This page is frequently updated as more information is discovered.
Best Start is a "key program of Health Nexus, a bilingual health promotion organization that works with diverse partners to build healthy, equitable and thriving communities" that provides evidence based resources. Their resources are available in a variety of language translations on their website. Due to their clear presentation of information for large populations they are referenced often in this section.
Best Start - A Healthy Start for Baby and Me
Best Start - Pregnancy is Not Always What You Expect
Best Start - Preterm Labour Signs & Symptoms
Best Start - Your Guide to Labour & Birth
Best Start - Guide to Postpartum
Best Start - What to Expect in the First 3 Months
Best Start - Concerned about PMAD?
Best Start - Managing Depression: Self-Help Resource
Maternal Niagara
Infant
Best Start - Signs that Feeding is Going Well
Breastfeeding
Best Start - Breastfeeding Matters
Bottle Feeding (Coming Soon)
Introducing Solids (Coming Soon)
Parents (Coming Soon)
Coming Soon
Best Start - Safe Sleep Tips
Best Start - Sleep Well, Sleep Safe
Healthy Children - How to Keep Your Sleeping Baby Safe: AAP Policy Explained
Bereaved Families of Ontario - Free group support (https://www.bfoscr.com/adultprograms)
Our Babies, Our Grief - Free group support (https://www.homehospiceassociation.com/our-babies-our-grief-niagara)
Maternal Health Niagara - Counselling (private) (https://maternalniagara.ca/home)
Pregnancy and Infant Loss - Free peer support, group or individual (https://pailnetwork.sunnybrook.ca/support-for-families-menu/)
Postpartum Support International - Virtual Support, Resources (https://www.postpartum.net/get-help/loss-grief-in-pregnancy-postpartum/)
Government Benefits
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