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Search our collection of print books, eBooks, CDs and DVDs, games, and teaching tools on health topics.
Search our collection of print books, eBooks, CDs and DVDs, games, and teaching tools on health topics.
A guide for parents and families to support their youth (12-24 years old) in the planning and preparation for adulthood and adult health care.
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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This pamphlet provides information about a Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).
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 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.
Developed by and for youth and families, these tools will assist you in learning about, participating in and managing your transition.
A list of questions to help youth manage their health and get ready for adult care.
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.
In Punjabi, 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.
In Traditional Chinese, 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 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.
This pamphlet provides information about ectopic pregnancy, including what it is, how do you know if you have an ectopic pregnancy, what tests you need, and what the treatment options are.
Provides information for parents about respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) including symptoms and how to protect children against RSV.
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.
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.
As a new parent you may have questions about what to expect following the birth of your baby. This booklet is organized to follow your journey through the hospital immediately following delivery and provides information for when you and your baby are home.; This booklet is a companion to the bcwome…
Learn how to clean your child's skin with chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) wipes.
This pamphlet provides information and instructions on how to catheterize your child.
Written in Punjabi, this pamphlet provides information for parents about respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) including symptoms and how to protect children against RSV.
How to care for your child at home, after your child gets an intrauterine device (IUD). Includes when to get help.
This pamphlets contains nursing discharge instructions for your child after surgery. It also explains how to care for your child after surgery, and when to get help.
Explains what a seizure is, what you should and should not do when your child is having a seizure.
Written in Traditional Chinese, this pamphlet provides information for parents about respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) including symptoms and how to protect children against RSV.
Answers to frequently asked questions about nostril splinting for cleft lip and nasal deformity including: what a nostril splint is, how it's made, how long it is worn for; care of the splint.
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.
Discusses aveolar bone graft, a surgery to repair a cleft in a gum. Provides information for parents on how to care for their child after this surgery.
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.