Health Information

Prenatal

Healthy Parents, Healthy Children is an AHS trusted source of information for pregnancy, birth, parenting, and caring for children up to 6 years of age. Find information including videos, printable resources, and interactive tools. Browse on your smart phone, tablet, or computer. Visit Healthy Parents, Healthy Children.

Pregnancy

• Overview of Labour & What to Expect
  • Due Date Calculator
  • Prenatal care and healthcare providers
  • Pregnancy Weight Gain Tracker
  • Immunizations during pregnancy
  • Baby supplies and planning ahead

First Trimester

• First Trimester: What to expect, discomforts and supports

Second Trimester

• Second Trimester: How your baby and body are changing

Third Trimester

• Third Trimester: Managing discomforts and planning ahead
  • Bringing home baby: Rear-facing car seat

Pregnancy Concerns

Sometimes pregnancy doesn’t go as expected. Find information to help you understand what is going on.

• First Trimester (0-13 weeks) - includes miscarriage
• Second Trimester (13-26 weeks) - includes gestational diabetes, high blood pressure, preterm labour, miscarriage and stillbirth
• Third Trimester (26-40 weeks) - includes going past your due date, high blood pressure, preterm labour, cord prolapse, placenta abruption, stillbirth

Labour and Birth

• Labour and Birth: Stages, positions, comfort and coping strategies
  • When to go to your birth center
  • Pain relief during labour

At Home with Baby

• Your first few weeks at home
  • Caring for yourself after birth
  • Postpartum mental health
  • Newborn care and safe sleep
  • Feeding your baby