Resources

We want you to get the care you deserve.

Frequently Used Resources

Midwives of Windsor Booklet

This booklet was prepared with your needs in mind and includes important information that is relevant to your care. If you are interested in other resources, please visit the Midwives of Windsor library or talk to your midwife.

Download Booklet

The MotHERS Program

Our goal is to help women who are contemplating pregnancy, are pregnant or are now new mothers, keep up-to-date on the latest medical information; healthy pregnancies lead to healthy children and healthy adults!

www.themothersprogram.ca/

Registering the Birth

Register the birth of your new baby with the province of Ontario through the 5-in-1 newborn bundle, apply for a birth certificate and get the documents you need.

www.ontario.ca

Health Cards – OHIP

You need a health card to get healthcare services covered by the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP).

www.ontario.ca

Finding Child Care

Get help finding, choosing and paying for child care.

www.ontario.ca

Government Children Resources

Helping to improve outcomes for children, youth, families and individuals who need support, and advancing the interests of women across Ontario.

www.ontario.ca

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

CDC is the nation’s leading science-based, data-driven, service organization that protects the public’s health. For more than 70 years, we’ve put science into action to help children stay healthy so they can grow and learn; to help families, businesses, and communities fight disease and stay strong; and to protect the public’s health.

www.cdc.gov

Cannabis and Pregnancy and Breastfeeding

With the new legalization of cannabis in Canada, being aware of the potentially harmful effects of cannabis on a healthy pregnancy and your baby’s development is important.

www.pregnancyinfo.ca

Ontario 211

To enhance access to services and strengthen community planning by stewarding an integrated 211 system for the wellbeing of people in Ontario.

211ontario.ca

About Midwifery

Association of Ontario Midwives

The Association of Ontario Midwives is the professional body representing midwives and the practice of midwifery in the province of Ontario. They also have a consumer website at the same link that we encourage you to join. Help Ontario Midwives improve birthcare in Ontario.

www.ontariomidwives.ca

College of Midwives of Ontario

Midwifery care in Ontario is defined and guided by a history of and ongoing support for community-based midwives working in partnership with childbearing women. The CMO envisions a time when every community and every woman in the province has midwifery care as an accessible and viable option for childbearing.

cmo.on.ca

Ontario Midwifery Education Program

Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

www.torontomu.ca

McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

midwifery.mcmaster.ca

Facts about Home Births in Ontario

Midwives are the only primary care providers in Ontario who receive extensive education and training to help you safely give birth at home. If you are experiencing a low risk pregnancy, there is excellent quality research from Ontario showing that important health outcomes are similar whether you plan a home or hospital birth under the care of a midwife.

www.ontariomidwives.ca

About Midwifery

Midwives are health-care professionals who provide government-funded expert primary care to pregnant people and their newborns. Through pregnancy, labour, birth and the first six weeks after birth, you will be cared for by a small group of midwives. This continuity of care means that you are likely to know the midwife who delivers your baby.

www.ontariomidwives.ca

Download our booklet about the facts of home birth in Ontario.

Important Links

Pregnancy
Maternal Prenatal Screening prenatalscreeningontario.ca
Windsor Essex Public Health Unit wechu.org/
 Stages of Pregnancy Week by Week parents.com
 Mothering Forum mothering.com
 Spinning Babies – Easier Childbirth with Fetal Positioning spinningbabies.com
 Cascade Health Care Products cascadehealth.com
 Canadian Birth Products canadianbirthproducts.com
 Home Birth Supply List Download PDF

 

Breastfeeding

La Leche League Canada

  • For breastfeeding and information support
  • 1-800-665-4324
lllc.ca

World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA)

  • Protects, promotes and supports breastfeeding worldwide.
waba.org.my

 INFACT Canada (Infant Feeding Action Coalition)

  • A non-governmental, non-profit organization consisting of individuals and groups working to improve the health and well-being of infants and young children through the protection, promotion and support of breastfeeding.
infactcanada.ca

 KellyMom

  • Parenting, Breastfeeding
kellymom.com

 

Postpartum

Post Delivery Information

  • PDF print out, also handed out with your hospital package/ homebirth binder
Download PDF
Ontario Early Years Centres eriestclairhealthline.ca

 Parent Resources Guide

  • A comprehensive guide on a variety of parenting topics.
parentcoach.club

 Psychology Today

  • Search for therapists in your local area
psychologytoday.com

 Newborn Screening Ontario

  • Disease information for parents
newbornscreening.on.ca

Psychology Today

  • Children First provides individualized services to families with children up to six years of age, who are at risk for or experiencing mental health challenges or developmental concerns.
children-first.ca

 

Programs

Infant Hearing Program

  • Information about the Infant Hearing Screening Program offered to all families in Ontario
infanthearingprogram.com

Healthy Babies Healthy Children Program

  • Information about the Healthy Babies Healthy Children Program facilitated by the Middlesex-London Health Unit
ontario.ca
 BORM Data Collection bornontario.ca
 Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) ontario.ca

 Multilingual Resources

  • NOTE: This website is not intended for the provision of clinical information or advice; please contact your primary health care provider.

 

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