Though having a baby is usually an extremely exciting time, it can also be very overwhelming. Pregnancy comes with so many changes—to your body, how you feel, and how you live your day-to-day life. There’s also a lot of planning to think about, from pre-pregnancy all the way through to raising your new child.
Where do you even start?
Right here! We’ve assembled a series of online resources you can use to learn more about pregnancy and all the pregnancy-related issues you might want to know about.
General information
- Nova Scotia Public Health: Pregnancy and Parenting
- NS Public Health: Healthy Beginnings Program
- NS Health Public Health Resource Page
- Wellness Within
- Having a Baby - Respect, Choice, Support
- Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada
- OMama
- Halifax Recreation Centre
- Mobile Food Market
- The La Leche League Canada (LLLC) Group
Doulas
A doula is a professional labour assistant who provides physical and emotional support to you and your partner during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period.
Family Resource Centres in Nova Scotia
Family resource centres are a great place to start when looking for supports in your community for pregnancy, and life after baby. Here are some of the programs that can be offered at a family resource centre.
- Fairview Family Centre (Halifax/Fairview)
- Mulgrave Park Caring and Learning Centre (Halifax)
- Memory Lane Family Place (Sackville)
- Bayers Westwood Family Resource Centre (West End Halifax)
- Chebucto Family Centre (Spryfield)
- North End Parent Resource Centre (North End Halifax)
- Parents and Children Together/ PACT (Dartmouth)
- The North Grove (Dartmouth)
- Military Family Resource Centre (Halifax)
- Mi-Kmaq Child Development Centre (Halifax)
- Annapolis Country Family Resource Centre
- East Preston Family Resource Centre
- East Hants Family Resource Centre
- Kings County Family Resource Centre
- Eastern Shore Family Resource Association
- Musquodoboit Valley Family Resource Centre
- West Hants Family Resource Centre
- New Ross Family Resource Centre
- Sourth Shore Family Resource Association (Lunenburg, Queens, Shelburne, Digby Counties)
- Yarmouth Parents’ Place Family Resource Centre
- Maggies Place (Colchester and Cumberland Counties)
- Cape Breton Family Place Resource Centre (Victoria County)
- Kids 1st (Pictou, Antigonish and Guysborough Counties)
- Sipekne’katik Health & Wellness Centre
Twins and multiples
- Home - Parents of Multiple Births Association – Halifax (pomba.ca)
- Multiple Births Family Support | Multiple Births Canada | Canada
- Family Newborn Care Unit Teaching Videos