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This pamphlet provides information and suggestions for how to support a woman who's currently in or has been in an abusive relationship.
This pamphlet provides general guidelines for healthy eating for women with diabetes during pregnancy.
This handout teaches those diagnosed or at risk of osteoporosis what their diet should consist of. Included: calcium and vitamin D recommended doses, foods to avoid, getting calcium from both food and supplement sources.
Provides information to help your child to walk using crutches on flat surfaces and up and down stairs.
Provides information to help your child to walk using crutches on flat surfaces and up and down stairs.
Learn how to use a needle and syringe.
This 1 page handout describes to parents how and why to give nasal spray to your child.
Provides information to help your child to walk using crutches on flat surfaces and up and down stairs.
Provides information to help your child to walk using crutches on flat surfaces and up and down stairs.
Supported by clinical data, Mental Imagery Therapy for Autism (MITA) is a unique, early-intervention application for children with language delay and autism. MITA trains mental integration and language, starting with simple vocabulary, and progressing towards higher forms of language, such as adjec…
Supported by clinical data, Mental Imagery Therapy for Autism (MITA) is a unique, early-intervention application for children with language delay and autism. MITA trains mental integration and language, starting with simple vocabulary, and progressing towards higher forms of language, such as adjec…
Provides information to help parents make a choice about using Sucrose to manage infant pain.
This pamphlet explains how you can help your child heal when they have an acticoat dressing, and what to expect next.
Learn when and how to use numbing cream (EMLA, AMETOP, and other topical anesthetics).
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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A pamphlet which explains why nosebleeds are caused and what to do both during and after them. It also offers suggestions on how to prevent them and what to do when a child has reacurring nosebleeds.
This book can help you overcome your medical phobia. Start by learning about your fears, where they might come from, what factors influence them, and how you can best prepare to overcome them. *Then you will gradually and safely confront your specific fears.; The book also includes information abou…
BC Children's Hospital is committed to promoting comfort at every clinical encounter.; The Comfort PACT is a protocol that includes five key pillars to promote comfort and reduce pain whenever possible. The pillars are preparation, communication, comfort positions, alternate focus, and medication.;…
This website is designed to provide information to parents, professionals, and self-advocates on how to teach human sexuality to individuals with special needs with a focus on Autism Spectrum Disorders. It also links to additional resources.
Information on what a PICC is, how to care for a PICC, and what to watch for.