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Life with your new baby brings lots of joys and often lots of questions. . Find links to information and community resources to support you as you learn, grow and gain confidence in your new role.

If you don’t find what you are looking for in the topics listed below, call or email Your Health Connection 705-721-7520 or 1 877-721-7520.

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Air Quality - Indoor

Air Quality - Outdoor

B

Babies - Circumcision

Babies - Cord Care

Babies - Infant Hearing Program - English (PDF)

Babies - Infant Hearing Program - Francais (PDF)

Babies - Newborn Screening - English

Babies - Newborn Screening - Francais

Babies - Newborn Screening (Video)

Babies - Skin Care

Babys Growth During Pregnancy

Birth Control and Breastfeeding

Bisphenol A (BPA)

Brain Development - Healthy Baby, Healthy Brain

Brain Development - Parenting Moments

Brain Development - Tips for Helping Your Child

Breastfeeding - About Breastfeeding

Breastfeeding - Managing Discomforts

Breastfeeding and Dads

Breastfeeding and Moms

Breastfeeding Basics

Breastfeeding Matters (PDF)

Breastfeeding Resources/Websites

Breastfeeding Services

C

Car Seats - Buying a Car Seat

Car Seats - Car Seat Inspection Clinics

Car Seats - Using Car Seats Right

Car Seats -Types

Chicken Pox

Child Development

Circumcision

Comforting Your Baby

Community Resources - 211 Community Connection - Muskoka

Community Resources - 211 Community Connection - Simcoe

Community Resources - Breastfeeding Services

Community Resources - Child Care - English

Community Resources - Child Care - Francais

Community Resources - Child Care in Muskoka

Community Resources - Child Care in Simcoe County

Community Resources - Health Connection

Community Resources - Healthy Babies Healthy Children Program

Community Resources - Infant Hearing Program - English

Community Resources - Infant Hearing Program - Francais

Community Resources - Muskoka Family Focus

Community Resources - Ontario Early Years Centres - English

Community Resources - Ontario Early Years Centres - Francais

Community Resources - Preschool Speech and Language - English

Community Resources - Preschool Speech and Language - Francais

Community Resources - Services for Children (0-6) – Simcoe

Community Resources - Services for Children and Youth (0-18+) – Muskoka

Cord Care

Crying - Why do Babies Cry - Shaken Baby Syndrome - English (PDF)

Crying - Why do Babies Cry - Shaken Baby Syndrome - Francais (PDF)

Crying and Colic

D

Dads - see Fathers

Development - Checklist

Development – Healthy Baby, Healthy Brain

Diarrhea and Vomiting

Divorce and Separation - Information for Parents and Children

Drinking Water - Nitrate

E

Ear Infections

Emotional Development of Children

Environmental Health - Harmful Environmental Exposures in Pregnancy and Families

Environmental Health for Kids – Clean

Environmental Health for Kids – Safe

Environmental Health for Kids – Simple

Environmental Health for Kids- Natural

Environmental Tobacco Smoke and Children

F

Fathers - 24hr Cribside Assistance For New Dads

Fathers - Dad Central Ontario

Fever Facts

Fifth Disease

Flu and Colds

Flu Shots - Protect Your Family

Food - see Nutrition

Food Safety Information for Children Ages 5 & Under - English

Food Safety Information for Children Ages 5 & Under - Francias

Formula Feeding Risk and Cost

Formula Feeding Your Baby

H

Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease

Handwashing Facts

Healthy Babies Healthy Children Program

Hearing - Infant Hearing Program - English (PDF)

Hearing - Infant Hearing Program - Francais (PDF)

Heat - Extreme Heat Facts

Home Safety Checklist (PDF)

I

Illness - Common Childhood - English (PDF)

Illness - Common Childhood - Francais (PDF)

Illness - When Your Child is Sick

Immunization - see Vaccines

Impetigo

Influenza

L

Lead Q and A

LGBTQ Parenting

M

Marijuana/Cannabis - Pregnancy

Measles

Meningitis

Mercury - Fish

Moms - Body Changes after Pregnancy

Moms - Caring for Yourself with a New Baby

Mumps

N

Norovirus Infection (Norwalk-like)

Nutri-eSTEP

Nutrition - Canada's Food Guide - English

Nutrition - Canada's Food Guide - Francais

Nutrition - Canada's Food Guide for First Nations, Inuit and Métis - English

Nutrition - Canada's Food Guide for First Nations, Inuit and Métis - Francais

Nutrition - Fish and Mercury

Nutrition - Food Guide Servings Tracker for Breastfeeding Female - English

Nutrition - Food Guide Servings Tracker for Breastfeeding Female - Francais

Nutrition - Infant

Nutrition - Pregnancy and Breastfeeding - Canada's Food Guide - English

Nutrition - Pregnancy and Breastfeeding - Canada's Food Guide - Francais

P

Parenting - Hot Topics

Parenting - Your Health Connection: Providing Support for You and Your Children.

Pertussis

Pet Safety - Rabies and Animal Bites

Physical Activity - Active Play

Physical Activity - Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines 0-4 years - English (PDF)

Physical Activity - Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines 0-4 years - Francais (PDF)

Physical Activity - Canadian Sedentary Behaviour Guidelines 0-4 years - English (PDF)

Physical Activity - Canadian Sedentary Behaviour Guidelines 0-4 years - Francais (PDF)

Physical Activity - Children & Families - What You Can Do

Physical Activity - Development & Physical Literacy

Physical Activity - Outdoor & Natural Settings

Physical Activity - Parks & Playgrounds

Pinkeye

Pinworms

Postpartum Mood Disorder - Help and Support

Postpartum Mood Disorders

Postpartum Mood Disorders - Muskoka Postpartum Peer Support Group (PDF)

Pregnancy - Cannabis/Marijuana

R

Read and Sing To Your Baby

Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)

Ringworm

Roseola

Rotavirus

Rubella (German Measles)

S

Safety - Burns and Scalds

Safety - Choking and Strangulation

Safety - Equipment Recalls

Safety - Falls Prevention

Safety - Home Safety

Safety - Home Safety Check List

Safety - Is Your Child Safe

Safety - Parachute Canada

Safety - Poisoning Prevention

Safety - Safe Kids at Every Stage - 6 - 12 month old (PDF)

Safety - Safe Kids at Every Stage - Newborn to 6 month old (PDF)

Safety - Water Safety

Scarlet Fever

Secondhand Smoke and Children's Health

Skin Care for Your Baby

Skin-to-Skin - Holding Your Baby Skin-to-Skin (PDF)

Sleep - Healthy Sleep for Your Baby and Child

Sleep Safety for Babies

Sleep Safety for Your Baby (Video)

Smoke - Free Cars

Smoke - Free Homes

Strep Throat

Sun Safety - Tips for Parents

T

Teeth - Benefits of Water Fluoridation

V

Vaccines - Daycare Requirement

Vaccines - Immunization Record

Vaccines - Parent Resource

Vaccines - Reporting Child's Immunization Record

Vaccines - Schedule

Vaccines - Vaccination Basic

Vision

Vomitting and Diarrhea

W

Website - About Kids Health (Hospital for Sick Children)

Website - About Kids Health (Hospital for Sick Children) Francais

Website - Caring for Kids (CPS)

Website - Caring for Kids (CPS) Francais

Website - Children's Health and Environment (CPCHE)

Website - Dad Central Ontario

Website - For Parents and Families (Ministry of Child and Youth Services) - English

Website - For Parents and Families (Ministry of Child and Youth Services) - Francais

Website - Healthy Families BC (Government of BC)

Website - International Breastfeeding Centre

Website - Motherisk

Website - Pregnancy and Newborn (March of Dimes)

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