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Important Notice to Male Registered Nurses

Posted on Jun 28, 2013

Are You a Male Registered Nurse that currently cares for Maternal or Newborn clients? 

If you know a Male Registered Nurse that currently cares for Maternal or Newborn clients please pass this message on. 

As a male who works in a Maternal or Newborn environment you will be asked to share your perspectives and experiences by participating in a study. The study is titled: " A Phenomenological Study Exploring the Experiences of Men Who Choose to Work in Maternal-Newborn Nursing Positions"

Your involvement includes interviews that are short, confidential and can be done face to face or by telephone.  If you are interested or would like more information please contact Jeff Biletchi (graduate student) at 905 348 1614 or by email at jeff.biletchi@hotmail.com

Upon completion of the interview all participants will receive a $20 gift Card to Tim Horton.  

 

Important Notice about Infant Sleep Environments

Posted on Jun 26, 2013

The following article brings to light the utter importance of education regarding safe sleep environments. Parents are hearing but not adhering to our teaching. How can we as nurses improve compliance?

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La Leche League Canada Health Professional Seminars

Posted on May 16, 2013

La Leche League Canada is offering a series of seminars in 2013 featuring Nancy Mohrbacher, including three in Ontario (Oshawa, Ottawa and Guelph).

Register before the early-bird deadline and your name will be put in a draw; the winner of the draw gets to have lunch with Nancy and can have an in-depth discussion with her about breastfeeding issues!

Here's what's included in the program:

  • 8:00 - 8:30 Registration & Breakfast; Bookstore Open
  • 8:30 - 8:45 Welcome and Screening of La Leche League Canada Video Presentation
  • 8:45 - 10:15 The Natural Laws of Breastfeeding

This session covers the entire course of breastfeeding, from birth to
weaning, incorporating key paradigm shifts and innovative teaching
strategies. It includes the significance of right-brain interactions in
the early postpartum period, the importance of touch to health and
survival, how realistic expectations can help increase breastfeeding
duration, the effect of breast storage capacity on feeding patterns,
and much more.

For information and to register see: http://www.lllc.ca/health-professional-seminars

 

Rethinking Women and Healthy Living in Canada

Posted on Apr 27, 2013

British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women's Health. In A. Pederson, M. Haworth-Brockman, B. Clow, B., H. Isfeld & A. Liwander (Eds). (2013). Rethinking women and healthy living in Canada. Retrieved from http://www.bccewh.bc.ca/publications-resources/default.htm
 
ABSTRACT:
 
The BC Centre of Excellence for Women's Health, the Atlantic Centre of Excellence for Women's Health and the Prairie Women's Health Centre of Excellence have released a new women's health resource entitled Rethinking Women and Healthy Living in Canada. The report, funded by Health Canada, is intended to generate an understanding of women and healthy living and to contribute to the development of evidence-informed responses to addressing challenges related to healthy living for women in Canada. In the report, the three Centres argue that healthy living needs to be reframed and embrace a broader concept of health and health issues in order to improve women's healthy living.
 
Rethinking Women and Healthy Living in Canada includes four parts: (1) an overview of the status of women in Canada and the healthy living discourse; (2) a profile of women and healthy living; (3) healthy living strategies and promising gender-sensitive intervention; and (4) conclusions. The first part looks at international measures of gender equality and includes a demographic profile of women in Canada. It also describes the key features of the healthy living discourse and provides a history of its emergence in Canada. In the second part, profiles of women and healthy living are provided for ten topic areas: body weights, eating well, food insecurity, physical activity, sedentary behaviour, smoking tobacco, drinking alcohol, sexual behaviour, injuries and gender-based violence. The third part of the report examines selected healthy living strategies including the federal strategy and strategies from Ontario, Manitoba, Prince Edward Island and British Columbia using a sex-and gender-based analysis. Descriptions of new approaches to healthy living programming for women, including promising gender-sensitive practices such as trauma-informed physical activity, are provided. In the fourth part, we present our conclusions.

http://www.bccewh.bc.ca/publications-resources/default.htm

 

Did you see this Article in your local newspaper?

