Your pregnancy

• Healthy Pregnancy
• Preparing for Delivery
• Routine Tests
• Special Considerations

Healthy Pregnancy

Exercise during pregnancy

• Canadian Guideline for Physical Activity throughout Pregnancy
  SOGC/CSEP

Folic acid

• Pre-conception Folic Acid and Multivitamin Supplementation for the Primary and Secondary Prevention of Neural Tube Defects and Other Folic Acid-Sensitive Congenital Anomalies
  SOGC

Healthy eating

• Eating Well with Canada’s Food Guide
  Health Canada
• Food Safety for Pregnant Women
  Government of Canada
• Prenatal Nutrition
  Public Health Agency of Canada
• Prenatal Nutrition
  Health Canada
• Canadian Consensus on Female Nutrition: Adolescence, Reproduction, Menopause, and Beyond
  SOGC

Medications and drugs during pregnancy

• Licit and Illicit Drug Use During Pregnancy: Maternal, Neonatal and Early Childhood Consequences
  Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse
• Quitting Smoking
  Government of Canada
• Substance Use in Pregnancy
  SOGC
• pdfMedications and Drugs Before and During Pregnancy
  SOGC
• Alcohol Use and Pregnancy Consensus Clinical Guidelines
  SOGC
• Healthy Beginnings
  SOGC

Mental health during pregnancy

• Mental Health Meter
  Canadian Mental Health Association
• Depression in pregnant women and mothers
  Canadian Paediatric Society
• Depression during pregnancy
  Government of Canada

Nausea and vomiting

• The Management of Nausea and Vomiting of Pregnancy
  SOGC

Substance use in pregnancy

• Taking Care: A Short Guide to Breastfeeding and Substance Use
  Centre of excellence for women’s health CEWH
• Is it OK to Use Cannabis During Pregnancy and While Breastfeeding?
  Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction CCSA
• Thinking about using cannabis before or during pregnancy?
  Government of Canada
• pdfTreatment of Opioid Use in Pregnancy
  SOGC
• pdfOpioids, Pregnancy and Breastfeeding FAQ
  SOGC
• pdfOpioids, Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
  SOGC
• pdfAlcohol During Pregnancy - Handout
  SOGC
• pdfAlcohol During Pregnancy - Poster
  SOGC
• pdfSOGC Poster - "Cannabis, Pregnancy and Breastfeeding Infographic"
  SOGC
• pdfSOGC Poster - "Cannabis and Pregnancy Don't Mix" #1
  SOGC
• pdfSOGC Poster - "Cannabis and Pregnancy Don't Mix" #2
  SOGC
• pdfSOGC Poster - "Cannabis and Pregnancy Don't Mix" #3
  SOGC
• pdfSOGC Poster - "Cannabis and Pregnancy Don't Mix" #4
  SOGC
• pdfSOGC Poster - "Cannabis and Pregnancy Don't Mix" #5
  SOGC
• pdfSOGC Poster - "Cannabis and Breastfeeding Don't Mix"
  SOGC
• pdfSOGC Poster - "FAQ: Cannabis, Pregnancy and Breastfeeding"
  SOGC
• pdfAlcohol and Pregnancy Don't Mix - Poster
  SOGC
• pdfAlcohol and Pregnancy Don't Mix - Fact Sheet
  SOGC
• Licit and Illicit Drug Use During Pregnancy: Maternal, Neonatal and Early Childhood Consequences
  Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse
• Quitting Smoking
  Government of Canada
• Substance Use in Pregnancy
  SOGC
• pdfMedications and Drugs Before and During Pregnancy
  SOGC
• Alcohol Use and Pregnancy Consensus Clinical Guidelines
  SOGC
• pdfAlcohol and Pregnancy
  SOGC
• Healthy Beginnings
  SOGC

Weight gain during pregnancy

• Eating Well with Canada’s Food Guide
  Health Canada

Working during pregnancy

• pdfWorking During Pregnancy
  SOGC
• EI Maternity and Parental Benefits – Overview
  Government of Canada
• Policy on Pregnancy and Human Rights in the Workplace
  Canadian Human Rights Commission

Preparing for Delivery

Birth plan

• pdfBirth Plan
  SOGC
• Writing Your Birth Plan or Birth Wishes
  Healthy Families BC

