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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
Third edition of Honouring Our Babies Safer Infant Sleep toolkit resource designed for health-care providers<img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/Save_the_date_Safer%20Sleep%20Webinar_.png" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />Third edition of Honouring Our Babies Safer Infant Sleep toolkit resource designed for health-care providersDid you know? Sudden, unexpected infant death during sleep is one of the leading causes of postnatal death among infants under one year of age in Canada.http://www.perinatalservicesbc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/third-edition-of-honouring-our-babies-safer-infant-sleep-toolkit-resource-designed-for-health-care-providers2023-02-24T08:00:00Z
Critical Update: Provincial Fetal Spiral Electrode (FSE) Shortage<img alt="" src="/perinatal-stories-site/PublishingImages/Fetal%20Spiral%20Electrode%20Example.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />Critical Update: Provincial Fetal Spiral Electrode (FSE) Shortagehttp://www.perinatalservicesbc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/statement-concerning-recall-on-philips-fetal-spiral-electrodes2023-02-21T08:00:00Z
January is Perinatal Depression Awareness Month in Canada<img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/Perinatal%20depression%20awareness%20month%202023.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-canada2023-01-23T08:00:00Z
Gender-affirming perinatal care online course now available<img alt="" src="/perinatal-stories-site/PublishingImages/Perinatal_Care_Course.png" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />Gender-affirming perinatal care online course now availableDesigned specifically for perinatal care providers and staff, this online course, which emphasizes safe, respectful and celebratory care, is offered free of charge.http://www.perinatalservicesbc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/gender-affirming-perinatal-care-safe-respectful-and-celebratory2022-12-12T08:00:00Z
Statement affirming the importance of perinatal depression screening in BCStatement affirming the importance of perinatal depression screening in BCThe BC Reproductive Mental Health program and Perinatal Services BC encourages all providers to continue to use the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale to screen for depression. http://www.perinatalservicesbc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/statement-affirming-the-importance-of-perinatal-depression-screening-in-bc2022-12-07T08:00:00Z
From the first hour of life: Improving infant and young child feeding practices<img alt="Image of smiling woman holding her newborn baby" src="/Health-Professionals-Site/PublishingImages/07_2022-09-28_PSBC-Breastfeeding-week_1200x675_v2.png" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />From the first hour of life: Improving infant and young child feeding practicesThank you for joining us for the Breastfeeding Week webinar. It was an opportunity to engage health-care providers and health-system partners across B.C. in a conversation about protecting, promoting and supporting breast/chest feeding. http://www.perinatalservicesbc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/from-the-first-hour-of-life-improving-infant-and-young-child-feeding-practices2022-10-13T07:00:00Z
B.C. newborn screening expands; early detection improves quality of lifeB.C. newborn screening expands; early detection improves quality of lifehttp://www.perinatalservicesbc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/bc-newborn-screening-expands2022-10-12T07:00:00Z
National Breastfeeding Week: Stepping up to provide parents with more information and timely access to support<img alt="Collage of women holding their infants" src="/Health-Professionals-Site/PublishingImages/Article_thumbnail_reduced.png" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />National Breastfeeding Week: Stepping up to provide parents with more information and timely access to supportCurrent breast/chest feeding rates in B.C. don’t meet the global recommendation. This National Breastfeeding Week, Oct. 1-7, learn how we can all step up to support and sustain practices that safeguard breast/chest feeding. http://www.perinatalservicesbc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/national-breastfeeding-week-stepping-up2022-10-05T07:00:00Z
September 9th is International FASD Awareness DaySeptember 9th is International FASD Awareness Dayhttp://www.perinatalservicesbc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/september-9th-is-international-fasd-awareness-day2022-09-09T07:00:00Z

 

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