Client Binder
The following are resources for expecting and new families. Some of the resources are links to other websites which Kawartha Community Midwives has no control over.
General
Midwifery Care & Normal Birth-Canadia Association of Midwives
How to contact your midwife using the pager
How to contact your midwife for urgent concerns....
TO CONTACT YOUR MIDWIFE FOR URGENT CONCERNS or IN LABOUR: be prepared to give the following information to the answering service:
YOUR FIRST AND...
Informed Choice
Midwifery Education Program
Important Information to Post by Your Phone
Fill in this information and keep it handy. This information should be posted by the phone or somewhere visible and is intended for use in case of an emergency and/or when you go into labour.
Emergency ~ 911...
Prenatal
A Guide To Eating Fish For Women, Children and Families
Fish, Mercury, and Your Health – City of Toronto
http://www.toronto.ca/community-people...
Food For All
Food in Peterborough.ca - Need Food - Takes Planning links
http://www.foodinpeterborough.ca/need-food/takes-planning/
Setting Up the Nursery
Caring For You and Your Baby
http://you-and-your-baby.cpha.ca/healthy-home/
Breastfeeding Supports
La Leche League Canada
http://www.lllc.ca/
Call Your Midwife If.....
Call Your Midwife If….
Please contact us if you experience any of the following symptoms or any time that you have concerns. There are many aches and pains that are normal in pregnancy, so what...
Read more... AOM-Group B Streptococcus
Group B Streptococcus
http://www.ontariomidwives.ca/gbs
Monitoring your baby's movements during pregnancy
You will usually start to feel your baby move at around 20 to 22 weeks of pregnancy. For some women, their placenta is situated towards the front of their uterus and this may make the baby’s movements harder to feel...
Read more... Supplements and Herbal Teas in Pregnancy
Live Free from Abuse
YWCA Peterborough Live Free search results
http://ywcapeterborough.org/?s=live+free
YWCA Peterborough Abuse search results
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Circumcision: Information for parents
Circumcision of baby boys: Information for parents
http://www.caringforkids.cps.ca/handouts/circumcision
Safe Mother, Safe Baby Buckle up
Choice of Birthplace
The Facts about Home Birth in Ontario
Ontario Midwives Choice of Birthplace
Labour
The Win Win Birth Plan by Penny Simpkin
Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding 101
INFACT Canada
http://www.infactcanada.ca
Breastfeeding Facts
10 Valuable Tips for Successful Breastfeeding
Government of Canada - Ten Valuable Tips for Successful Breastfeeding
http://www....
How to Collect and Store Breast Milk
Grandparents: Providing Support to the Breastfeeding Relationship
Newborn
Newborn Registration Service
Service Ontario - Register a birth (new baby)
http://www.ServiceOntario.ca/newborn
When Should I Contact The Midwife
How can you be sure the baby is getting enough milk?
Safe Sleep for Babies
Caring for Kids - Safe sleep for babies
https://www.caringforkids.cps.ca/handouts/safe_sleep_for_babies
Take the car seat YES Test
Peterborough Public Health - Car Seat Safety
http://www.pcchu.ca/my-life-health/parents-caregivers/...
Vitamin D
Caring for Kids - Vitamin D
http://www.caringforkids.cps.ca/handouts/vitamin_D
Newborn Screening
Newborn Screening Ontario
http://www.newbornscreening.on.ca
Pacifiers (soothers)
Can your baby hear?
Postpartum Mother
Are you and your baby safe?
Postpartum Mood Disorder
Parent Resources in the Community
Postnatal Exercises
Post-Partum Weight Loss
Birth Control Options
Sexuality and you
Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada
http://www.sexualityandu.ca