Perinatal Education Program

Joint Program of the Colleges of Nursing and Medicine

Perinatal Practice Guidelines

Perinatal Practice Guidelines that have been developed by the Advisory Committee to the Perinatal Education Program and distributed to health care professionals in Saskatchewan.

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Parent Education Resources

Other Sources of Perinatal Practice Guidelines and Information

Perinatal Programs
Perinatal Outreach Program of Southwestern Ontario Link >>
Perinatal Partnership Program of Eastern and Southeastern Ontario (PPPESO) Link >>
Alberta Perinatal Health Program Link >>
Nova Scotia Reproductive Care Program Link >>
British Columbia Perinatal Services BC Link >>
Professional Organizations
Canadian Pediatric Society (CPS) Link >>
Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada (SOGC) Link >>
Association of Women’s Health, Obstetrics and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) Link >>
Saskatchewan Registered Nurses Association (SRNA) Link >>
College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan Link >>
The College of Family Physicians of Canada Link >>
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Link >>
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) Link >>
International Federation of Obstetrics and Gynecology (FIGO) Link >>
National Association of Neonatal Nurses Link >>
Canadian Nurses Association Link >>
Saskatchewan College of Midwives Link >>
Midwives Association of Saskatchewan (MAS) Link >>

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (RCOG)

Link >>
Registered Nurses Association of Ontario
See section "Professional & Public Resources" for Best Practice Guidelines by the RNAO
Link >>
Perinatal Health Research / Health Quality
The Cochrane Collaboration Link >>
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (United States Department of Health and Human Services) Link >>
Saskatchewan Health Information Resources Partnership (SHIRP) Link >>
Health Quality Council Link >>
Professional & Public Resources
Motherisk Link >>
March of Dimes Link >>
Saskatchewan Prevention Institute Link >>
Best Start Link >>
Breastfeeding Committee for Saskatchewan Link >>
Breastfeeding Committee for Canada Link >>
Infact Canada: Infant Feeding Action Coalition Link >>
MoreOB Link >>
Clinical Protocols from the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Link >>
Canadian Institute of Child Health Link >>
Canadian Perinatal Nutrition Program Link >>
RNAO "Breastfeeding Best Practice Guidelines for Nurses" Link >>
RNAO Best Practice Guidelines "Interventions for Postpartum Depression"
Link >>
PRIMA – Pregnancy-Related Issues in the Management of Addictions Link >>
Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development Link >>
Government Agencies
Saskatchewan Health Link >>
  Newborn Screening Link >>
  Prenatal Maternal Serum Screening   Link >>
Health Canada Link >>
  Family-Centred Maternity and Newborn Care Guidelines, 4th Edition    Link >>
  Shaken Baby Syndrome Link >>
  Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Link >>
  FAS/FASD Publications Link >>
  Perinatal Surveillance System Link >>
Public Health Agency of Canada Link >>
  Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Link >>
  The Canadian Maternity Experiences Survey Link >>
World Health Organization (WHO) Link >>