Perinatal Health & Well-Being
The resources below are dedicated to providing information to healthcare providers who are supporting individuals during the perinatal period and for those struggling with perinatal mental health challenges, such as anxiety and/or depression.
Ask Masi
The Ask Masi is a free service for perinatal care providers, including obstetricians, family doctors, midwives, nurse practitioners, and public health nurses. Their goal is to support you in identifying and addressing your patients' mental health needs by answering your questions and providing you with recommendations and resources. Additionally,
physicians and nurse practitioners can speak with a perinatal psychiatrist about a specific patient or client in real-time. The perinatal psychiatrist will provide coaching and consultation on screening, assessing, diagnosing, and starting treatment for your patient.
Care Pathway for the Management of Perinatal Mental Health: PCMCH
The pathway and accompanying Guidance Document support healthcare providers in identifying pregnant or postpartum patients who may be experiencing mental health issues, assess the severity of symptoms, and determine appropriate care treatment.
Health Quality Ontario: Diabetes in Pregnancy
Access the quality standard, the guide for patients, slides to help share why the quality standard is needed, quality improvement tools and resources, and performance indicators to help clinicians and organizations track their progress against the standard.
Health Quality Ontario: Early Pregnancy Complications and Loss
Access the quality standard, the guide for patients, slides to help share why the quality standard is needed, quality improvement tools and resources, and performance indicators to help clinicians and organizations track their progress against the standard.
Health Quality Ontario: Vaginal Birth After Caesarean (VBAC)
Access the quality standard, the guide for patients, slides to help share why the quality standard is needed, quality improvement tools and resources, and performance indicators to help clinicians and organizations track their progress against the standard.
More Milk Sooner
Provides healthcare practitioners and providers with education, resources, and tools to support families in learning prenatal hand expression and early infant feeding. This website offers evidence-informed materials, kits, and presentations to help clinicians confidently guide parents through the early stages of feeding their babies.
