Client Area
Exercise in Pregnancy
You should always talk to your midwife about the benefits of exercise in pregnancy, sometimes there are risks of exercise. Generally speaking if you were active prior to pregnancy, you should remain active, your regime just may look like a transition from running to walk/jog intervals.
The journal of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Canadian Guideline on exercise in pregnancy
Prenatal Screening
Please browse the website Prenatal Screening Ontario for more information about the genetic screening options available for families in Ontario. These are some direct links for information you may be looking for:
What conditions are screened for?
Non-invasive prenatal testing
Enhanced First trimester screening
Safety In pregnancy
The following link includes safety information ranging from safe foods to eat, to handling cat litter
Genetic Testing Options
One of the choices you are faced with early in your pregnancy is whether to pursue optional genetic testing. Prenatal screening Ontario has some excellent resources to assist you in this choice. Click on the link below:
http://prenatalscreeningontario.ca/for-parents/what-is-prenatal-screening/
Post Dates Pregnancy
The Association of Ontario Midwives has a resource available regarding post dates pregnancy. Either visit the AOM website at the link below, or you can download the resource:
http://www.ontariomidwives.ca/care/client-resources
Group B Strep Screening
From the Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists:
Pregnancy beyond age 40
Courtesy of the Association of Ontario Midwives, please scroll down it is the first link on the left, available in multiple languages
In Due Time: Pregnancy Beyond the age of 40
How to reach us: URGENT and NON-URGENT Situations
HOW TO CONTACT YOUR MIDWIVES
All non-urgent questions, concerns, and requests for prescription refills should be directed to the clinic at 705-523-8000. Calls are normally returned within one business day.
Paging should be reserved for emergencies or urgent situations. For example: labour, significant bleeding, ill newborns, etc.
When you have an urgent situation, page your midwives as follows:
1) Phone the paging service at 1-800-805-9363
2) Ask the operator to page BOTH your midwives (See teams below).
3) Give the operator your first and last name*, your telephone number, and tell the operator the reason for your page, for example “I think I’m in labour”.
4) One of your two midwives will return your call in 15-20 minutes. Please keep the phone line clear.
5) If you do not hear back within 15-20 minutes phone the paging service again, tell them you did not hear from a midwife, and ask them to re-page. Ensure you again leave your full name, number, and the reason for your call.
6) If you are more than 20 weeks pregnant and think you need to go to the hospital, please page your midwives first. Hospital Policy dictates that an attending midwife will see you; many concerns can be dealt with on an out-patient basis.
*Please use the last name that is on your Health Card even if this is not the name you normally use.*
During your pregnancy and 6 weeks postpartum your midwives are the main caregivers for you and your baby. If you have urgent concerns for you or your baby you should contact them either at the clinic, or for emergencies by pager. One of them will assess the situation and decide what care is needed, including if specialist care is required.
PLEASE REMEMBER TO ASK FOR YOUR MIDWIFE’S FULL NAME ALWAYS LEAVE YOUR FULL NAME AND PHONE NUMBER IF YOU PAGE MIDWIVES DO NOT CARRY CLIENTS’ FILES WITH THEM.
Please keep your line free after you call 🙂
TEAMS:
Debbie Younger and Lynne Sullivan
Shelley Ann Clarke-Dolby, Trina Desjardins and Jillian Ashick-Stinson
Meredith Crowder and Sara Vildis
Elizabeth (Buffy) Fulton-Breathat, Keatha Walsh and Dana Cuddy
Alcohol in Pregnancy
How much is too much? Click on the link below to read about the effects of: