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This pamphlet provides information for new parents about the flu, precautions they can take to protect their baby from the flu virus, and what will happen if you or your baby gets the flu while staying in the hospital.
Advice sheet for parents on how to take care of your baby when he or she has colic. Includes tips on what you can do to help, when to see your family doctor, and when to bring your baby to the Emergency Deparment.
This pamphlet provides information about a Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).
How to care for your child at home, after your child gets an intrauterine device (IUD). Includes when to get help.
Threatened preterm labour is a term of labour that happens at least 3 or more weeks before your expected date of birth. This information will help you understand how your Home Care Nursing Team and your doctor are planning to keep you and your baby safe and healthy while you are at home.
This pamphlet provides information to parents about Synagis, a medication that helps a child's body fight off a serious respiratory syncytial virus, also called RSV.
This pamphlet answers the most frequently asked questions about when your water breaks early, also known as premature rupture of membranes or PROM.
Provides information to help parents make a choice about using Sucrose to manage infant pain.
This pamphlet describes common fractures, how bones heal, different kinds of casts and splints, how to take care of the injured limb, and information about how the cast is removed.
Provides information for parents about respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) including symptoms and how to protect children against RSV.
This handout provides an overview of high blood pressure during pregnancy. This information will help you understand how your Home Care Nursing Team and your doctor are planning to keep you and your baby safe and healthy while you are at home.
For BCW NICU parents and caregivers. This diagram shows the steps to bringing your baby home with respiratory support.
This information sheet for parents explains how magnesium sulphate is used to prevent cerebral palsy in pre-term babies. It also lists the minor side effects that may be experienced when receiving magnesium sulphate.
Booklet describing breastfeeding techniques and common problems associated with breastfeeding.
A practical and informative guide for parents who discover their unborn child has a heart problem. Sections include: answers to commonly asked questions; choices and decisions; talking about feelings; building your support team; pregnancy-related questions.
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Contains information for families on Reduced Placental Function. This handout answers commonly asked questions, including: What is placental function? What does this mean for the baby? What will my nurse do? When do I need to call for help?
Many injuries and deaths can be prevented with the right use of child car seats. As many as 80% to 90% of car seats are used incorrectly, so make sure you know how to install and use yours correctly.
This handout is for parents and caregivers of infants having surgery at BC Children's Hospital. Learn what your infant may find stressful, and how you can prepare your infant for surgery.
Nerve blocks are performed by delivering local anesthetic (numbing medication) around the nerves that carry painful sensation from the surgical site or limb (arm or leg).; Learn how to care for your child at home, when they have an elastomeric pump. This handout explains what to expect, and when to…
This pamphlet provides information on breast or bottle feeding a newborn baby with a cleft lip and/or palate.
This 3 page pamphlet provides tips on breastfeeding for multiple babies. Includes tips on getting started, what to do if your babies are in NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) or IN (Intermediate Nursery), as well as information on breast feeding supplies.
This welcome booklet includes:; - A family welcome letter, explaining how you can help your baby in the NICU;; - Your vital role as parents in caring for your baby in the NICU;; - Information about your access cards, visitors, and how to keep your baby safe;; - Information about breastfeeding suppo…
Tube feeding at home is called home enteral nutrition (HEN). A disaster can directly affect you and your ability to give yourself tube feeds at home. This booklet teaches you how to be prepared for a disaster. Keep this booklet with your HEN Emergency Pack.
This booklet provides information on what to expect physically and emotionally as you deal with the immediate stages of grief in the hours, days and weeks after giving birth.; This booklet is a companion to the bcwomens.ca website.; Keywords have been highlighted in each section under 'resources + …
This patient handout provides an overview of using the cell saver during a caesarean section.
Pamphlet describing how to use a birthing ball safely during pregnancy. It also provides information on how to use the birthing ball after the baby is born - for both you and your baby, and how to keep the ball in good repair.
Learn about how oral immune therapy benefits premature or ill babies. This pamphlet explains how to how to hand express colostrum and breast milk for your baby.
Information on how to start and keep up breast milk supply when a baby is not breastfeeding.
Your care provider may suggest an epidural or combined spinal epidural (CSE) to help you manage pain through labour. This handout explains what an epidural is, how it is given, benefits, and risks for you and your baby.
This pamphlet gives information on ASA and Heparin to prevent pregnancy loss due to APA (Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome).
This handout explains why your baby may have low blood sugar, how nurses check your baby's blood sugar, and how you can help your baby.
Fentanyl offers a medium amount of pain relief during during labour. This overview explains how fentanyl is given during labour, and includes a list of possible side effects for you and your baby.
A pamphlet for women staying at BC Women's, with 8 points about how best to take an active role in your care.
This pamphlet offers advice to parents and caregivers on how to care for your child with croup. It explains croup, the symptoms, what you can do at home, how it's diagnosed and also how it's treated.
Your health-care provider has recommended that your child receive a medication called; dexmedetomidine before their procedure. The medication is also called Precedex. It will help; your child feel comfortable during their procedure. This handout explains how your child will receive this medication,…
This resource provides an overview of how to protect your baby from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).
Explains the timing, procedure and care for alveolar cleft bone graft, a surgery to repair a cleft in a gum. Provides information for parents and guardians with children undergoing the surgery.
Explains what a seizure is, what you should and should not do when your child is having a seizure.
Nerve blocks are performed by delivering local anesthetic (numbing medication) around the nerves that carry painful sensation from the surgical site or limb (arm or leg).; Learn how this nerve block works, and what to expect.; There is a separate handout on caring for your child with an elastomeric…
We have created this booklet to highlight a number of key topics for women with SCI (spinal cord injury) and their families to consider during the perinatal period, defined as the time before conceiving (pre-conception), pregnancy, labour, delivery and postpartum (the first few days and weeks after…
This booklet contains information about breastfeeding, specifically for mothers who have babies in the NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.)
Learn what to expect after your child has a tongue tie release surgery. Explains how to care for your child, and when to get help.
A guide to places and services in the neighborhood near BC Children's Hospital including:; Describes: amenities at the hospital and in the neighbourhood; parking on site; where to eat inside hospital; accommodation options and travel and transportation options.
Answers to frequently asked questions about a neo-natal orthodontic appliance (plastic plate that covers the cleft) including: why it is needed; how it is made; how to prepare; how long it is worn; care for the appliance.
This resource guide is designed for multiple birth families living in Canada, particularly those in British Columbia and the Lower Mainland. Includes information on multiple birth statistics, nutrition and multiple pregnancy, pregnancy at-home care programs, safety, telephone support, and other res…
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Informs parents what to look for after their child has suffered a head injury, including how to care for your child in the first 24 hours after bringing them home.
This pamphlet offers advice for parents and caregivers on how to know if your child has a fever, what you can do at home, and how it's diagnosed by a doctor.