Birth

• Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Newborn by Simkin, Whalley, and Keppler
• Mind Over Labour by Carl Jones
• Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth by Sheila Kitzinger
• The Birth Partner: Everything you Need to Know to Help a Woman Through Childbirth by Penny Simkin
• Having Twins, A Parent's Guide to Pregnancy, Birth and Early Parenthood by Elizabeth Noble

Caesarean Birth and VBAC

• Silent Knife: Caesarean Prevention and Vaginal Birth After Caesarean by Nancy Cohen and Lois Estner
• Caesarean Birth: Expecting the Unexpected by Caesarean Birth Association of Montreal
• The Vaginal Birth After Caesarean Experience by Lynn Baptisti Richards

Breastfeeding

• Bestfeeding: Getting Breastfeeding Right for You by Mary Renfrew, Chloe Fisher and Suzanne Arms
• The Nursing Mother's Companion by Kathleen Huggins
• The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding (1991) by La Leche League International

Parenting

• Being a Father edited by Anne Pedersen and Peggy O'Mara
• Your Baby and Child by Penelope Leach
• Baby & Child A to Z Medical Handbook by Dr. Miriam Stoppard
• The Parents ' Guide to Baby and Child Medical Care by Terril H. Hart, editor

Unexpected Outcomes

• Your Premature Baby by Frank P. Manginello and Theresa Foy DeGeronimo
• Parenting Your Premature Baby by Jason and Van Der Meer
• After the Tears: Parents Talk About Raising a Child with a Disability by Ronin Simmons
• In Time and With Love: Caring for the Special Needs Baby by Marilyn Segal
• Silent Birth by Sharon Covington
• When Hello Means Goodbye by Pat Schwiebert and Paul Kirk

Crying

• The Crying Baby by Sheila Kitzinger

Diapers

• Born to Love (catalogue), 61-21 Potsdam Rd., Downsview, Ontario, M3N 1N3
• Baby Love (catalogue), 5015-46 St., Camrose, Alberta, T4V 3G3

Postpartum Depression

• Postpartum Depression and Anxiety: A Self-Help Guide for Mothers by Pacific Postpartum Support Society; 1416 Commercial Dr., Suite 104, Vancouver, BC, V5L 3X9
• The New Mother Syndrome by Carol Dix

Pregnancv and Physical Disability

• The Baby Challenge by Mukti Jain Campion

Teen Pregnancy

• Surviving Teen Pregnancy: Your Choices, Dreams and Decisions by Shirley Arthur

Mother Risk Ottawa

• a clinical service providing reproductive and pregnancy risk information regarding potential environmental risks to an unborn child, including medication and drug exposure, chemical and occupational exposure, enviromental hazards, and maternal infection and illness
• 737-1100 (this is Poison Control at CHEO; your call will be triaged by the intake nurse)

Breastfeeding Support

• LaLeche League 238-5919
• Lactation Consultants:
  • BirthCare 739-7370 (also postpartum home assessment of mom and baby)
  • Joan Fisher 736-0997
  • Lana Matthews 738-1549
  • Ginette Bertrand 746-9480
  • Linda Mclntyre 258-4667 (Kempville)
• Public Health Unit Breastfeeding Support Drop-ins: phone 724-4179 for times and locations
• Parent Baby Info Line: 724-4179

Professional Labour Assistants (Doulas)

• BirthCare: 739-7370 (also postpartum assessment ofmom and baby and postpartum home care)
• Comfort and Joy Doula Association: 837-8963 (also postpartum home care)
• Ottawa-Hull Childbirth Education Association: 238-2061
• Professional Labour Support: pager 782-6539 (specializing in Ottawa Civic Hospital births)

Support and Programs for Families

• Ottawa-Carleton Health Department Well Baby Drop-Ins and Parent Baby Info Line: 724-4179
• Child Advice Warm Line: 728-9282
• CHEO Health Information Line: 738-4888
  -provides health information on children and teenagers to help you care for your child or teenage at home, clarifies any healthrelated questions you may have, orrecommends an Emergency or physician visit The hours of operation are Monday to Friday ,4 p.m to midnight and Saturday, Sunday and Holidays, 8 a.m. to midnight.
• Parent Preschool Resource Centre: 565-2467
• Canadian Mothercraft: 728-1839; also rents baby equipment and offers infant CPR courses
• Canadian Red Cross: 560-7440, Ext. 249; ChildSafe Workshop covers basic safety, first aid & lnfant/Child CPR

Infant Development Program

-a programme to help families that have' a baby who may be developing slowly
-it is a programme that takes place in your home, doesn't cost you anything and gives you ideas about how to help your baby learn
-it is for any baby up to 2 1/2 years old who may be developing more slowly than expected and lives in the Ottawa-Carleton Region
-563-1110

Child Care

• Child Care Information, 858 Bank St., Suite 107, Ottawa, KIS 3W3, 235-7256
  -a bilingual, publicly funded information and referral service, maintains a comprehensive inventory of available child care options in Ottawa-Carleton, counsels families on their child care choices and works closely with the community in the development of needed support services
• Children's Village of Ottawa-Carleton: monthly seminars on child care options; for info and fee cal1725-2040, Ext. 100 or 132

Support Groups

• Services for Abused Women Help Line: English 745-4818; French 745-3665
• Centre for Treatment of Sexual Abuse and Childhood Trauma; 421 Gilmour; 233-4929
• Bereaved Families of Ottawa-Carleton: 738-7171 (English); 739-7171 (French)
• Informed Birth Choices (VBAC and alternative birthing methods such as water birth): Carol Bernard 726-0673
• Mothers Offering Mothers Support (postpartum depression): 565-2467
• Ottawa Twins' Parents' Association: 746-5254
• Multiple Birth Prenatal Program: 737 -8969

Pagers

• Metrolet (Stork Program), 570 Industrial Ave.,739-0506 will rent a pager to parents in the last 6 weeks of pregnancy; 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday
  -$20 charge (includes an administration fee and a donation to CHEO)
  -you will need a VISA or Mastercard number or $100 deposit
  -you will need a signed note from your doctor with your due date on it

Rental of TENS Units

• -MYLON-TECH, 1105 Carling Ave., Suite 205, Ottawa, KIY 4G5; 728-1667
• -RESPIRCARE, 1000 Thomas Spratt Place, Ottawa, KIG 5L5; 737-7711 (will do a home visit for instruction purposes)

Baby Books

• Babies by Gyo Fujikawa
• The Baby's Book of Babies by Sabrina Withall

Books on Reproduction

• Being Born by Kitzinger & Nilsson
• "Where Did I Come From?" by Peter Mayle
• So That's How I was Born! by Robert Brooks, M.D.

Preparing a Child for a Sibling

• The New Baby at Your House by Joanna Cole
• A New Baby at KoKo Bear's House by Vicki Lansky
• The Berenstain Bears' New Baby by Stan & Jan Berenstain
• Let Me Tell You About My Baby by Roslyn Banish

Caesarean Delivery

• Daniel's Question: a Caesarean Birth Story by Elaine Sussman Allinson

Guides for Parents

• Welcoming Your Second Baby by Vicki Lansky
• Your Second Child by Joan Weiss

Availability of Resources

• libraries, book stores
• Parentbooks, 201 Harbord St., Toronto, M5S IH6, 416-537-8334
• ICEA Book center, PO Box 20048, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55420 USA, 612-854-8660,FAX 1-612-854-8772

Advice by phone

Don't hesitate to call the following if you have questions or need support:

• Child Advice Warm Line 728-9282
• Parent Baby Info Line 724-4179