Helpful links and resources

Grand River Hospital childbirth program is pleased to offer the following links which we hope you will find helpful (links open in new windows unless otherwise stated):

Patient information handouts

• What you should bring with you to the hospital
• Document that will help you to monitor your baby's movements during pregnancy (Word document)
• Delivering vaginally after a previous caesarean section (VBAC)

Educational videos (each video opens in a new tab)

• Pre-birth virtual tour and information video
• Mom's health after delivery
• How you can feed your baby at home
• How to care for your baby at home
• How to bathe your baby step-by-step
• By Insecption Lifebank: cord blood educational video
• By Insception Lifebank: delivery day instructions

Breastfeeding

• La Leche League Canada
  Encourages, promotes and provides mother-to-mother breastfeeding support and educational opportunities as an important contribution to the health of children, families and society.
• Waterloo Region Public Health
  Offers information about breastfeeding, community supports and breastfeeding services.
• Canadian Pediatric Society
• Breastfeeding Inc.
• Breastfeeding Made Simple
• Global Health Media Project
  Provides a series of videos to support breastfeeding moms.
• What to expect on baby's second night (opens as PDF)
• Risks associated with taking medication while breastfeeding
• Grand River Hospital Health Care Centre Pharmacy
  The Health Care Centre Pharmacy rents/sells breast pumps and offers other breastfeeding aids.
• Unicef UK
  Includes information translated to other languages.
• A breastfed baby's health milestones (opens as PDF)
• Breastfeeding Buddies Waterloo Region

General links

• Region of Waterloo Public Health
  Key provider of services for new mothers and families in our communities.
• Health Canada is the Public Health Agency of Canada’s Division Childhood and Adolescence
  This area is a focal point for policy development, research and strategic analysis of trends regarding broad determinants of health regarding children and youth in Canada.
• Safe sleeping positions for baby and product information (opens as PDF)
• New Dad Manual
  Provides information, tools and helpful tips for fathers.
• Pregnancy and Infant Loss Network is available to help, with free group and individual peer-support services offered to families across Ontario. There is also a variety of information offered to support your knowledge regarding pregnancy loss and the emotional responses which you may be experiencing.