Healthiest Babies Possible - Vancouver

Provided by: Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) - Vancouver

Service Description

Prenatal outreach program to promote a healthy pregnancy for at-risk pregnant women ages 25 and up living in Vancouver. Services offered include nutrition and prenatal lifestyle counselling; food supplement and prenatal vitamins; breastfeeding information; food coupons; labour and delivery information; community referrals; education about smoking, alcohol, and drug concerns; and prenatal and parent/infant groups. Home visits are available. Also partners with the Youth Pregnancy and Parenting Program (YPPP) to offer youth-centred services and supports to clients age 24 years and younger. Services and materials are offered in various languages; interpreters are also available. Self-referrals accepted. Hours are 8:30 am to 4:30 pm weekdays except Thursday and 9:15 am to 5:30 pm Thursdays. Funded by Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) as a Canadian Prenatal Nutrition Program (CPNP).

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