Pregnancy

Prenatal Classes

Labour And Birth

Breastfeeding

Nutrition

Postpartum

Newborn

Pregnancy Loss

Other Resources

COVID-19 Resources

Pregnancy​

• Midwifery Model of Care
• ​Midwives and Normal Birth
• Exercise During Pregnancy
• Gender Inclusivity and Human Rights
  • In Ontario
  • In Canada
• Gestational Diabetes
• Group B Streptococcus
• Your Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy

• Medications for Common Discomforts
  
• Medications During Pregnancy
  
• Prenatal Screening
  
• Prenatal Ultrasound
  
• Smoking Cessation
  
• Vaccinations During Pregnancy
  
• When Your Pregnancy Goes Past Your Due Date
  
• Young Parents Resource Tool

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Prenatal classes

• Hamilton Public Health
• Mother Matters
• Hypnobirthing Hamilton
• Innate Beginnings
• Eternally Maternal

• ​The Womb - World of my Baby (Burlington Site)
• Hamilton Family Doulas
• The Baby Academy
• Birth Beginnings
• ​The Province of Ontario

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Labour and birth

• Is this Labour?
• Labour 101: What is Normal Childbirth?
• Debunking Doula Myths​
• Having Your Baby at St. Joe's
• St. Joe’s Virtual Tour
• Breech Childbirth

• ​Caesarean Section
• Thinking about a vaginal birth after caesarean (VBAC)
• VBAC and Planned Cesarean
• When You Go Over Due Date
• Induction of Labour for Childbirth Over 40
• The Miles Circuit

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Breastfeeding

• 10 Great Reasons to Breastfeed
• Hamilton Public Health Breastfeeding Support
• City of Hamilton Breastfeeding Support
• La Leche League Canada
• International Breastfeeding Centre (Dr. Jack Newman )

• ​Breastfeeding Matters
• Breastfeeding Your Late Preterm Baby
• Best Start Breastfeeding Guide
• Ontario Breastfeeding Network

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Nutrition

• ​Healthy Eating and Weight Gain in Pregnancy
• Canada Food Guide
• Prenatal Nutrition
• Food Sources of Calcium
• Food Sources of Folic Acid

• ​Food Sources of Iron
• Food Safety During Pregnancy
• Hamilton Food Banks
• Weight Gain During Pregnancy
• Free food in Hamilton
  

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Postpartum

• Going Home From the Hospital
• Parenting Groups

• ​Postpartum Depression
• Medications for Common Discomforts

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Newborn

• Car Seat Safety
• Circumcision
• Jaundice in Newborns
• Ontario Newborn Screening Program
• Infant Hearing Screening
• Normal Newborn Behaviour
• What to Expect in the First Three Months
• Sleep Well, Sleep Safe

• ​Vaccinations for Babies
• Vitamin D for Babies
• Preventing a Flat Head
• Newborn Medication
• Baby's Second Night
• Caring for Babies in the Early Days (please scroll down the page for this info)
• About Kids Health Maternal-Newborn learning hub

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Pregnancy loss

• ​Pregnancy After Loss Support (PALS)
• Health Canada

• ​Pregnancy and Infant Loss Network (PAIL) Canada

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Other resources

• Association of Ontario Midwives
• Best Start
• Canadian Association of Midwives
• Canadian Pediatric Society
• College of Ontario Midwives
• Guide to Healthy Pregnancy (Health Canada)
• Hamilton Best Start
• Hamilton Public Health
• Health Connections
• Healthy Babies Healthy Children
• Healthy Pregnancy Public Health Agency of Canada
• OMama
• Public Health Agency of Canada
• Service Ontario

• ​Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada
• Sex & U​
• For Clients Without OHIP
• About Kids Health
  • ​Infants
• ​Rainbow Health Ontario
• LGBTQ Parenting Network
• ​Youth Parenting Care Pathway
• Perinatal resources for Black and racialized parents 
• Domestic violence

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COVID-19 Resources

• Government of Ontario
• The Association of Ontario Midwives - Covid-19 information
• The Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada, Covid-19 Resources

• ​Hamilton Public Health
• St Joe’s birthing unit
• The Association of Ontario Midwives - Covid-19 information​The Provincial Council for Maternal and Child Health

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