Guide to Pregnancy and Birth

We are committed to offering the over 5,700 babies born here each year the healthiest start in life.

• Hospital Information
• When to call your healthcare provider
• Your Hospital Stay
• How to Give Back

• During Pregnancy
• Biophysical Profile Clinic
• Prenatal Investigations
• Genetic Services
• Cord Blood Banking
• Social Work
• Nutrition and Weight Gain in Pregnancy
• Common Discomforts of Pregnancy
• Coughs and Colds in Pregnancy
• Prenatal Exercise
• Effects of Lifestyle on Pregnancy
• Fetal Surveillance
• Vaccines in Pregnancy
• Gestational Diabetes
• High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy
• Depression

• Giving Birth
• What to Bring to Hospital
• Stages of Labour
• Breathing and Relaxation Techniques
• Your Birth Options
• Pain Relief for Childbirth
• Special Procedures
• Use of Blood Products

• After Delivery
• Mother’s Care After Delivery
• Contraception
• Postnatal Exercise
• Brothers and Sisters
• Going Home
• When to Seek Medical Attention
• Newborn Follow-Up Clinic
• Resources

• Your Newborn
• Late Preterm Babies and NICU
• Breastfeeding
• Baby Registration