Childproofing and creating an environmentally friendly home

• Playing it Safe: Childproofing for Environmental Health
  Canadian Partnership for Children’s Health & Environment
• Is Your Child Safe
  Health Canada
• Creating a Healthy Home Environment
  Canadian Partnership for Children’s Health and Environment

Doulas

• Doulas
  Canadian Women’s Health Network
• What is a Doula?
  DONA International

What to pack

• Packing for a Birth in the Hospital
  Healthy Families BC
• Checklists
  Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Routine Tests

Glucose testing

• Maternal Diabetes in Canada
  Government of Canada
• Diabetes in Pregnancy
  SOGC
• Guidelines – Gestational Diabetes
  Canadian Diabetes Association
• Living with Gestational Diabetes
  Canadian Diabetes Association

Group B Streptococcus screening

• pdfGroup B Streptococcus Infection During Pregnancy
  SOGC
• The Prevention of Early-Onset Neonatal Group B Streptococcal Disease
  SOGC

HIV screening

• Testing for HIV During Pregnancy
  Canadian Paediatric Society
• Guidelines for the Care of Pregnant Women Living with HIV and Interventions to Reduce Perinatal Transmission
  SOGC
• Canadian HIV Pregnancy Planning Guidelines
  SOGC

Non-medical ultrasound

• pdfJoint SOGC/CAR Policy Statement on Non-medical Use of Fetal Ultrasound
  The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada/Canadian Association of Radiologists

Prenatal genetic screening

• Counselling Considerations for Prenatal Genetic Screening
  SOGC
• Genetic testing and screening
  Government of Canada
• pdfPrenatal Genetic Screening
  SOGC

Rh blood groups

• Rh Sensitization During Pregnancy
  HealthLink BC

Routine ultrasound

• Routine Second Trimester Obstetrical Ultrasound
  SOGC
• Determination of Gestational Age by Ultrasound
  SOGC

Vaccination

• pdfSOGC poster - "Do I need to get vaccinated if I’m pregnant?"
  SOGC
• pdfSOGC poster - "Pregnant women face higher risk for the flu"
  
• pdfImmunization in Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
  Government of Canada
• Vaccination and Pregnancy
  Government of Canada
• Immunization in Pregnancy
  SOGC

Special Considerations

Adolescent pregnancy

• Choosing Adoption for your Child
  Adoption Council of Canada
• Adolescent Pregnancy
  Canadian Paediatric Society
• Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program
  Public Health Agency of Canada
• Teen Pregnancy
  Public Health Agency of Canada
• Unplanned Pregnancy – Sex & U
  SOGC

Cancer during pregnancy

• Cancer and Fertility
  Government of Canada
• Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
  Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation
• pdfCancer During Pregnancy
  SOGC
• Cancer Chemotherapy and Pregnancy
  SOGC
• Cancer During Pregnancy
  Canadian Cancer Society

Cytomegalovirus (CMV)

• pdfIf You're Pregnant, Ask your Doctor about CMV – Infographic
  CMV Canada

Gestational hypertension

• Preeclampsia Foundation Canada
  
• High Blood Pressure During Pregnancy
  HealthLink BC

Miscarriage

• Baby’s Breath
  formerly The Canadian Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths CFSID
• Center for Loss in Multiple Birth
  CLIMB
• Pregnancy and Infant Loss Network
  PAIL
• Miscarriage
  HealthLink BC

Multiple pregnancy

• International Society for Twin Studies
  ISTS
• Ultrasound in Twin Pregnancies
  SOGC
• Multiple Births
  Government of Canada
• Multiple Births Canada
  

Obesity in pregnancy

• Obesity and Pregnancy
  HealthLink BC
• Healthy Eating & Active Living For Pregnancy
  Canadian Obesity Network
• Obesity in Pregnancy
  SOGC

Overdue pregnancy

• Postterm Pregnancy
  British Columbia Reproductive Care Program
• When your Pregnancy Goes Past your Due Date
  Association of Ontario Midwives
• Guidelines for the Management of Pregnancy at 41+0 to 42+0 Weeks
  SOGC

Travel and pregnancy

• Customers with Special Needs
  Air Canada
• Travel Health Notices
  Government of Canada
• Travelling while pregnant
  Government of Canada

Unintended Pregnancy

• myPostCare.ca
  
• Unplanned Pregnancy - Sex & U
  SOGC
• List of Abortion Clinics in Canada
  Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada