HELPFUL LINKS:

PREGNANCY

• Pregnancy Overview

• Getting Ready for Baby

• A practical guide to pregnancy and being a parent

• Managing Morning Sickness

• Nutrition during Pregnancy

• Which foods should I avoid?

• Iron deficiency

• High Iron foods

• High Calcium foods

• Exercise during Pregnancy

• Back Pain in Pregnancy

• YOGA stretches for back pain

• Troubles Sleeping?

• Depression in Pregnancy

• Dealing with Anxiety - an approach with evidence behind it and helpful App too

• Everything is awful and I’m not OK

• Cannabis and Pregnancy

• Things you need to know about Cannabis, Pregnancy and Breastfeeding.

• Alcohol and Pregnancy

• Travel during Pregnancy

• Zika travel information

• Sex during Pregnancy

• Vaginal Bleeding during Pregnancy

• Glucose Testing

• Oral Glucose Tolerance Test

• Gestational Diabetes Diet

• Gestational Diabetes

• Fetal Movement (Kick Counts)

• Preterm Premature Rupture of Membranes

• Preterm Labour

• Placenta Previa or Low Lying Placenta

• RhoGAM Injection for Rh negative blood type - patient handout.

• Pertussis Vaccine in Pregnancy

• High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy

• Group B Strep

• Collecting Colostrum

• Work during Pregnancy

• Membrane sweeping (offered after 38 weeks)

• Maternity Leave Information

• Need some extra help and support? Community Links

• AHS Prenatal Classes

• Applying for Maternity and Parental Leave

LABOUR - UNIT 31 at Peter Lougheed Hospital (PLC)

• ONLINE HOSPITAL ORIENTATION AND TOUR

• Labour and Delivery Overview

• Vacuum and Forceps - assisted birth

• Induction of Labour

• Post Dates Induction

• How Canadians are born

• What is an Epidural?

• Vaginal Birth after Caesarian Section (VBAC)

POST PARTUM (after your delivery)

• Vaginal Childbirth: Care Instructions

• Caesarian Section: Care Instructions

• Post Partum: Care Instructions

• How to care for a late preterm baby (born 35-37 weeks)

• Perineal Tear: What to expect at home

• When can we take baby home?

• Exercise after Pregnancy

• Nutrition for Breastfeeding Mothers

• High Blood Pressure after Childbirth

• Post Partum Depression and Mental Health

• Pelvic Floor Clinic - Your Body after Baby (a helpful video)

• 6 week Post Partum Checkup

• IUD Information

• Oral Contraceptive (The Pill) Information

• Planning for a future Pregnancy

• BIRTH CONTROL OPTIONS - Find what’s right for you. Quiz.

NEWBORN CARE

• How to breastfeed your baby

• **Establishing a good latch - video**

• 6 common Breastfeeding problems and suggestions

• Hand expressing breastmilk - video

• Bottle feeding

• Here's a helpful feeding tracking app - free!

• NORMAL NEWBORN BEHAVIOUR

• How often do newborns have a bowel movement?

• How to care for the umbilical cord

• Crying: What is normal?

• Jaundice (yellowing of skin and/or eyes)

• Should we Circumcise our son?

• Head shape concerns? (video)

• Call Public Health to schedule baby’s 8 week immunizations

• Reducing the risk of SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome)

• Your newborn at home: Care instructions

• Connect with other parents and your community in Airdrie

Suggestions? If you didn't find what you were looking for, or came across a broken link, please let us know next time you are in for an appointment or at nestmaternityandlactation@gmail.com  Thanks! Dr. Torriero

Disclaimer:
This website has been developed for residents of Canada and for information purposes only. The information presented is not intended to replace medical advice offered by physicians, and usage of the information does not establish a physician-patient relationship between you and NEST Maternity and Lactation. Information is intended, but not guaranteed to be correct, complete and up to date. The presence of hyperlinks within this website to external organizations does not constitute endorsement of these organizations. These hyperlinks are provided for convenience only.