Postnatal Resources
Download the Public Health Agency of Canada's ‘The Sensible Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy’ (PDF) for reliable information on pregnancy.
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/pregnancy/guide-healthy-pregnancy.html
PregnancyInfo.ca is an evidence-based informative website about pregnancy and childbirth for the Canadian public and healthcare professionals.
Information on all types of contraception methods available in Canada.
Topics:
Preparing for baby
Pregnancy and birth
Growth and development
Immunization
Nutrition
Injury prevention
Your baby's health
https://www.caringforkids.cps.ca/handouts/pregnancybabies-index
Fact sheets that answer frequently asked questions about exposures during pregnancy and breastfeeding. All medications are listed by generic name. MotherToBaby Fact Sheets are meant for general information purposes and should not replace the advice of your health care provider.
OMama is a website and a mobile application (app) that connects you to trusted, evidence-informed pregnancy, birth, and early parenting information (focusing on resources in Ontario, Canada).
http://www.omama.com/en/About-Us.asp
The Better Outcomes Registry and Network (BORN Ontario)[1] launched OMama in November 2015, with the support of eHealth Ontario.
If you are about to become a parent, or just had a baby, this handbook is for you. Baby’s Best Chance is a reference guide for parents. Topics covered include pregnancy, birth and parenting a baby up to six months of age.
La Leche League Canada is a registered non profit that provides mother-to-mother/parent-to-parent/peer support for pregnant women, new parents and beyond.
This LLLC Group Typically Meets: 4th Wednesday of the month
Dr. Jack Newman is the founder and first pediatrician of the International Breastfeeding Centre. He has been helping breastfeeding mothers and babies for over 38 years. His clinic support helps mothers overcome obstacles so they can breastfeed even when struggling with difficulties. To help with breastfeeding, Dr. Jack Newman personally provides a free email answering service to women and health professionals, maintains this website as a source of reliable breastfeeding information, creates videos for women to learn about breastfeeding.
See also: https://www.canadianbreastfeedingfoundation.org/
Ph: 416-498-0002
Expecting & Connecting is a midwifery led prenatal and postpartum program open to everyone in Windsor-Essex County. It is a FREE program led by a registered midwife and lactation consultant.
You can self-refer by filling out the application on our website. You do not need a referral from a doctor to have a midwife. You can contact us directly. Please use our intake form on our website. If you have questions please call our office at 519-252-4700.
You need a health card to get healthcare services covered by OHIP, the Ontario Health Insurance Plan.
Windsor Essex Public Health
Government of Canada
International Breastfeeding Centre Information Sheets - http://ibconline.ca/information-sheets/
Multi-Language - http://ibconline.ca/multi-language-information-sheets/
The Milk Mob Education Handouts - https://themilkmob.org/milk-mob-breastfeeding-education-handouts/
La Leche League Canada Information Sheets- https://www.lllc.ca/health-prof/information-sheets
Here are some links to videos you can watch about the basics of breastfeeding:
Attaching You Baby At The Breast - https://globalhealthmedia.org/portfolio-items/attaching-your-baby-at-the-breast/?portfolioID=10861
From Bump to Breastfeeding - https://vimeo.com/11692547
Hand Expression of Breastmilk - https://med.stanford.edu/newborns/professional-education/breastfeeding/hand-expressing-milk.html
If you are having twins here are some awesome breastfeeding resources
Breastfeeding Twins Setting Up Your Space - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xcsw3aDXQS0
Breastfeeding Twins Simultaneous Breastfeeding - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0zLu7dAUC4
International Breastfeeding Centre - http://ibconline.ca/breastfeeding-videos-english/
Multi-language - http://ibconline.ca/multilanguagebreastfeedinghelp/
La Leche League Canada Breastfeeding Education Videos (top of page) - https://www.lllc.ca/breastfeeding-information
If you are interested, here is a link to an online breastfeeding course available for purchase:
Simply Breastfeeding online breastfeeding course - https://www.simplybreastfeeding.ca/p/simply-breastfeeding
Ontario Newborn Screens – including critical congenital heart defect screening (CCHD)
https://www.newbornscreening.on.ca/en
Newborn Screening Ontario Youtube Channel – watch educational videos about the newborn screening program in Ontario
https://www.youtube.com/user/NBSOntario
Vitamin K
Canadian Pediatric Society:
https://www.cps.ca/en/documents/position/vitamin-k-prophylaxis-in-newborns
Erythromycin
Ontario Government Factsheet on Opthalmia Neonatorum http://www.health.gov.on.ca/en/common/legislation/opth_neo/docs/opt_neo.pdf
Canadian Pediatric Society
https://www.cps.ca/en/documents/position/ophthalmia-neonatorum
Hearing Screening
Ontario Infant Hearing Program
http://www.children.gov.on.ca/htdocs/english/earlychildhood/hearing/index.aspx
https://infanthearingprogram.com/
Windsor Regional Hospital: https://www.wrh.on.ca/AudiologyServices
Early Years Family Centre: https://connectwithus.ca/programs/ihp/
Government of Canada
Brochure
Children’s First – publicly funded program for children with or at risk of developmental concerns.
https://www.children-first.ca/infant-and-child-development/
Health Link BC
Newborn Growth and Development
https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/health-topics/hw42229
Canadian Pediatrics Soceity