Aboriginal Prenatal Nutrition
We are now located at the Abinoojii Gamig (Childcare Centre) at 821 McIrvine Road.
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Overview
The Aboriginal Prenatal Nutrition Program is a federal program that offers support to urban Aboriginal women and their babies up to six months of age. Program addresses nutrition and healthy eating, breast-feeding circle support for women, preparation for labour and birth, preconception, stages of pregnancy, teen pregnancy, and promotes healthy lifestyles.
The Aboriginal Prenatal Nutrition Program is here to offer educational, cultural, preventative, and supportive services to expectant parents and infants to six months of age.
Background
This program was developed by Brighter Futures, Health Canada to provide direct services and programs for expectant parents and infants in the area of nutrition, prenatal education, labour and delivery, breastfeeding, and cultural teachings.
Program Objectives
- To provide educational, supportive, and cultural services to expectant parents.
- To promote healthy lifestyles during and after pregnancy.
- To promote breastfeeding and offer support and education.
- To provide nutritional education and support too pregnant and breastfeeding mothers and infants to six months.
- To help parents develop positive traditional family values that are culturally based.
Programs and Services
- Prenatal Health Teaching: individual or group classes – topics include healthy lifestyles, prenatal development, labour and delivery, postpartum, infant care, breastfeeding topics, and cultural teachings.
- Nutrition Education: shopping on a budget, nutritional eating (pre and postnatal), collective kitchens, food supplements, safe infant feeding practices and gardening.
- Cultural Healing Circles: provides education, support, nutritious snacks and fellowship with other Mothers and Fathers
- Baby/Infant Massage
- Cultural Arts: provides cultural crafting activities and teachings
- Infant weigh scale available on site for caregivers wishing to weigh their babies
- Home visits and Hospital visits
- Referrals
NOTE: ALL PROGRAMMING ACTIVITIES TARGET THE SPIRITUAL, PHYSICAL, AND INTELLECTUAL NEEDS OF PARENTS AND THEIR CHILDREN.
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Contact
Dory Peterson, Prenatal Nutrition Worker
prenatal2@unfc.org
Nicole Glueheisen, Prenatal Nutrition Worker
prenatal@unfc.org
Phone: (807) 274-7244
Fax: (807) 274-8500
Cell #271-6131
OFFICE HOURS
Monday – Friday
8:30 – 4:30