- Resource Order Sheet [PDF] (ordered from the program)
- Resource List [PDF] (ordered from the provider)
- PEI Prenatal Record [PDF] (duplicate form -- must be ordered)
Breastfeeding Education Courses
- The Breastfeeding Education Series is designed for health care professionals working with women who plan to, or who are breastfeeding. View the courses and complete the Registration Form [PDF].
The registration fee must accompany the form. Cheque or money order can be made payable to Health PEI. Send form and payment to:
Breastfeeding Education
Suite 22
Sherwood Business Centre
161 St. Peter's Road
PO Box 2000
Charlottetown, PE C1A 7N8 - Step 2 Education - Leaders in Baby Friendly Education is designed to meet the needs of hospitals requiring Baby Friendly Staff Education. View the Baby Friendly Courses
- Health e-Learning - Breast Ed Lactation Studies Program is comprised of 10 unique courses, each dealing with a specific area or period of relevance to the breastfeeding mother and her infant. Breastfeeding Registration Form [PDF] | BreastEd Online Lactation Education [PDF]
Maritime Newborn Screening Program
Staff may access information of the Maritime Newborn Screening Program by visiting the IWK Health Centre: The Maritime Newborn Screening Program (MNSP) (nshealth.ca)
For quick reference, view the below links to access the most updated information for staff and patient education. (Used with permission from the Maritime Newborn Screening Program, IWK Health Centre)
- Newborn Screening Pamphlet [PDF]
- Newborn Screening Manual: A Guide for Health Care Providers [PDF]
- Biochemical Genetics Testing Requisition [PDF]
- Recommendations for the Timing and Frequency of Specimen Collection [PDF]
Rh program (formerly WinRho)
Staff are encouraged to access practice resources of the Rh Program of Nova Scotia by visiting the Rh Program of Nova Scotia | Reproductive Care Program of Nova Scotia (nshealth.ca)
For quick reference, view the below links to access the most updated information for staff and patient education. (Used with permission from the Rh Program of Nova Scotia, IWK Health Centre)
- Guideline for Perinatal Antibody Screening and Rho(D) immune globulin (WinRho®SDF) Administration [PDF] (revised Jan 2017)
- Consent for Rho (D) Immune Globulin (WinRho® SDF Liquid) [PDF]
- Pregnancy and the Rh Factor - Information for the Pregnant Woman [PDF]
Screening Tools
- Clinical Practice Guidelines for Prenatal Laboratory Screening and Testing [PDF]
- At-a-Glance: Guidelines for Prenatal Laboratory Screening and Testing [PDF]
- Prenatal Psychosocial Health Assessment Reference Guide [PDF]
- Prenatal Psychosocial Health Assessment (Physician - Green) Form [PDF]
- Ask Me! Identifying Stressors for Pregnant Women (Self-Assessment - Yellow) Form [PDF]
- Screening for Gestational Diabetes [PDF] (Algorithm 2014)
General Information
- Period of PURPLE Crying® Program (launched November 26, 2012)
- Pregestational Diabetes and Pregnancy [PDF] (Revised Feb 2009)
- Varicella Chart [PDF]
- Rubella Chart [PDF]
- Varicella Zoster (Chicken Pox) and Pregnancy and Postpartum Immunization for Rubella and Varicella [PDF]
- Best Start - Ontario's Maternal, Newborn and Early Child Development Resource Centre
- Preventing Neonatal Group B Streptococcal (GBS) Infection:
- GBS Overview [PDF]
- Summary of Intrapartum Chemoprophylaxis - GBS Infant Observation/Treatment [PDF] - PEI Resource Directory for Families (2015)