Information on caring for a baby?

See also:

Abuse and Domestic violence

• Assaulted Women’s Helpline
• Ontario Network of Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence
• Sheltersafe

Alcohol, Drugs, Tobacco Misuse

• Drug and Alcohol Helpline – Government of Ontario
• Support to Quit Smoking – Government of Ontario
• Smokers’Helpline
• Your Healthy Home – BREATHE The Lung Association
• Breathe – The Lung Association

Breastfeeding and Nutrition

• AllergyCheck
• Dieticians of Canada
• Food and nutrition  – Health Canada
• Food Banks Canada
• Eat Right Ontario
• Food guide snapshot – Government of Canada
• Infant Feeding – Health Canada
• International Lactation Consultant Association
• La Leche League Canada
• Nutrition Screening
• Breastfeeding Information for Parents

Exposure and Environmental Health

• AllergyCheck
• Hidden Exposures – HealthyEnvironmentForKids.ca
• Parachute – Preventing Injuries, Saving Lives

Finding services

• 211 Ontario – Find services near you
• EarlyON child and family centre – Ontario Ministry of Education
• Find a Family Doctor or Nurse Practitioner – Government of Ontario
• Health Services in Your Community – Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care
• Newborn Screening Ontario

For Dads

• Dad Central
• Information for New Dads – 24 Hour Cribside Assistance
• When Dad Gets the Blues – Strong Fathers Journal

General Information

• Are You a New Parent? – Public Health Agency of Canada
• Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development
• Install a Child Car Seat – Ontario Ministry of Transportation
• The Period of Purple Crying
• Welcome to Parenting for Young Parents
• I just had a Baby – Ontario Ministry of Children and Youth Services
• Rourke Baby Record
• Having a Baby – Service Canada
• Pregnancy: March of Dimes
• Parenting in Ottawa
• New Parents – Healthy Families BC
• Healthy baby, Healthy brain – Best Start Resource Centre
• Caring for Kids – Canadian Paediatric Society
• Families Canada (formerly known as Canadian Association of Family Resource Programs)
• Safe sleep – Public Health Agency of Canada
• Canadian Premature Babies Foundation
• Disability, Pregnancy and Parenthood International
• Is your Child Safe? – Health Canada
• Looksee Checklist (previously known as Ndds Ontario)
• Parents Matter

Infant Loss

• Baby’s Breath (Formerly the Canadian Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths)
• Pregnancy and Infant Loss Network

Mental Health

• A Simple Gift – Infant Mental Health Promotion
• Canadian Mental Health Association
• Here to help – Mental Health and Substance Use
• Infant Mental Health Promotion – Sickkids
• Mental Health Helpline – Government of Ontario
• Mood Disorders Association of Ontario
• The On-line PPMD Support Group
• The Post-Partum Stress Centre

Multiple Births

• Multiple Births Canada
• Preterm Birth Support Network – Multiple Births Canada
• Twins, Triplets and More!

Physical Activity/Sport

• Active for Life – Raising physically literate kids
• Mothers in Motion – Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women in Sport

Vaccinations

• A Parent’s Guide to Vaccination – Government of Canada
• CANImmunize – A digital immunization record for Canadians