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
• Just for Moms
  provides parenting, cultural and recreational activities for mothers
• Just for Dads
  provides parenting, cultural and recreational activities for fathers
• Craft Circle
  provides cultural activities and teaching
• Alice Blachard
  as Prenatal Nutrition Program Worker
• Rentals of electric breast pumps and car seats for infants to six months.
• Infant weigh scale available on site for mothers wishing to weigh their babies.
• Home visits and Hospital visits
• Referrals