| Armed with information: A new interactive online tool aims to change birth and delivery conversations in B.C. | <img alt="" src="/About-Site/PublishingImages/Liz%20Wilcox%20-%20edited.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Armed with information: A new interactive online tool aims to change birth and delivery conversations in B.C. | Did you know that B.C. has the highest caesarean birth rates in Canada? The My Next Birth tool helps patients and their care providers decide whether another C-section is right for them. | http://www.perinatalservicesbc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/my-next-birth | | 2021-07-29T07:00:00Z | | |
| How to breathe easy during wildfire season when pregnant | <img alt="" src="/About-Site/PublishingImages/pregnancy%20smoke.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | How to breathe easy during wildfire season when pregnant | Wildfire smoke from forest fires burning across the province can cause health problems, especially among pregnant people. | http://www.perinatalservicesbc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/wildfire-and-pregnancy | | 2021-07-15T07:00:00Z | | |
| New resource honours Indigenous women’s resilience | <img alt="" src="/About-Site/PublishingImages/Indigenous%20resized%201.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | New resource honours Indigenous women’s resilience | Indigenous aunties, mothers, grandmothers, daughters and sisters, came together with health organizations to build a practice resource on culturally safe and trauma-informed perinatal health care for Indigenous people and families. | http://www.perinatalservicesbc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/indigenous-resource | | 2021-06-21T07:00:00Z | | |
| Perinatal Services BC receives funding to continue strengthening Kangaroo Care in B.C. NICUs | <img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/NICU_Kangaroo_Care-35.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Perinatal Services BC receives funding to continue strengthening Kangaroo Care in B.C. NICUs | A team of researchers and care providers is working with neonatal intensive care units across B.C. to better understand how to strengthen the family-centred practice of “Kangaroo Care.” | http://www.perinatalservicesbc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/perinatal-services-bc-receives-funding-to-continue-strengthening-kangaroo-care-in-b-c-nicus | | 2021-05-15T07:00:00Z | | |
| BC Children’s Hospital physician describes what it was like to be immunized for COVID-19 while pregnant | <img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/gilleys.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | BC Children’s Hospital physician describes what it was like to be immunized for COVID-19 while pregnant | Dr. Meghan Gilley was among the first to get the COVID-19 vaccine at a staff vaccination clinic at BC Children’s and BC Women’s Hospital + Health Centre in early January. B.C. has prioritized all pregnant women for the COVID-19 vaccine. | http://www.perinatalservicesbc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/bc-prioritizes-pregnant-women | | 2021-05-05T07:00:00Z | | |
| Should you get a COVID-19 vaccine if you’re pregnant or breastfeeding? Pregnant people can now book | <img alt="" src="/perinatal-stories-site/PublishingImages/about/news-stories/stories/woman-holding-ipad.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Should you get a COVID-19 vaccine if you’re pregnant or breastfeeding? Pregnant people can now book | People who are pregnant have been prioritized for COVID-19 vaccination and can now book a vaccine appointment. If you’re pregnant or breastfeeding, learn more about the benefits, risks and considerations to make an informed choice. | http://www.perinatalservicesbc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/covid-19-vaccine-if-you’re-pregnant-or-breastfeeding | | 2021-05-04T07:00:00Z | | |
| PSBC Forms Update: Launch of the 2020 Antenatal, Perinatal Triage & Assessment, and Labour & Birth Summary Records | | PSBC Forms Update: Launch of the 2020 Antenatal, Perinatal Triage & Assessment, and Labour & Birth Summary Records | Perinatal Services BC announces the 2020 release of the Antenatal Record (1905), Perinatal Triage & Assessment Record (1910), and Labour & Birth Summary Record (1920). | http://www.perinatalservicesbc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/forms-2020-update-an-ta-lbs-records | | 2020-10-16T07:00:00Z | | |
| Cannabis Use During Pregnancy and Lactation: A Practice Resource for Health Care Providers | <img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/cannabis-in-pregnancy-pratice-resource.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Cannabis Use During Pregnancy and Lactation: A Practice Resource for Health Care Providers | Perinatal Services BC has released a new practice resource to guide health care providers in discussing cannabis use during pregnancy and lactation with women and pregnant individuals. | http://www.perinatalservicesbc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/cannabis-in-pregnancy-practice-resource | | 2020-03-31T07:00:00Z | | |
| New Recommendations for Syphilis Screening in Pregnancy | <img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/woman%20with%20blood%20test%202.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | New Recommendations for Syphilis Screening in Pregnancy | In response to an increase in syphilis rates and two reported cases in BC of congenital syphilis in 2019, the following interim guideline is recommended. | http://www.perinatalservicesbc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/new-recommendations-for-syphilis-screening | | 2019-09-03T07:00:00Z | | |
| 2020 Healthy Mothers and Healthy Babies Conference | <img alt="" src="/Documents/About/News-Stories/HMHB2020_MYC.PNG" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | 2020 Healthy Mothers and Healthy Babies Conference | Mark your calendars! Perinatal Services BC will be hosting the biennial Healthy Mothers and Healthy Babies Conference in conjunction with UBC Interprofessional Continuing Education. | http://www.perinatalservicesbc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/2020-healthy-mothers-and-healthy-babies-conference | | 2019-06-25T07:00:00Z | | |
