with the British Columbia College of Nurses & Midwives (BCCNM). In addition, each member of our Family Health Clinic midwifery group also belongs to the Midwives Association of British Columbia (MABC).