Reproductive Health Program

Our Goal:

To optimize people's health before and during pregnancy, enabling them to have the healthiest babies possible and the best start to parenting possible.

Components:

  • Prenatal Education,
    • Classes for couples
    • Classes for young, single women
    • Multicultural classes
    • Program for women who smoke
    • Prenatal film night
  • Preconception health promotion,
  • Resource development and distribution,
  • Community Involvement,
  • Assisting in the development of public policies to promote preconception and prenatal health.

Targets Education Areas

  • Low birth weight,
  • Preterm labour,
  • Stress management,
  • Nutrition,
  • Physical activity,
  • Tobacco use and substance abuse prevention,
  • Environmental and work concerns;
  • Folic acid,
  • Breastfeeding,
  • Parenting,
  • Infant safety,
  • Community resources.

We collaborate with

  • Community groups,
  • Physicians and other health care providers,
  • Advisory groups,
  • Workplaces,
  • Colleges and universities,
  • Schools,
  • Perinatal Partnership Program of Eastern and Southeastern Ontario,
  • Best Start Resource Centre,
  • The Young Single Parent Network,
  • Community prenatal educators.

Resources/Publications

  • NewsBorn newsletter
  • Prenatal teacher in-services

For more information on the Reproductive Health Program, please call the Public Health Info Line at 613-580-6744
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