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PSBC National Breastfeeding Week Campaign Resources are Now Available<img alt="" src="/perinatal-stories-site/PublishingImages/about/news-stories/stories/psbc-national-breastfeeding-week-toolkit-is-now-available/2024%20National%20Breastfeeding%20Week.png" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />PSBC National Breastfeeding Week Campaign Resources are Now AvailableNational Breastfeeding Week takes place October 1-7, 2024. We invite you and your team to participate!http://www.perinatalservicesbc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/psbc-national-breastfeeding-week-campaign-resources-are-now-available2024-09-20T07:00:00Z
May 19th is World Day of Human Milk Donation<img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/WorldHumanMilkDonationPoster_MilkBank_Web.jpg" width="404" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />May 19th is World Day of Human Milk DonationWorld Day of Human Milk Donation originated in Brazil in 2004. Since then, there are more than 750 milk banks in 66 countries, and over one million litres of donor human milk have been given to more than 800,000 infants each year.http://www.perinatalservicesbc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/may-19th-is-human-milk-donation-day12024-05-19T07:00:00Z
International Kangaroo Care Day 2024<img alt="" height="246" src="/PublishingImages/IKCD%202024.jpg" width="409" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />International Kangaroo Care Day 2024International Kangaroo Care Day is a global event that aims to increase the safety, implementation, research, awareness, and education about Kangaroo Care. http://www.perinatalservicesbc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/international-kangaroo-care-day-20242024-05-15T07:00:00Z
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

 

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