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PREGNANCY
RESOURCES
Our physicians are able to answer your questions at your appointments, but here are resources about pregnancy and delivery that you may find useful.
HEALTHY PREGNANCY
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​Prenatal Classes - Edmonton - in-person & virtual options (birthandbabies.com, Primary Care Alberta)
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Healthy Parents Healthy Children (AHS) | These free books are also available at the Mom Care Docs
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Best Beginning: Healthy Pregnancy Healthy Baby | A workbook available in English, Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, French, Punjabi, Spanish, Tagalog, Urdu and Vietnamese
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A Sensible Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy (Health Canada)
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Pregnancy Resources (AHS)
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Prenatal Booklet (Edmonton Southside PCN)
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Your Health During Pregnancy (HealthLink BC)
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Prenatal Genetic Screening Tests (Mom Care Docs handout)
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Prenatal Weight Gain Tracker (AHS)
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Life of Dr Mom
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Wildfire Smoke and Pregnancy (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention USA)
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Pelvic Floor Exercises, Webinars + Other Resources:
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Royal Alexandra Hospital - Lois Hole Hospital for Women - Labour and Delivery Prenatal Brochure​
HEALTHY EATING
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Canada Food Guide Tracker for Pregnant Women (Health Canada)
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Food Safety during Pregnancy (AHS)
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Getting Enough Iron (Calgary Foothills Primary Care Network)
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7 Essential Steps to Healthy Eating in Pregnancy (Calgary Foothills Primary Care Network)
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Fish Consumption Advisory (Food & Drug Administration US)
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Mercury in Fish (Health Canada)
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Vegetarian & Pregnant - Food Recommendations (Alberta Health)
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Prenatal Nutrition (Health Canada)
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Healthy Eating Plate (Harvard School of Public Health) - English + Other languages
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Nutrition Services: Feeding Babies (AHS video series)
POSTPARTUM
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Breast/Chest Feeding, Newborn Care & Grandparent Classes - Edmonton (birthandbabies.com, Primary Care Alberta)
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Pregnancy and Breastfeeding Pocket Guide (including common medications) (University of Montreal)
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KARA Family Resource Centre - North Edmonton - multiple programs at various locations
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Norwood Child and Family Resource Centre - North Edmonton - various locations (parent/child groups)
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North Central Edmonton Family Resource Network (FRN) - Castledowns YMCA (multiple programs)
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Post-partum Depression - Managing Motherhood - Group Support - Online (Family Futures)
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Triple P Positive Parenting Programs - Online for Baby (Alberta government supported)
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Pelvic floor after delivery