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Decorate the room, not the crib: Safer sleep practices help prevent sleep-related infant deaths<img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/2024-03-04_PSBC%20Safer%20Sleep%20Social%20Media%20Images_Twitter_8.png" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />Decorate the room, not the crib: Safer sleep practices help prevent sleep-related infant deathsGuidance and resources for safer sleep practices can help contribute to decreasing sleep-related injuries and deaths amongst infants in Canada. PHSA employees share how they keep their baby’s sleep space safehttp://www.perinatalservicesbc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/decorate-the-room-not-the-crib-safer-sleep-practices-help-prevent-sleep-related-infant-deaths2024-03-14T07:00:00Z
January is Perinatal Depression Awareness Month in Canada<img alt="" src="/perinatal-stories-site/PublishingImages/about/news-stories/stories/january-is-perinatal-depression-awareness-month-in-canada/Perinatal%20Depression%20Awareness%20Month%20January%202024.png" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />January is Perinatal Depression Awareness Month in CanadaEach January, Perinatal Depression Awareness Month in Canada aims to raise awareness that there is help for those experiencing postpartum depression and anxietyhttp://www.perinatalservicesbc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/january-is-perinatal-depression-awareness-month-in-canada2024-01-23T08:00:00Z
Introducing the Perinatal and Newborn Health Hub for B.C. health-care providers<img alt="" src="/Health-Professionals-Site/PublishingImages/PSBC%20Hub_30Nov2023.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />Introducing the Perinatal and Newborn Health Hub for B.C. health-care providersMeet your all-in-one resource for comprehensive care—the Perinatal and Newborn Health Hub, designed expressly for health-care providers in British Columbia.http://www.perinatalservicesbc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/introducing-the-perinatal-and-newborn-health-hub-for-b-c-health-care-providers2023-12-05T08:00:00Z
Mark your calendar: practice resource webinar on November 29<img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/joint%20webinar%20skin%20to%20skin.png" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />Mark your calendar: practice resource webinar on November 29Perinatal and newborn care providers play a critical role in equipping families with knowledge and education around sudden unexpected postnatal collapse (SUPC) and safer skin-to-skin practices.http://www.perinatalservicesbc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/sudden-unexpected-postnatal-collapse-and-safer-skin-to-skin-practices2023-11-08T08:00:00Z
Supporting breastfeeding, chestfeeding and expressing milk at the workplace<img alt="" src="/Health-Professionals-Site/PublishingImages/17_2023-09-15_PSBC%20Breastfeeding%20week_1080x1080.png" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />Supporting breastfeeding, chestfeeding and expressing milk at the workplaceThis National Breastfeeding Week, October 1-7, read how PHSA is dedicated to providing safe, appropriate and convenient spaces for employees to support breastfeeding, chestfeeding and expressing milk at work.http://www.perinatalservicesbc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/national-breastfeeding-week-20232023-10-01T07:00:00Z
International Kangaroo Care Day<img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/Kangaroo%20Care%202023.png" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />International Kangaroo Care DayInternational Kangaroo Care Day is a global event that aims to increase the safety, implementation, research, awareness, and education about Kangaroo Care globally. http://www.perinatalservicesbc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/international-kangaroo-care-day2023-05-15T07:00:00Z
National Nursing Week 2023<img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/2023-05-04_Nurses%20Week_Website_530x400.png" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />National Nursing Week 2023http://www.perinatalservicesbc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/national-nurses-week-20232023-05-08T07:00:00Z
International Day of the Midwife<img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/day-of-the-midwife-LS.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />International Day of the MidwifeOn May 5, International Day of the Midwife, we celebrate midwives across British Columbia, including Lisa Sutherland, Provincial Midwifery Lead for Perinatal Services BC.http://www.perinatalservicesbc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/international-day-of-the-midwife2023-05-05T07:00:00Z
World Maternal Mental Health Day<img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/WMMHD.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />World Maternal Mental Health DayMaternal mental health matters. Parents, friends and family need to be able to recognize maternal mental health disorders to ensure women/individuals get the support they need.http://www.perinatalservicesbc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/world-maternal-mental-health-day2023-05-03T07:00:00Z
Refreshed toolkit for health-care providers helps promote safer sleep practices for Indigenous infants<img alt="" src="/Health-Professionals-Site/PublishingImages/Copy%20of%20PHSA%20News%20FeatureRegular%20Image%20template.png" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />Refreshed toolkit for health-care providers helps promote safer sleep practices for Indigenous infantsWe have learned Indigenous infants are disproportionately impacted by sudden, unexpected infant death during sleep. The refreshed toolkit is intended to support providers in their discussions of safer infant sleep with Indigenous families. http://www.perinatalservicesbc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/refreshed-toolkit-safe-sleep-indigenous-babies2023-03-16T07:00:00Z

 

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