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Provides free in-home support for mothers with babies under 6 months of age to cope with the challenges of having a newborn, and/or for women who are at risk of post-partum depression. Weekly visits from a trained volunteer provide practical support, social interaction, and time for self-care.
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A prenatal and infancy home visitation program for young, first time parents provided by public health nurses. Program begins during pregnancy and for the first two years of the children's lives.
Goals include improving pregnancy outcomes, improving child health and development, and improving parents' self-sufficiency. Nurses provide support and education on health, child development, parenting issues, life goals and access to community resources.
Public health nurses are available to visit agencies and organizations, to further explain the program and the referral process.
Goals include improving pregnancy outcomes, improving child health and development, and improving parents' self-sufficiency. Nurses provide support and education on health, child development, parenting issues, life goals and access to community resources.
Public health nurses are available to visit agencies and organizations, to further explain the program and the referral process.
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Free weekly groups for pregnant individuals. Discussions with a Registered Nurse and Registered Dietitian include pregnancy, labour and birth, managing stress, eating well and cooking healthy food, breastfeeding, and community supports. Grocery gift cards, multivitamin gift cards, and bus tickets are provided as needed.
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Public health nurses and family home visitors provide prevention, early intervention, and prenatal support to at-risk families. Focus is on healthy child development and parenting skills. Services include:
- Prenatal support
- Fostering parent-child connection
- Promoting child's growth and development
- Connecting parents with community resources
- Discuss breastfeeding, infant nutrition, and healthy eating
- Mental health support for postpartum depression or anxiety
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Offers a range of reproductive health services, including:
- IUD insertion and removal
- Nexplanon insertion and removal
- Birth control counselling
- Pregnancy options counselling
- Prenatal care (1st and 2nd trimester)
- Pap tests
- Menopause care
- STI testing and treatment
- Medication abortion care (up to and including 10w)
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Provides comprehensive and accessible maternity care using a collaborative, multidisciplinary approach. Women attend the clinic for prenatal visits and attend St Joseph's Hospital for delivery by Maternity Centre doctors on call. Also offers support and care in the first six weeks after your baby is born. Services include:
- Breastfeeding program
- My Baby and Me Passport
- Social Worker support
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Offers support to young parents navigating a return to secondary school, adult education or alternative education options to complete secondary school (Grade 12). The LEAP program also provides encouragement and enhancement of parenting skills through community involvement as well as promoting independence, self esteem, and job readiness as a part of the City of Hamilton's Youth Team.
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Offers pregnancy, adoption and parenting support through a child-centred approach. Dedicated to building and supporting healthy family relationships in an inclusive, non-judgmental environment.
Services include:
- Family support
- Community referrals
- Pregnancy counselling
- Adoption services
- Embryo donation services
- Education
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Provide services to those in Hamilton that are street involved to help reduce barriers preventing them from accessing important health care services.
Services include:
Services include:
- sexually transmitted infection testing
- anonymous HIV rapid testing
- hepatitis A and B and tetanus vaccines
- basic wound care
- urine pregnancy testing and counselling
- emergency contraceptive pill
- needle and syringe exchange
- harm reduction supplies
- overdose prevention kits
- addictions counselling
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Provide services to those in Hamilton that are street involved to help reduce barriers preventing them from accessing important health care services.
Services include:
Services include:
- sexually transmitted infection testing
- anonymous HIV rapid testing
- hepatitis A and B and tetanus vaccines
- basic wound care
- urine pregnancy testing and counselling
- emergency contraceptive pill
- needle and syringe exchange
- harm reduction supplies
- overdose prevention kits
- addictions counselling
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Provide services to those in Hamilton that are street involved to help reduce barriers preventing them from accessing important health care services.
Services include:
Services include:
- sexually transmitted infection testing
- anonymous HIV rapid testing
- hepatitis A and B and tetanus vaccines
- basic wound care
- urine pregnancy testing and counselling
- emergency contraceptive pill
- needle and syringe exchange
- harm reduction supplies
- overdose prevention kits
- addictions counselling
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Provide services to those in Hamilton that are street involved to help reduce barriers preventing them from accessing important health care services.
Services include:
Services include:
- sexually transmitted infection testing
- anonymous HIV rapid testing
- hepatitis A and B and tetanus vaccines
- basic wound care
- urine pregnancy testing and counselling
- emergency contraceptive pill
- needle and syringe exchange
- harm reduction supplies
- overdose prevention kits
- addictions counselling
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Provide services to those in Hamilton that are street involved to help reduce barriers preventing them from accessing important health care services.
