Resources for you and your baby (35 KB pdf )
A comprehensive list of resources that all parents should read.

Internet Links and Phone Numbers

• Canadian Institute of Child Health
• Canadian Paediatric Society
• Healthy Babies, Healthy Children Program
• Motherrisk
• Parents of Premature Babies
• Safekids Canada
• SIDS: Reduce the Risk
• Parenting Your Premature Baby
• AboutKidsHealth Family Resource Centre  
• Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
• Prematurity.org
• A Guide to Parenting Your Sick Newborn
• Toronto Public Health 
• Health Canada 
• A parents guide to immunization 
• Ministry of Health’s Flu Information Line
  1-866-FLU’N YOU (1-866-358-6968)
• Consumer Product Safety, Health Canada  613-957-4467 
     

While Baby's in the NICU

• What to Expect
• My Care Plan 
• Baby Steps to Discharge 

Postpartum Depression 

• Centre for Postpartum Depression    
• Online Postpartum Depression Support Group
• The Postpartum Depression website
• Women's Health Centre at St. Joseph's Toronto - 416-530-6850 
      

Taking Baby Home

• Planning to take your baby home

• Home Preparation

Safety/Car Seat Resources:

• Car Seat Safety
• Safe Kids Canada:  Safety tips to keep kids safe  1 (888) SAFE-TIPS  (723-3847)  www.safekidscanada.ca
• Transport Canada General Information Line  1-800-333-0371, http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/safety/carseat/choose.htm 
• Safe Transportation of Premature and Small Infants

Taking Care of Baby

• Care for Preemies at Home
• Baby at Home
• Crying

• Feeding and Nutrition

  • Breastfeeding
  • Bottle/Formula Feeding

Keeping Baby Healthy

• Care for Preemies at Home  
• Immunizations
• Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)  
• RSV website

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Parent Binders

"Me and My Baby" binder has information for families that is more specific to the smaller baby, a baby who may be in the hospital longer.

"Me and My Baby for Families with Bigger Babies" has information that is more specific to the baby who is born older than 34 weeks gestation.

These binders are given to all parents who have a baby in the NICU. In them, parents will find information to help deal with having a baby in the NICU. The better informed you are, the more comfortable you will be, and have a better understanding of what is happening to your baby in the NICU.

To get more information or to obtain a copy, please speak to your baby's nurse.

Find more information in our Parent Support section.