Posted on Apr 17, 2013

Measuring the Health of Infants, Children and Youth for Public Health in Ontario: Indicators, Gaps and Recommendations for Movin

Posted on Apr 16, 2013

(available in French)

Ontario Agency of Health Protection and Promotion (Public Health Ontario). (2013). Measuring the health of infants, children and youth for public health in Ontario: Indicators, gaps and recommendations for moving forward. Toronto, ON: Queen?s Printer for Ontario. Retrieved from http://www.oahpp.ca/resources/measuring-health-infants-children-youth.html

ABSTRACT from http://www.oahpp.ca/resources/measuring-health-infants-children-youth.html:

Measuring the Health of Infants, Children and Youth for Public Health in Ontario: Indicators, Gaps and Recommendations for Moving Forward charts a path forward for population health assessment and surveillance in infants, children and youth for the public health sector in Ontario. Ontario is home to nearly 3.1 million infants, children and youth aged 0 to 19 years, yet the province lacks a coordinated system to monitor their health. Population health assessment and surveillance activities specifically tailored to children are critical. To date, few child health status reports have been produced at the provincial level. A comprehensive data collection system and set of common indicator definitions do not exist for the public health sector in Ontario.

The results of this report highlight a strong foundation of ready-to-report Core Indicators produced by the Association of Public Health Epidemiologists in Ontario that can be used to measure child health. Sixty-seven Core Indicators that correspond to requirements of the Ontario Public Health Standards may be reported on now, while an additional twelve relevant Core Indicators require expanded data sources or definitions for infants, children or youth. The greatest need for indicator development is in the areas of breastfeeding, exposure to ultraviolet radiation, growth and development, healthy eating, healthy family dynamics, healthy weights and positive parenting.

Based on the results, 10 system-level recommendations actionable by Public Health Ontario in collaboration with key partners are presented to demonstrate the breadth and depth of work that is needed to advance population health assessment and surveillance for children in the province and to provide steps for moving forward.

Recognizing the importance of forming strong partnerships with other sectors that have a stake in child health, we hope to foster the necessary commitment to advance a coordinated, province-wide population health assessment and surveillance system for children in Ontario.

EN: http://www.oahpp.ca/resources/documents/reports/health_infant_children_youth/measuring_health_infants_children_youth_report_2013.pdf

FR: http://www.oahpp.ca/fr/resources/documents/reports/health_infant_children_youth/measuring_health_infants_children_youth_report_2013.pdf

 

The Power of Prevention for Mothers and Children: The Cost Effectiveness of Maternal and Child Health Interventions

Posted on Apr 15, 2013

Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs. (2009). The power of prevention for mothers and children: The cost effectiveness of maternal and child health interventions. Retrieved from http://www.amchp.org/Documents/AMCHP_PowerofPrevention_5-8-09_Online.pdf

SUMMARY:

State Maternal and Child Health (MCH) programs improve health and enhance the quality of life of our nation?s women and children. Preventive interventions supported by state MCH programs offer major benefits by reducing health care costs and promoting wellness. As policymakers consider health reform and ways to improve public health, they should consider the power of prevention for mothers and children and how state MCH programs effectively address maternal and child health needs. This report provides information about the cost effectiveness of a range of programs and topics: block grants; prenatal care; breastfeeding promotion; home visiting for mothers and infants; smoking cessation for pregnant women and mothers; reducing maternal obesity and chronic disease; newborn screening; child immunizations; early and periodic screening, diagnosis, and treatment for all children; early childhood programs; access to a medical home, preventing childhood injury; oral health; adolescent health, teen pregnancy prevention and family planning services; and sexually transmitted infection screening and treatment.

 

BFI Ontario's Success!!!

Posted on Apr 14, 2013

Congratulations to BFI Ontario for their success in lobbying for The Ontario Newborn Screening website to remove the picture of the bottle feeding baby to align with BFI principals. MCNIG salutes your efforts to promote, protect and support breastfeeding in Ontario!

 

MCNIG?s Annual Breakfast Meeting: Another Great Year

Posted on Apr 14, 2013

For those of you who were unable to attend this year?s MCNIG annual breakfast meeting at the RNAO AGM was a great success! We voted in 4 new executive members, shared our groups successes and engaged in exciting conversations.

Our guest speaker Allana Kibbe RMW spoke to us about the new birth center opening in Toronto later this year. She discussed the benefits and rewards of the center as well of the challenges faced to open such a center. Allana states the goal of the center is to provide safe and culturally appropriate midwifery care to all those who chose it.

As we embark on a new year, with new direction and new goals we hope to serve even stronger as ?The voice of perinatal nursing in Ontario?.

-          Maggie Hilton RN., Communications Officer

 

World Autism Awareness Day: April 2

Posted on Mar 27, 2013

World Autism Awareness Day (WAAD) aims to bring the world's attention to autism. ?WAAD activities help to increase and develop world knowledge of the autism epidemic and impart information regarding the importance of early diagnosis and early intervention. Additionally, WAAD celebrates the unique talents and skills of persons with autism and is a day when individuals with autism are warmly welcomed and embraced in community events around the globe? (WAAD, 2013).

http://www.worldautismawarenessday.org/site/c.egLMI2ODKpF/b.3917065/k.BE58/Home.htm