Resources

Your First Appointment

• Informed Choice
• Mother To Baby

Waterloo Region Community Resources for Pregnancy and Parenting

Prenatal Classes (Free)

• Region of Waterloo Online Prenatal Classes
• Maternity Care Midwives Youtube Prenatal Class (3 videos)
• Me Breastfeed Workshop

Prenatal Classes (Cost)

• Tummies to Toes
• Balancing Birth to Babies
• Private Hypnobirthing Classes

Lactation Consultants (Self-Referral – Appointments covered by OHIP)

• Region of Waterloo Breastfeeding Clinic

Parenting Classes (Free)

• EarlyON: Sleep and Your New Baby
• Latch and Learn- Beyond the Basics of Breastfeeding

Parenting Groups

• EarlyON: Waterloo Region Parenting Programs
• KW Moms Club
• Life with a Baby
• Play-a-Latte Cafe

Other Resources

• Pandemic Pregnancy Guide
• OMama- BORN Ontario (Mobile phone app)
• Association of Ontario Midwives- About Midwifery
• Healthy Babies Healthy Children
• Ontario 5 in 1: How to Register Your Baby
• Kids Ability – Multiple resources
• TDAP vaccination in pregnancy

Mental Health Resources

• Managing Depression – A Self-help Skills Resource for Parents Living With Depression During Pregnancy, After Delivery and Beyond
• Coping with Depression During Pregnancy and Following the Birth
  
• Coping with Anxiety During Pregnancy and Following the Birth
• The Pregnancy and Postpartum Anxiety Workbook
• BounceBack Ontario – Canadian Mental Health Association, Ontario
• Healthy Babies Healthy Children Program

32 Weeks

• Hearing Screening for Your New Baby
• Group B Streptococcus (GBS) Infection in Pregnancy
  
• Newborn Screening: A Healthy Start Leads to a Healthier Life
• Critical Congenital Heart Disease (CCHD) Screening
• Life with a New Baby is Not Always What You Expect
• Induction of Labour Patient Information Sheet
• Postpartum Care Instructions
• Vitamin K
• Cervical Ripening
• When To Page Your Midwife
• Baby’s First Days: Information
• Baby’s First Days: Chart
• Jaundice in Newborns
• Epidurals In Childbirth
• Birth Suite Checklist
• Early Labour