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Best Start: Ontario's Maternal Newborn and Early Child Development Resource Centre supports service providers across the province of Ontario who are working on health promotion projects to improve the health of expectant parents and their young children. The Centre provides workshops and conferences, resources, consultations, and subject-specific information:
 
Best Start offers regional workshops and other training opportunities. Sessions are practical, interactive and designed to build skills.
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Best Start produces resources to help service providers plan and deliver programs. Order now
 New Resources


Beginning Journey: First Nations Pregnancy Resource


Mixing Alcohol and Breastfeeding - printer-ready handouts


Welcoming and Celebrating Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity in Families From Preconception to Preschool


Brochure - Mixing Alcohol and Breastfeeding


When Compassion Hurts


Be Safe: Have an Alcohol Free Pregnancy


Healthy Baby Healthy Brain Campaign Information


Prescription Drug Misuse in Pregnancy and Parenting


Supporting Parents When Parents Experience Mental Health Challenges: Ready to Use Workshops for Service Providers


STEP BY STEP: Engaging Fathers in Programs for Families


Display about alcohol and pregnancy


Bilingual Recipe Cards: Mocktails for Mom


Prenatal Education Program Modules

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The Best Start Resource Centre provides information and consultations in English and French across Ontario on a wide range of topics to service providers who work with expectant parents and young families. Topics range from health before pregnancy, pregnancy (examples: alcohol use during pregnancy, men’s reproductive health, etc.), maternal health (examples: post-partum depression, breastfeeding, etc.) and issues related to child health (examples: shaken baby syndrome, infant sleep environment, physical activity and the early years, etc.). Within Ontario, there is no cost for these services.

At Best Start, our best resource is our staff. They not only stay on top of new research and initiatives, but also keep in close touch with a range of health providers across the province. We can help answer your information questions or connect you with others working on similar projects.

Join our Networks

The Maternal Newborn and Child Health Promotion (MNCHP) Network: A province-wide electronic forum for service providers working to promote preconception, prenatal and child health.

The Healthy Babies Healthy Children (HBHC) Network: A province-wide electronic forum for HBHC program staff

The Best Start Aboriginal Sharing Circle (BSASC) Network:  A distribution list designed for service providers working with Aboriginal Peoples in areas of preconception, prenatal and child health. The network will serve as a forum to share news, ideas, questions and best practices.

Le Bulletin de santé maternelle et infantile : A distribution list to share information in French about maternal, newborn and child health promotion. To join, please click
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Best Start is a key program of Health Nexus (formerly OPC) and is funded by the Government of Ontario.




Web Coverage
2013 Best Start Resource Centre Annual Conference
February 6-8, 2013
Toronto, ON



Our annual report is now available. You can view it here.

 








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