Programs & Resources for Everyone
Services provided are wide and diverse. Here is a listing of some of the services we offer:
RESOURCES FOR EVERYONE
Prenatal and Breastfeeding Resources
Did you know that we have a Certified Lactation Consultant on staff? If you are a patient of the clinic, and looking for breastfeeding support, please contact our office to schedule an appointment with Terri MacDougall.
Prenatal education classes are not just for first-time moms. Even seasoned parents can learn something new. Our North Bay Health Unit offers prenatal classes online and in person. Choose one below and click:
Online Prenatal Classes or In-person Prenatal Classes
Prenatal education promotes the maintenance of healthy lifestyles during pregnancy, helping expectant mothers manage stress, support a healthy diet, avoid harmful chemicals and situations, recognize warning signs and symptoms that mean something may be wrong with their pregnancy, and prepare for labor and delivery. Here are some extra resources with lots of helpful information. Click link below if interested:
Key Messages for Ontario- Prenatal Education
Best Start- Your Guide to Labour and Birth Booklet
Best Start- A Healthy Start for Baby and Me Booklet
Nausea and Vomiting in Pregnancy
Midwives in North Bay
Contact: Kathy Wells RM
22 McIntyre Street West, Suite 508
North Bay, ON
Phone: 705-476-6226 Fax: 705-476-8228
Contact: K’Tigaaning Midwives-Nipissing F.N
40 Couchie Road
North Bay, ON
Phone: 705-476-2229 Fax: 705-476-2470
Website: Click here
How you feed your baby is one of many decisions that you will be asked to make during your pregnancy and in the early days of being a parent. It’s important to make an informed decision on how to feed your baby, be prepared with accurate information about infant feeding, and feel supported as you learn to feed and take care of your baby.
Here are some helpful websites. Click link below if interested:
Best Start- Breastfeeding Matters Booklet
Natural Breastfeeding- For An Easier Start Video
Bilingual Online Breastfeeding Support (Telehealth 1-866-797-0007)
Our North Bay Health Unit also offers breastfeeding circles, clinics and peer support.
Have you thought about sharing your Breastfeeding Plan with your doctor or nurse at hospital? Here is example you can use:
The North Bay Nurse Practitioner Led Clinic participated in the Ontario BFI strategy as we implemented the Breastfeeding BPG while becoming a BPSO.
This video features our Lactation Consultant/NP (Terri MacDougall) and our Dietician (Molly Cleator)
If feeding formula is the right decision for you and you baby, it is important to have the information you need to feel comfortable with this plan. It is difficult to reverse the decision not to breast feed once breastfeeding has stopped. Below is a resource that includes how to choose, prepare and feed your baby formula. Click link if interested:
Best Start- Infant Formula: What You Need To Know Booklet
Watch Some Helpful Videos:
Hypertension
Hypertension is a complex health condition that occurs when your blood pressure is higher than normal. As you get older, it is more likely you will develop hypertension.
If you have hypertension, you are at a higher risk of having a stroke, a heart attack or damaging your blood vessels and/or organs (e.g. heart, brain, kidney). We have many programs at the clinic to help you manage your hypertension. As well, some of these resources may also be helpful:
www.hypertension.ca/en/hypertension/what-do-i-need-to-know/what-is-high-blood-pressure
www.hypertension.ca
www.dietitians.ca
www.dashdiet.org
www.sodium101.ca
www.hc-sc.gc.ca
Food For Thought
Download the Food For Thought Guide
Immunization Pain Reduction Strategies
It doesn’t have to hurt.
There area variety of of techniques that when used alone or in combination will help you have a calm, peaceful immunization experience with your child.
Breastfeeding and Sugar Water
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Wzjxvrl91U
Topical Anesthetics
Use numbing cream on your child’s skin (EMLA) to reduce pain when they get their needle.
Download the Guide for Babies 2-10 months
Download the Guide for Children 12 months and older
Other Tips
- Distraction – bring along your child’s favourite toy or video link…
- Physical Comfort – Hold your child while they get their needles, if you are calm its more likely they will be.
- Psychological Support – Be truthful and try not to give false reassurance.
Your Nurse can provide you with more information prior to your visit with your child to answer any of your questions.
Clinician’s Guide
An outline of our key messages… the NBNPLC website is one of our education tools:
Living with Chronic Pain
Many people live with chronic pain on a daily basis. Below are some sites and resources we feel may be helpful:
www.painbc.ca/chronic-pain/self-management
Mindfulness based chronic pain programs are available in North Bay – ask your Nurse Practitioner for more information.
Postpartum Mood Disorder
Great resources are available locally through the Community Counselling Centre in North Bay. Also, here are some online resources which may be helpful:
Self – Management of Chronic Conditions
Self-management is defined as “The tasks that individuals must undertake to live well with one or more chronic conditions. These tasks including having the confidence to deal with medical management, role management and emotional management of their conditions”*. The North Bay NPLC, in collaboration with its patients strives to set attainable self-management goals.
Workshops:
Workshops are available throughout the district and we encourage you to sign up for one of these sessions. They are offered once/week over 6 weeks.
www.livinghealthynortheast.ca/Workshops/tabid/114/Default.aspx
We also have developed packages you can download as complimentary resources:
Hypertension:
Download the Hypertension Guide
High Cholesterol:
Download the High Cholesterol Guide
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD):
*Adams, Greniner, & Corrigan, 2004, p. 57, As Cited in Strategies to Support Self-Management in Chronic Conditions RNAO BPG
Smoking Cessation
We promote Quitting Smoking at our clinic and provide a variety of resources to help you. We can provide counseling, and prescribe many smoking cessation products to help you on this journey.
Some of these links may be helpful:
Quitting Smoking is a Journey:
My Change Plan: Can be downloaded for free through Apple or Google App Stores
Break it Off, a Free Phone App:
Smoker’s Helpline:
https://www.smokershelpline.ca/
Woman Abuse: Screening, Identification and Initial Response
We ask all women in our practice between the ages of 12 and 65 the question:
“Is there anyone that makes you feel afraid?”
We want to identify signs of and symptoms of woman abuse early and offer assistance and referral to appropriate resources. We have taken the pledge to end domestic violence.
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