Adolescent girls are more than twice as likely to smoke marijuana if they’re pregnant, a U.S. study suggests. 

For more information, please visit: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-teens-pregnancy-marijuana-idUSKBN17J1PO

 

Event to be held at the following time, date, and location:

Tuesday, 20 June 2017 from 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM (EDT)

Thornhill Golf & Country Club 7994 Yonge Street Vaughan, ON L4J 1W3 Canada

This event is FREE to all participants who support prenatal families in York Region. Breakfast and Lunch will be served. Please register by Friday, June 2, 2017.

For more information please click here to email Shanta Tharmarajah-Alexander or call 1-877-464-9675 ext.74666

Please click here to register for this event.

 

Breastfeeding Education Day is May 9th with Linda J. Smith  - Registration is Open!

This one-day event for Health Professionals* is being held at the Horizons Event Centre in Mono, just north Orangeville on Tuesday, May 9th, 2017. 

Any questions please call:  1-800-265-7293 Ext 2623

To register please visit: https://breastfeeding-education-day.eventbrite.ca

 

The Wall Street Journal (March 4th, 2016) states that there are growing evidences that Zika virus has been found to be related to infant brain damage as well as various other neurological complications and there are more researches coming up to prove the effect of Zika virus on maternal and infant health. ZIKA virus is known to be associated with microcephaly (The New England Journal of Medicine, February 2016).

 

To know more about this please go to the link:   http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1600651#t=articleTop

 

New study indicates that metformin has the potential to prevent and treat preeclampsia, a complication of pregnancy. An article published in December 22, 2015 in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology reports that metformin which was used to treat diabetes in both pregnant and non-pregnant patients can prevent Preeclampsia.

 

Metformin is also considered to be safe during pregnancy. "Metformin appears to be the aspirin of the 21st century, because the drug has been discovered to have unexpected health benefits not only in diabetes, but also in polycystic ovarian disease and recent work has highlighted its anti-cancer properties," as quoted by Dr. Romero, the Editor-in-Chief for Obstetrics of the American Journal of Obstertrics and Gynecology.

The OMama website contains trusted, evidence-informed information on over 150 topics related to pregnancy, birth and early parenting in Ontario.  It’s women and families’ one-stop resource for maternity care information, links and contacts across the province.

Please spread the word about OMama to women and families in Ontario.  You can help by visiting or ‘liking’ the OMama Facebook page and tweeting the Facebook page link or the OMama.com page link to your social network.  

The OMama app will soon be in the Google and iPhone app stores.

Please direct any comments or questions to omamaproject@gmail.com or by  filling out the feedback form at the top of the web page.

Enjoy informative presentations by renowned Speakers from around the World. Live or Recorded, watch at your own pace and receive continuing education credits while at the same time engaging in current topics with your peers & presenters through our online chat & forums.

Early Bird Registration: Opens February 14, 2016

Regular Registration: Starts April 1, 2016

Country Categor, Group & Institutional Discount Pricing are available. 

Looking to create a group? View our helpful group coordinator tools here.

Educational Hours & Credits: This year we will be offering 26+ hours of education. We will be applying for the following credits: CERPs, CMEs, CNEs, MEAC Midwifery CEUs & Dietetic CPEUs. 

 

Click here for full details and Registration.

Join the GOLD Community in 2016! We strive to provide the most affordable, informative and convenient continuing education conference! Experience live presentations by renowned Speakers from around the World or choose to watch the recorded presentations at your convenience. Receive continuing education credits while at the same time engaging in current topics with your peers & presenters through our online chat & forums.

Country Category, Group & Institutional Discount Pricing are available. 

Looking to create a group? View our helpful group coordinator tools here.

Early Bird Registration: Now Open! (Regular Registration begins February 3, 2016)

Educational Hours & Credits: GOLD Midwifery 2016 will offer 17.25 Hours of continuing education. This program will be applying for ACNM CEUs, MEAC Midwifery CEUs, MidPLUS Points and CERPs. 

 

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As predicted in our March 2005 Newsletter, the Position Statement: Recommendations for Safe Sleeping Environments for Infants and Children released by the Canadian Pediatric Society (CPS) in November 2004 has been the source of much discussion and debate (http://www.cps.ca/english/statements/CP/cp04-02.htm).  CNIG members will have heard the topic raised among colleagues, by conference speakers (whether listed as a presentation topic or not), by the public press in Canada and beyond and most importantly – by parents – many of whom remain confused by mixed messages.  

 

MCNIG members may have read the Letter to the Editor titled "To Swaddle or not to Swaddle” published in the Sep/Oct RNJ (Mailbag) by our present Chair and a former Chair.  This was written in response to concern about the message implying that infant swaddling should be banned  in the June 2014 RNJ cover story about the new RNAO BPG on safe sleep for infants.