EOM Clients
Welcome to our client section. The following links and downloadable files provide a wealth of useful information for all stages of pregnancy, childbirth and early infant care. Additional pregnancy, childbirth and parenting links can be found in our Community Resources section.
Initial Visit
Early Pregnancy
- Pregnancy and Breastfeeding Pocket Guide
- Physical Activity During and After Pregnancy
- Canada Food Guide
- Eating for a Healthy Pregnancy
- Healthy Weight Gain During Pregnancy
- Safe Food Handling for Pregnant Women
- Ottawa-Gatineau information and support for pregnancy loss, infant lost and infertility
- Physical Changes
- Safety During Pregnancy
vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC)
Second trimester
Childbirth Preparation
- Ottawa Birth and Wellness Center - Preparing for birth
- Birth supplies for home, hospital and birth centre births
- Ottawa Valley Doulas
- Ottawa Childbirth Education Association
- Mothercraft prenatal education
- Prenatal Classes & Pregnancy Circles
- Naissance-Renaissance Outaouais prenatal classes
- HypnoBirthing, the Mongan method
- The Bonapace method
Third Trimester
Optimal Fetal POsitioning
Newborn
- Newborn Registration Service
- About Newborn Screening
- Critical Congenital Heart Disease Screening
- Circumcision of baby boys: Information for parents
- Newborn male circumcision - position statement from Canadian Paediatric Society
- Eye prophylaxis - position statement from Ontario Association of Midwives
- Preventing ophthalmia neonatorum - position statement from Canadian Paediatric Society
- Guidelines for detection, management and prevention of hyperbilirubinemia in infants - position statement from Canadian Paediatric Society
- Jaundice in Newborns
- Routine administration of vitamin K to newborns - position statement from Canadian Paediatric Society
- Newborn Hearing Screening
- Vitamin D information
- Vitamin D supplementation - position statement from Canadian Paediatric Society
Caring for new baby
Feeding resources
Post partum
POST PARTUM Depression/Mental Health
PELVIC FLOOR EXERCISES
MISCaRRIAGE/Pregnancy Loss/Infant Loss/Infertility
Substance use in pregnancy
Vaccination in pregnancy