Prenatal to Early Years

Prenatal

Your local public health nurse is an excellent resource as you start your family and seek the best information on caring for and parenting your children. Contact your local public health nurse at a Community Health Office near you. Community Health Office locations can be found on our Find Us page.

Care Providers – Prenatal Care and Delivery
at Selkirk Regional Health Centre
Eveline Street Clinic, 66 Eveline St.
Selkirk, MB
204-785-5550
204-785-5552

Please click on links below for more information:

Dear Expectant Mothers:

Making Connections- You and Your Growing Baby:

Manitoba Prenatal Benefits:

IERHA Public Health Team:

Planning Ahead for Breastfeeding:

Becoming a Parent – Manitoba Parent Zone

Baby Be Healthy | Sobeys Pharmacy

Family Birthing Unit

The Family Birthing Unit team at Selkirk Regional Health Centre feels honoured to play a role in welcoming babies into the world and getting families off to a good start. Visit the Obstetrics page for more information and to take a tour!

Selkirk Regional Health Centre — Obstetrics
Selkirk Regional Health Centre staff in the Obstetrics Unit would normally appreciate the opportunity to provide people who are expecting with a tour of the unit to highlight the birthing unit’s features and answer any questions. Given restrictions now in place due to COVID-19, we have a video to share with you:

To speak with a staff member in Selkirk Regional Health Centre’s family birthing unit, please call 204-482-5800 and press 2, then 4.

Breastfeeding Your Baby

Baby Friendly Manitoba (Information for Parents):

10 Great Reasons to Breastfeed

10 Valuable Tips for Successful Breastfeeding:

Breastfeeding Your Baby:

Hand Expression:

Paced Bottle Feeding:

About Breastfeeding:

Feeding Your Breastfed Baby 6 months – 1 Year:

Community Breastfeeding Supports:

International Breastfeeding Centre:

Bringing Baby Home

Baby’s Best Chance:

Safe Baby Wearing:

Safe Sleeping for Your Baby:

Tummy Time:

Routine Immunization Schedule:

Immunization FAQs:

Families First:

Postpartum Mental and Emotional Health

Postpartum home visits — what to expect when you get home
The Public Health Nurse in your area will contact you by phone after you are discharged from the hospital. Business hours in the Interlake-Eastern RHA are typically Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. A home visit may be offered to provide further support on feeding your infant, infant growth and development, maternal and family questions or other concerns. If you need to speak to someone outside of normal business hours, you can call a registered nurse at Health Links toll-free 24 hours a day, seven days a week, at 1-888-315-9257 for any health-related questions. In an emergency, always call 911 or go to your nearest emergency department.

Families First Program
Building strong family relationships and connecting families with resources that meet their needs are objectives of Families First. Public health nurses identify where families may benefit from information, support and/or additional resources. Some families are offered a home visitor who can support positive parenting for up to three years by:

The Families First Program is delivered across the province by Community Public Health. There is no cost and it is a voluntary program that families can join any time from prenatal period until school entry.

If I had my child to raise over again,
I’d finger paint more, and point the finger less.
I’d do less correcting, and more connecting.
I’d take my eyes off my watch, and watch with my eyes.
I would care to know less, and know to care more.
I’d take more hikes and fly more kites.
I’d stop playing serious, and seriously play.
I’d run through more fields, and gaze at more stars.
I’d do more hugging, and less tugging.
I would be firm less often, and affirm much more.
I’d build self-esteem first, and the house later.
I’d teach less about the love of power,
And more about the power of love.

Diane Loomans

OUR Time Healthy Baby Program

Funded through the Department of Families, these programs offer community-based support for prenatal and post-partum families.

Drop-ins are free and no registration is required. Groups meet in various sites throughout the region on a regular basis, providing a friendly, informal environment where parents and their children can ask questions and receive current, relevant information.

Contact:

Postpartum Mental and Emotional Health

Postpartum Support International:

Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders:

Mood Disorders Association of Manitoba – Baby Blues and Better Days:

Postpartum Depression Association of Manitoba:

Coping with Change:

Adult Mental Health Services:

Early Years

Information for Parents:

Early Childhood Development Pamphlets:

Rehabilitation Centre for Children:

Feeding Your Child From Age 1-5:

Dental Health (Prenatal – Early Years):

Growing Years Family Resource Center (Selkirk, Manitoba):

Recommended Websites for Families

Caring for Kids:

Manitoba Parent Zone:

KellyMom:

HealthLink BC:

La Leche League Canada: