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  • Having a Baby in Canada: Government Website Links

    Giving birth in Canada? Pregnancy and parenting author Ann Douglas has hand-picked links to helpful Canadian resources on birth, baby, and beyond the websites of federal, provincial, and territorial governments.
    • Service Canada: Having a Baby
      A good place to start if you're attempting to navigate federal government websites for health information or information about your rights as a pregnant worker. or what's involved in registering your baby's birth.
    • Service Canada: Employment Insurance (EI) and Maternity, Parental, and Sickness Benefits
      A FAQ that provides an overview of the EI and maternity, parental, and sickness benefits rules.
    • HRDC Canada: Maternity Leave
      Federal rules government maternity leave.
    • Service Canada: Raising a Family
      More help in navigating federal government websites. How to apply for your child's social insurance number, what you need to know about various tax benefits, health and safety information, and more.
    • Health Canada: Healthy Pregnancy
      Health Canada's online resources for healthy pregnancy.
    • Yukon: Having a Baby
      Links to government services for parents and parents-to-be in the Yukon.
    • BC Ministry of Health: The Best Chance Website
      A pregnancy, birth, and maternal and child health website with resources focusing on the period from pre-birth up to age 3.
    • Alberta: Becoming a Parent
      A roundup of links to programs and service of interest to parents and parents-to-be in Alberta.
    • Saskatchewan: Nutrition During Pregnancy
      Information about having a baby in Saskatchewan from the Government of Saskatchewan.
    • Manitoba: Baby Friendly Manitoba
      Breastfeeding resources and information.
    • Ontario: Best Start: Your Health Before Pregnancy
      A downloadable guide to pregnancy. Can also be read online.
    • Ontario: Having a Baby in Ontario
      Quick links to help you find the information you need about having a baby in Ontario.
    • Ontario Human Rights Commission: What Are My Rights As A Pregnant Woman?
      An overview of your rights as a pregnant or breastfeeding woman. It is illegal to discriminate because a woman is pregnant. It is also illegal to discriminate because a woman was pregnant, had a baby, or may become pregnant.
    • Quebec Parental Insurance Program
      Information about the Quebec Parental Insurance Program.
    • Nova Scotia: Having a Baby or Adopting
      Quick links to help you find the information you need about having a baby or adopting in Nova Scotia.
    • Newfoundland and Labrador: Prenatal and Postnatal Services and Benefits
      Government services available to women having a baby in Newfoundland and labrador.
    • PEI: Having a Baby
      A guide to having a baby and tapping into new parent supports on Prince Edward Island.
    • New Brunswick: Pregnancy and Early Childhood
      Having a baby in New Brunswick.
    • Nunavut: Birth Certificates
      How to register a birth and obtain a birth certificate in Nunavut.
    • Canadian Perinatal Surveillance System
      A public health program that monitors and reports on the health of pregnant women, mothers, and babies in Canada.

  • Having a Baby in Canada: Canadian Midwifery Links

    Links to provincial and territorial midwifery associations and the Canadian Association of Midwives.
    • Canadian Association of Midwives
      The national organization representing midwives and the profession of midwifery in Canada.
    • Midwives Association of the North West Territories
      The association representing midwives in the North West Territories.
    • Midwives Association of British Columbia (MABC)
      The association representing midwives in British Columbia.
    • Alberta Association of Midwives (AAM)
      The association representing midwives in Alberta.
    • Midwives Association of Saskatchewan (MAS)
      The association representing midwives in Saskatchewan.
    • Midwives Association of Manitoba (MAM)
      The association representing midwives in Manitoba.
    • Association of Ontario Midwives (AOM)
      The association representing midwives in Ontario.
    • Regroupement les sages-femmes du Quebec (RSFQ)
      The association representing midwives in Quebec.
    • Association of Midwives of Newfoundland and Labrador Midwives
      The association representing midwives in Newfoundland and Labrador.

  • Having a Baby in Canada: Other Infant and Maternal Health Care Providers

    The websites for Canada's obstetricians, family physicians, obstetrical and neonatal nurses. You'll find information intended for you, the consumer, on each site.
    • Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada
      The association for obstetricians and gynaecologists in Canada.
    • College of Family Physicians of Canada
      The association for Canada's family physicians.
    • Canadian Nurses Association
      The association for Canada's nurses.

  • Having a Baby in Canada: Individual Clinic/Practice Links

    • BC Women's Hospital and Health Centre: Department of Family Practice
      Recommended links. Many are BC-focused, but others will be of interest to parents across Canada and around the world.