Every year, close to 6,500 babies start their lives at Mount Sinai, one of the top women’s health-care centres in the world

We have a full range of services under one roof for our expectant mothers — from general obstetrics and gynaecology to prenatal screening and maternal and infant health.

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Prenatal Courses and Tours

Our Prenatal Education Program offers a number of classes and services, all provided by experienced health-care professionals, including:

• our Infant CPR, open to the general public, which covers skills needed to prevent, recognize and manage choking and cardiac emergencies for infants;

• the Early Pregnancy Information Session with discussion on things like diet, physical changes, drug use and routine prenatal care;

• the popular Prenatal Series, open to pregnant women and their families in the community, which covers labour and delivery, breastfeeding, family concerns and more;

• Preparing for Multiples Class Series, open to pregnant women and their families in the community, which is designed to meet the special needs of parents expecting a multiple birth;

• Meet the Anesthesiologist night, providing information on labour and delivery and post-partum pain management options;

• the Hospital information and Tour of the Labour and Delivery Unit, the Mother-Baby Unit and the Breastfeeding Centre.

For more information about breastfeeding please see: Breastfeeding Committee of Canada La Leche League The Breastfeeding Centre           For more information about multiples please see: Toronto Parents of Multiple Births Association

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Programs and Services

• The Young Mothers Prenatal Program provides pregnant teens with professional and peer support, and teaches them how to solve problems and identify solutions.
• The Breastfeeding Centre offers consultation, classes and drop-in help sessions for inpatients, the Breastfeeding Accessories Shop and more.  We also offer a regular Prenatal Breastfeeding Class.
• Our Prenatal Diagnosis and Medical Genetics Program provides genetic testing and prenatal screening and diagnosis, along with a discussion of the benefits and limitations of these tests.
  
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• Our Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is one of the largest in Canada, offering specialized
  care to high-risk and critically ill babies. It is one of only two units in Toronto providing care and management of the fetus and newborn infant before, during and after delivery.
• The Special Pregnancy Program (SPP) investigates and manages the full range of maternal, fetal and placental difficulties that may occur during pregnancy.
• The Perinatal Mental Health serves women who develop depression during pregnancy or in their first year after childbirth, helping those who feel significantly distressed and unable to cope.
• The Insception Cord Blood Program at Mount Sinai provides patients and their families with information cord blood banking services.