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Capital Health IWK

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District Health Authority Website

Capital District Health Authority: http://www.cdha.nshealth.ca/

IWK Health Centre: http://www.iwk.nshealth.ca/

Midwifery services are now available at the IWK. For more information email midwifery@iwk.nshealth.ca or visit the IWK's webpage on midwifery.

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Public Health Services

Capital District Public Health Services provides prenatal breastfeeding education, breastfeeding telephone support as well as support in the home, at family drop-in clinics and in group settings at a variety of locations. Public Health also connects families with other breastfeeding supports available in their community.

Breastfeeding Support Line - (902) 481-5852
Leave a message or access pre-recorded answers to frequently asked questions 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. A Public Health Nurse will return your call between 8:30am - 4:00pm.

For more information on these services, please visit the website below or phone the Public Health Service Office nearest you.

Website: http://www.cdha.nshealth.ca/default.aspx?Page=SubPage&category.Categories.1=78&centerContent.Id.0=16289

Windsor
Windsor Mall
80 Water Street
Phone: (902) 798-2264

Dartmouth
201 Brownlow Avenue
Unit 4
Phone: (902) 481-5800

Halifax Regional Municipality
201 Brownlow Avenue
Unit 4
Phone: (902) 481-5800

Sheet Harbour
Eastern Shore Memorial Hospital
Phone: (902) 885-2470

Head of Jeddore
Forest Hills Shopping Centre
Phone: (902) 889-2143

Middle Musquodoboit
Musquodoboit Valley Memorial Hospital
492 Archibald Brook Road
Phone: (902) 384-2370
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Canada Prenatal National Program

East Preston
East Preston Day Care Centre
1799 #7 Highway
Contact: Trina Fraser
(902) 462-7266
paapnp@eastlink.ca

Halifax
Home of the Guardian Angel Single Parent Centre
3 Sylvia Ave
Contact: Trina Slaunewhite-Gallant
(902) 479-0508
single-parent@ns.sympatico.ca
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Military Family Resources Centre

Halifax Site
Halifax Military Community Centre
3201 Windsor Street, WP 106, Halifax
Tel: (902) 427-7788
www.halifaxmfrc.ca

Shearwater Site
Hampton Gray Memorial Centre
Just off Labrador Avenue, 12 Wing, Shearwater
Tel: (902) 720-1885
*Francophone new moms group held weekly.
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Family Resource Centres

The Directory of Nova Scotia Family Resource Centres provides information on Family Resource Centres that support families in a variety of ways. For more information visit: www.nscouncilfamily.org/FRC_Directory/Index.htm

Bayers Westwood Family Resource Centre
3499 McAlpine Avenue, Halifax
Tel: (902) 454-9444
www.bayerswestwoodfrc.com

Dartmouth Family Centre
107 Albro Lake Road, Dartmouth
Tel: (902) 464-8234
www.dartmouthfamilycentre.ca
*Offering a breast pump loan program

Eastern Shore Family Resource Centre
5228 Highway 7
Suite 203, Porters Lake Shopping Centre
Tel: (902) 827-1461
Toll-free: 1-866-847-1461
www.esfamily.org
*New Parent Group: meets weekly and offers informal breastfeeding support fomr other parents.

Family Resource Centre of West Hants
10 Water Street, Dufferin Place
Windsor, NS
Tel: (902) 798-5961
http://www.geocities.com/frcofwesthants/

Mi'kmaq Child Development Centre
2162 Gottingen Street, Halifax
Tel: (902) 422-7850

Memory Lane Family Place
22 Memory Lane, Lower Sackville
Tel: (902) 864-6363
www.memorylanefamilyplace.com

Musquodoboit Valley Family Resource Centre
12280 Highway 224, Middle Musquodoboit
(above Haverstock Pharmacy)
Tel: (902) 384-2794
*Mom-to-mom support group monthly meetings.

North End Parent Resource Centre
5475 Uniacke Street, Halifax
Tel: (902) 492-0133

Parents and Children Together Resource Centre
1114 Cole Harbour Road, Suite 102, Dartmouth
Tel: (902) 434-8952
www.parentsandchildrentogether.info

Parent N' Tot Meeting Place
Fairview Family Resource Centre
3524 Dutch Village Rd., Fairview
Tel: (902) 443-9569
www.parentntot.com

Preston & Area Family Resource Centre
East Preston Business Centre
1900 Highway 7, Suite 501, East Preston
Tel: (902) 462-7266

Single Parent Centre
3 Sylvia Ave, Spryfield
Tel: (902) 479-3031
www.homeoftheguardianangel.ca
*Breastfeeding support group with lactatation consultant (weekly)
*Breast pump loan program
*Volunteer doula program (479-0508)
*Birth doulas are available to any pregnant mother. Birth support includes breastfeeding support for the first 4-6 weeks postpartum.
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Community Supports

Bosom Friends Program
Tel: (902) 209-4179
Be matched up with an experienced breastfeedingmother while you are still pregnant. Continue contact with her after your baby is born for ongoing support and encouragement.

Parents of Multiple Births Association
Tel: (902) 435-3403
Be matched up with an experienced breastfeeding mother of multiples prior to the birth of your babies. Continue contact with her after your babies are born for support and encouragement.

Midwife Services
Available at the IWK Health Centre.
For more information email: midwifery@iwk.nshealth.ca

North End Community Health Centre
2165 Gottigen Street, Halifax
Tel: (902) 420-0303
www.nechc.com
Tuesday afternoons: Well baby and well Mom drop-ins and clinic bookings.

LEA Place Women's Centre
22709 Highway 7, Sheet Harbour
Tel: (902) 885-2668

Phoenix Youth Programs
6035 Coburg Road, Halifax
Tel: (902) 420-0676
www.phoenixyouth.ca/help

La Leche League
Tel: (902) 470-7029
Monthly group meetings are held in Bedford/Sackville, Dartmouth and Halifax. All women interested in breastfeeding are welcome to attend. Any time is a good time to come to a La Leche League meeting: when pregnant, with a new baby or when considering weaning. Visit www.lllc.ca for more information.

Breastfeeding Women's Group
1030 South Park Street, Halifax
Uncommon Kids Gear
Tel: (902) 229-9466
Hosted by Robyn Berman Doula Services
www.halifaxdoula.com

Doula Services
Private doulas in NS can be found online at: www.dona.org

Volunteer Doula Program
Tel: (902) 479-0508
Birth doulas are available to any pregnant woman (donation encouraged). Birth support includes breastfeeding support for the first 4-6 weeks postpartum.

Parents of Multiple Births Association
Tel: (902) 435-3403
www.pomba.ca
Offers: Nursing pillow rental program, breast pump rental program and breastfeeding buddies peer support group.