Aboriginal PreNatal Nutrition

Aboriginal Prenatal Nutrition Program
The Aboriginal Prenatal Nutrition Program is a federal program that offers support to urban Aboriginal women and their babies up to six months of age. Program addresses nutrition and healthy eating, breast-feeding circle support for women, preparation for labour and birth, preconception, stages of pregnancy, teen pregnancy, and promotes healthy lifestyles.

The Aboriginal Prenatal Nutrition Program is here to offer educational, cultural, preventative, and supportive services to expectant parents and infants to six months of age.

Background:

This program was developed by Brighter Futures, Health Canada to provide direct services and programs for expectant parents and infants in the area of nutrition, prenatal education, labour and delivery, breastfeeding, and cultural teachings.

Program Objectives:

  1. To provide educational, supportive, and cultural services to expectant parents.
  2. To promote healthy lifestyles during and after pregnancy.
  3. To promote breastfeeding and offer support and education.
  4. To provide nutritional education and support too pregnant and breastfeeding mothers and infants to six months.
  5. To help parents develop positive traditional family values that are culturally based.

Programs and Services:

  • Prenatal Health Teaching
    individual or group classes, teen prenatal classes, topics covered: healthy lifestyles, prenatal development, labour and delivery, postpartum, infant care, breastfeeding topics, and cultural teachings.
  • Nutrition Education
    Shopping on a budget, nutritional eating (pre and postnatal),
    collective kitchen, food supplements, and gardening.
  • Our Family Circle
    provides cultural, education, support, nutritious breakfast and fellowship with other Mothers and Fathers
  • Baby/Infant Massage 
  • Craft Circle
    provides cultural activities and teaching
  • Rentals of electric breast pumps
  • Infant weigh scale available on site for mothers wishing to weigh their babies.
  • Home visits and Hospital visits
  • Referrals

March 2013 Calendar

NOTE:

ALL PROGRAMMING ACTIVITIES TARGET THE SPIRITUAL, PHYSICAL, AND INTELLECTUAL NEEDS OF PARENTS AND THEIR CHILDREN.

FOR MORE INFORMATION REGARDING THE ABORIGINAL PRENATAL PROGRAM, PLEASE CONTACT:

Kerry Zub, Prenatal Worker or
Connie Calder, Prenatal Support Worker
Phone: (807) 274-3762
Fax: (807) 274-4067
Email: unfcapnp@jam21.net

UNITED NATIVE FRIENDSHIP CENTRE'S ABORIGINAL FAMILY RESOURCE CENTRE
616 Mowat Avenue
Fort Frances, ON
P9A 1Z3

OFFICE HOURS
8:30 - 4:30
MONDAY TO FRIDAY