Women's Health Information

Pregnancy

Key Resources & Services

Most people have some questions about their pregnancy and developing baby. Here is a selection of key resources and services about health before and during pregnancy, and in the first few weeks following delivery. A range of supports is provided, including helpful websites, documents, programs and phone lines. Finding answers to your questions is important, for your health, and the health of your baby.

Aboriginal CAPC/CPNP
Phone: 1-800-361-0563 or 1-807-684-1920
Web: www.kanen.on.ca

Adoption
Web: www.children.gov.on.ca/CS/en/programs/Adoption/default.htm

Assaulted Women's Helpline
Phone: 1-866-863-0511 or 1-416-863-0511

Association of Ontario Midwives
Phone: 1-866-418-3773 or 1-416-425-9974
Web: www.aom.on.ca

Association of Ontario Translators and Interpreters of Ontario
Phone: 1-800-234-5030 or 1-613-241-2846

Best Start Resource Centre
Phone: 1-800-397-9567 or 1-416-408-2249
Web: www.beststart.org
Alcohol: www.alcoholfreepregnancy.ca
Health Before Pregnancy: www.healthbeforepregnancy.ca

Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program
Web: www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/dca-dea/programs-mes/index_e.html

Canadian Cancer Society Smokers' Helpline
Phone: 1-877-513-5333
Web: www.smokershelpline.ca

Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
Tel: 1-800-668-4284 or 1-905-570-8094
Web: www.ccohs.ca

Canadian Child Care Federation
Web: www.cccf-fcsge.ca

Canadian Coalition for Immunization Awareness and Promotion
Web: www.immunize.cpha.ca

Canadian Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths
Phone: 1-800-363-7437 or 1-416-488-3260
Web: www.sidscanada.org

Canadian Health Network
Web: www.canadian-health-network.ca
Children's Affiliate: www.canadian-health-network.ca/1children.html

Canadian Mental Health Association - Postpartum Depression
Web: www.cmha.ca/bins/content_page.asp?cid=3-86-87-88&lang=1

Canadian Paediatric Society - Caring for Kids
Web: www.caringforkids.cps.ca

Centre of Excellence for Early Childhood Development
Web: www.excellence-earlychildhood.ca

Child and Family Canada
Web: www.cfc-efc.ca

Children with Special Needs
Web: www.children.gov.on.ca/CS/en/programs/SpecialNeeds/default.htm

Community Action Programs for Children
Web: www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/dca-dea/programs-mes/index_e.html

Dads Can
Phone: 1-888-323-7226
Web: www.dadscan.ca

Diabetes
Web: www.diabetesontario.org

DisAbled Women's Network Canada
Web: www.dawncanada.net

Doulas
Web: www.canadiandoulas.com

Family Pride Canada
Web: familypride.uwo.ca

Family Resource Programs
Phone: 1-866-637-7226 or 1-613-237-7667
Web: www.frp.ca

Family Service Canada
Phone: 1-800-668-7808 or 1-613-722-9006
Web: www.familyservicecanada.org

Father Involvement Initiative
Web: www.cfii.ca/fiion

FITMOM
Web: www.fitmomcanada.com

Growing Healthy Canadians - A Guide to Positive Child Development
Web: www.growinghealthykids.com

Healthy Babies, Healthy Children
Web: www.children.gov.on.ca/CS/en/programs/BestStart/Healthy/default.htm

Healthy Ontario
Web: www.healthyontario.com

Infant Development Program
Web: www.children.gov.on.ca/CS/en/programs/SpecialNeeds/
infDevelopment.htm

Infant Hearing Program
Web: www.children.gov.on.ca/CS/en/programs/BestStart/
InfantHearing/default.htm

Invest In Kids
Web: www.investinkids.ca

La Leche League Canada
Phone: 1-800-665-4324
Web: www.lalecheleaguecanada.ca

Lamaze International
Web: www.lamaze.org/

Maternity and Parenting Leave
Web: www.labour.gov.on.ca/english/es/factsheets/fs_preg.html

Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care INFOline
Phone: 1-800-268-1154 or 1-416-314-5518
TTY: 1-800-387-5559

Mother Goose Program
Phone: 1-416-588-5234 Web: www.nald.ca/mothergooseprogram

Motherisk
Phone: 1-416-813-6780
Alcohol and Substance Use in Pregnancy: 1-877-327-4636
Nausea and Vomiting in Pregnancy: 1-800-436-8477
HIV in Pregnancy: 1-888-246-5840
Web: www.motherisk.org

Multiple Births Canada
Web: www.multiplebirthscanada.org

National Clearinghouse on Family Violence
Web: www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/ncfv-cnivf

Nobody's Perfect Parenting Program
Phone: 1-705-567-5926
Web: www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/dca-dea/family_famille/nobody_e.html

Ontario Association of Children's Rehabilitation Services
Web: www.oacrs.com

Ontario Association of Speech Language Pathologists and Audiologists
Phone: 1-800-718-6752 or 1-416-920-3676
Web: www.osla.on.ca

Ontario College of Family Physicians
Web: www.ocfp.on.ca

Ontario Early Years Centres
Web: www.ontarioearlyyears.ca

Ontario Federation of Indian Friendship Centres
Phone: 1-416-956-7575
Web: www.ofifc.org

Ontario Human Rights Commission - Pregnancy and Breastfeeding Rights
Phone: 1-800-387-9080 or 1-416-326-9511
TTY: 1-800-308-5561
Web: www.ohrc.on.ca

Ontario Ministry of Transportation - Car Seat Information
Web: www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/safety/carseat/choose.htm

Ontario Poison Centre
Phone: 1-800-268-9017 or 1-416-813-5900
Web: www.sickkids.on.ca/Poison/default.asp

Ottawa Coalition for the Prevention of Low Birth Weight
Web: www.lbwinfo.ca

Our Sisters' Place - Postpartum Depression
Web: www.oursistersplace.ca

Parent Help Line
Phone: 1-888-603-9100
Web: www.parentsinfo.sympatico.ca

Perinatal Bereavement Service Ontario
Phone: 1-888-301-7276 or 1-905-472-1807
Web: www.pbso.ca

Planned Parenthood Federation of Canada
Phone: 1-613-241-4474
Web: www.ppfc.ca

Pacific Post Partum Support Society - Support Groups in Ontario
Web: www.postpartum.org/supportgroups.html

Pregnancy Library
Web: www.pregnancylibrary.com

Pregnets - Smoking and Pregnancy
Web: www.pregnets.org

Prenatal HIV Testing
Web: www.health.gov.on.ca/english/public/pub/aids/prenatalhiv.html

Preschool Speech and Language Program
Web: www.children.gov.on.ca/CS/en/programs/BestStart/
PreschoolSpeechLanguage/default.htm

Public Health Agency of Canada
Healthy Pregnancy: www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/hp-gs/index.html
Infant Care: www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/dca-dea/prenatal/index_e.html

Public Health Units
Phone: 1-800-268-1154
Web: www.health.gov.on.ca/english/public/contact/phu/phu_mn.html

Safe Kids Canada
Web: www.safekidscanada.org

Shelternet - Shelters for Abused Women
Web: www.shelternet.ca

Single Parents
Web: www.singleparents.about.com

SportCARE - Exercise and Pregnancy Question Hotline
Phone: 1-416-323-7524

Telehealth Ontario
Phone: 1-866-797-0000
TTY: 1-866-797-0007
Web: www.health.gov.on.ca/english/public/program/telehealth/
telehealth_mn.html

Transport Canada - Car Seat Safety
Web: www.tc.gc.ca/roadsafety/childsafety/menu.htm

Women's Health Concerns Clinic - Postpartum Depression Information
Web: http://www.stjosham.on.ca/default.asp?action=article&ID=348

Women's Health Matters Pregnancy Health Centre
Web: www.womenshealthmatters.ca/centres/pregnancy/index.html

Last Updated November 20, 2007