• Healthy Beginnings, 4th edition. This SOGC publication, for mothers-to-be, covers the preconception through to the postpartum period. More information - click here.

• Be sure to check out the Department of Health and Community Services New Life Series of Parent Booklets - click here.

Professional Information

Education and Support for Pregnancy, Birth and Early Parenting:

Growing Healthy Together - Canadian Prenatal Nutrition Program 2006 - click here

Education Support Standards for Pregnancy, Birth and Early Parenting: Newfoundland and Labrador 2005 - click here 

Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP):

This internationally recognized neonatal education program is based on a standardized, team-based approach to the immediate care and resuscitation of the newborn infant, wherever the delivery occurs.  Provincial hospitals have access to hospital based or regional NRP Instructors who can provide NRP provider level courses to all health care providers who are responsible for obstetrical or neonatal care. The course can be delivered as a workshop or as self paced learning. The skills covered include immediate care of the newborn, assessment, suctioning, delivery of free flow oxygen, bag and mask ventilation, chest compressions, intubation and administration of medications. Successful course completion results in registration as an NRP provider with the Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS) which is valid for a period of two years.  Refresher courses are completed to renew registration.  It is important to note that NRP is not a certification program.  For more information - click here.

For information on NRP courses in your area, contact the Education Department at your nearest hospital.  For other information on NRP, please contact Susan White (777-4868).

The Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS) is the Canadian supporting body of the Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP). For more information - click here.

The 2006 NRP textbook (5th Edition) can be ordered through the CPS - click here.

There is also a Canadian addendum to the 2006 NRP textbook which reviews the Canadian context of neonatal resuscitation management - click here. An addendum is included with the purchase of each NRP text.

Starting in October 2011 you will be able to purchase updated NRP resources (6th Edition textbook and instructor manual)

The NRP Instructor Newsletter is available in electronic form and can be obtained from the CPS - click here or the American Academy of Pediatrics – click here.

NRP 2011 roll out in Newfoundland and Labrador will begin in early 2012 with full implementation of all changes by the end of 2012.

There will be a 1 year transition; from Oct 1st 2011 - September 31st 2012 during which old and new materials will be accepted for registration of NRP providers and instructors. 

Additional steps after immediate resuscitation of the newborn may involve post resuscitation stabilization management for the newborn who is sick or compromised. A group of Canadian clinicians has developed an educational program that promotes an organized and comprehensive assessment and management approach that can be utilized in all centers delivering newborn care. 

The ACoRN program was launched in Canada in October 2005. To date, courses have been provided in all Eastern Health centres that routinely offer Maternal/Newborn services. Courses are available upon request.  More information on ACoRN can be obtained from the Perinatal Program.

For other information on ACoRN, please contact Susan White (777-4868) at the Provincial Perinatal Program and check out this site - http://www.acornprogram.net/

This highly successful two-day course, co-facilitated by the College of Family Physicians and the Provincial Perinatal Program, addresses high-risk labour and delivery management through knowledge acquisition and hands on practice. This course promotes teamwork and confidence among health care professionals in the management of emergency and high-risk labour and deliveries, and supports uniformity of care regardless of the delivery location.

The course is offered once or twice a year in various provincial locations. Course registration and general inquires can be made by contacting:

Debbie Rideout, Newfoundland and Labrador Chapter, College of Family Physicians of Canada

Phone:  709-782-4343 Email:   cfpc@nf.aibn.com