Mothers can be visited by a nurse and a dietitian at home before and after birth.
The goal of visits is to:
- Help future mothers to have a healthy pregnancy;
- Support parents and families;
- Strengthen parental role and attachment with their baby;
- Contribute to the growth and development of children from 0 to 2 years;
- Direct parents to appropriate community resources;
- Provide coupons for milk and vitamins.
Prenatal home visits
Who can receive this service?
- Adolescent, 19 or under and pregnant for the first time
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Pregnant women, based on their:
- Education level;
- Use of tobacco;
- Interest in prenatal classes;
- Prior prenatal experience.
How to request a home visit
- Referral from a professional or a family member or friend.
Postnatal home visits
Who can receive this service?
- Adolescent, 19 and under who is a first-time parent
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Parent of a first child (assessed before the age of six months) presenting with:
- A handicap or health problem;
- Factors having a negative impact on the child’s development;
- Social or environmental factors putting the child at risk.
How to request a home visit
- Be referred by the Public Health nurse who assesses each new mother at the hospital to determine whether she can receive postnatal services from Public Health or other organizations.
- Call Public Health.
- Referral from a professional or a family member or friend.