Services include:
Services include:
- sexually transmitted infection testing
- anonymous HIV rapid testing
- hepatitis A and B and tetanus vaccines
- basic wound care
- urine pregnancy testing and counselling
- emergency contraceptive pill
- needle and syringe exchange
- harm reduction supplies
- overdose prevention kits
- addictions counselling
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Provides primary care to low-risk pregnant women throughout their pregnancy, labour, and birth and during first six weeks following birth. Family-centred prenatal and postnatal care for home or hospital births, from practitioners with privileges at local Hamilton Hospitals. Postpartum support includes breast feeding help.
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Provides parents with informed support before, during, and after the birthing process. Services include the Baby-Friendly Initiative, the Birthing Unit, the Breastfeeding and Newborn Assessment Clinic (BANA), the Mother Baby Unit, and the Special Care Nursery. A virtual tour of these units is provided online.
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School programs serves pregnant and/or parenting young women and their infants. Program consists of 3 Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board teachers and a Program Liaison. Together they work toward ensuring our young moms achieve as many credits as possible, while continuing to build on their parenting skills, manage their finances, connect with community supports like Public Health, and more.The Infant Playtime Plus (IPP) serves infants 6 weeks to 24 months while mothers attend an on-site school program.
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A non-profit agency committed to providing hope, compassionate and informative assistance for anyone facing an unexpected pregnancy.
Services are free and confidential. They include:
Services are free and confidential. They include:
- Medical Grade Pregnancy Tests
- Pregnancy Options Support
- Point-of-care Ultrasound
- STI Testing & Treatment
- Pregnancy + Beyond Support
- Post Abortion Support
- Resources & Referrals
- Male Mentoring
- Community Referrals
- Sexual Health and Relationship Education (S.H.A.R.E) for teens, students & teachers
- Baby Boutique - Free Maternity and Baby Clothes (NB - 2T)
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Offers free, confidential emergency service for women distressed by pregnancy.
Services include:
Services include:
- counselling and referrals
- assistance in finding accommodation
- free diapers and formula (when donations allow)
- free maternity and baby clothes (newborn to 2 years)
- free pregnancy testing
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Free weekly groups for pregnant individuals. Discussions with a Registered Nurse and Registered Dietitian include pregnancy, labour and birth, managing stress, eating well and cooking healthy food, breastfeeding, and community supports. Grocery gift cards, multivitamin gift cards, and bus tickets are provided as needed.
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A team of midwives and a physician available to help decrease barriers to prenatal care for women in Hamilton accessing the shelter system, providing 24/7 on-call, mobile prenatal and post-partum care.
This program is for routine clinical care only. For medical emergencies call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room or labour and delivery unit.
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Centre de Santé Communautaire Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program
1-866-437-7606 Office: 905-528-0163 x3230
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Aims to educate new mothers on healthy interactions with their babies through prenatal classes, nutrition counselling, and postnatal home visits. The program includes:
- Promoting healthy choices during pregnancy
- Preparing for birth
- Breastfeeding
- Awareness of postpartum depression
- Mother-and-baby care after birth
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Provides primary care to low-risk clients and their newborns throughout pregnancy, labour and birth, and the first six weeks following delivery (referred to as postpartum and newborn care). Family-centred prenatal and postnatal care for home or hospital births, from practitioners with privileges at McMaster and St. Joseph's hospitals.
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Free weekly groups for pregnant individuals. Discussions with a Registered Nurse and Registered Dietitian include pregnancy, labour and birth, managing stress, eating well and cooking healthy food, breastfeeding, and community supports. Grocery gift cards, multivitamin gift cards, and bus tickets are provided as needed.
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Women's Reproductive Health and Newborn Care Program
Office: 905-521-2100 x75459Office: 905-645-2253 x11350
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Provides care for individuals pre-pregnancy, during pregnancy, labour, and delivery, and birth care. Services include obstetricians, midwives and family physicians, modern birthing facilities, pain management options, lactation consultants, genetic counselling in pregnancy, maternal fetal medicine, and critical care.
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Provides primary care to low-risk pregnant women throughout their pregnancy, labour and birth, and during the first six weeks following birth. Family-centred prenatal and postnatal care for home or hospital births, from practitioners at local hospitals. Postpartum support includes breastfeeding help.
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