MCNIG's Chair Elect Leigh Baetz-Craft to speak at Ryerson University Posted on Mar 19, 2013
MCNIG's Chair Elect Leigh Baetz-Craft will be speaking to Ryerson University Nursing Students about the benefits of MCNIG membership. For more information and event details contact us at info@mcnig.ca
Family Physician seeking information on Perinatal Bereavement Posted on Mar 15, 2013
Greetings,
I am interested in connecting with folks with a clinical and research interest in bereavement support following stillbirth. I know that there are services offered in some Canadian cities. Though there are some perinatal support programs connected to a network, as found in the Regina Health Region and Pregnancy and Infant Loss Network , most support groups seem to run in isolation and have a more general bereavement focus (ie. not perinatal). Furthermore, I am not aware of any groups across Canada with an added interest in research.
I am finding that, in other countries, there is a more unified approach to addressing both bereavement care and research--therefore, making it easier to find like-minded people. For example, UK Sands, MISS Foundation, International Stillbirth Alliance and Global Alliance to Prevent Prematurity and Stillbirth (Seattle Children's initiative) are taking strides in the areas of both support and research.
My query stems from a two-fold interest. First, I have recently founded a non-profit society with other bereaved families called Still Life Canada: Stillbirth & Neonatal Death Education, Research & Support (SLC). Secondly, I am currently a Clinician Scholar with UBC Family Practice and will be conducting research with SLC in the area of bereavement care following stillbirth.
With global bodies, like the WHO and FIGO (next International Congress in Vancouver, 2013) recently declaring a focus on/interest in stillbirth, I would like to connect with others working in the area.
Sincerely,
Lynn Farrales, MSc, MD CCFP
Clinician Scholar, UBC Family Practice
Family Physician
Vancouver, BC
Maternity Support Study Looking for Canadian Nurses perspective Posted on Mar 15, 2013
The Maternity Support Survey is the first study to explore three different, but related, occupations in terms of their approach to maternal support and care. This research will survey doulas, childbirth educators, and labor and delivery nurses from across the United States and Canada about their knowledge and attitudes toward current childbirth practices, technologies and support.
The Maternity Support Survey has partnered with the following organizations in the recruitment of participants: Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN); Birthing from Within; Lamaze International; International Childbirth Education Association (ICEA); BirthWorks; DONA International; toLABOR (was ALACE); CAPPACanada, and Health Connect One.
The survey is available online for Canadian residents here:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/MaternitySupportSurveyCAXLink
The survey will take approximately 30 minutes to complete, and your participation is entirely voluntary. For questions or feedback, please contact Louise M. Roth, PhD <mailto:lroth@email.arizona.edu>
Executive positions available for the 2013-2014 term Posted on Mar 12, 2013
MCNIG is looking to fill the following Executive positions for the 2013-2014 term
- Chair Elect
- Membership
- Policy and Political Action
- Student Representative
Interested members please contact the executive at: info@mcnig.ca
Elections are held at the RNAO AGM during MCNIG's annual breakfast meeting Sat April 13, 2013 in Toronto
MCNIG Spring Newsletter 2013 Posted on Mar 8, 2013
Click here to view our MCNIG Spring 2013 Newsletter.
Student Representative Position Available Posted on Mar 2, 2013
Hello MCNIG Student Members,
The MCNIG Executive is once again looking for an enthusiastic student interested in filling the Student Representative position. We encourage 2nd, 3rd and 4th year students to apply, who are interested in perinatal nursing and willing to commit to:
- A few teleconferences and face-to-face meetings throughout the year
- Submitting 2 articles for the student column for our website and newsletter
- Promoting perinatal nursing among students across Ontario
- Being the voice for student colleagues
If you are a nursing student that is suitable and interested in this position, please send your bio to MCNIG’s Communications & Public Relations Officer, Maggie Hilton, along with the following:
- Name
- School & year of study
- Mailing address & contact information (email & phone number)
- RNAO membership number
- Experience with perinatal nursing thus far
- Goals in perinatal nursing
- How do you think that you can reach out to the other nursing students in Ontario interested in perinatal nursing?
The deadline for submissions is April 1, 2013.
The students interested in this position will have their introduction letter read at the MCNIG’s Annual General Meeting Breakfast (which is free!). We ask that the student applying for the position respond as to whether or not they will be attending.
If you would like to speak to our current Student Rep about her experiences, please free to contact:
Ali Fyck at info@mcnig.ca and check out our website at http://www.mcnig.ca/ We are also on Facebook!
Executive positions are up for re-election this year Posted on Mar 1, 2013
The following Executive positions are up for re-election this year:
Chair Elect
Membership
Policy and Political Action
Student Rep
Elections are held annually at the RNAO AGM during the MCNIG annual breakfast meeting. This years meeting will be held on April 13th at the Toronto Hilton Hotel. For information on individual positions refer to our MCNIG positions under the "About us" tab. To nominate yourself or someone else please contact us as: info@mcnig.ca
Toronto Public Health achieves Baby-Friendly Initiative designation Posted on Feb 12, 2013
Toronto Public Health (TPH) is pleased to receive the prestigious Baby-Friendly Initiative (BFI) designation and urges other health care institutions to also seek the designation.
"On behalf of the Breastfeeding Committee for Canada, it is a privilege to award Toronto Public Health the Baby-Friendly designation," said Kathy Venter, Chair, Breastfeeding Committee for Canada (BCC). "As a model for community health services in Ontario, we urge TPH to continue to implement the global criteria as it joins the ranks of Baby-Friendly designated facilities in the world."
The BFI is a worldwide program of the World Health Organization and UNICEF. In Canada, the BFI designation is awarded by the BCC to hospitals and community health services that put policies in place to protect, promote and support breastfeeding. These practices strengthen mother-baby and family relationships for all babies, not only those who are breastfed.
TPH is the largest community health service in Canada to receive this prominent award as well as the first designated public health facility in Ontario with a Baby-Friendly hospital within its service area, Toronto East General Hospital.
This designation ensures that Toronto residents continue to receive high quality infant feeding services from TPH staff. Families who have questions about infant feeding can call 416-338-7600 to receive telephone counselling and referrals to local breastfeeding clinics and parenting programs.
A formal presentation, awarding the BFI designation to Toronto Public Health, will be made to the Board of Health by a member of the BCC on February 11. More information is available at http://app.toronto.ca/tmmis/viewAgendaItemHistory.do?item=2013.HL19.3
Toronto is Canada's largest city and sixth largest government, and home to a diverse population of about 2.7 million people. Toronto's government is dedicated to delivering customer service excellence, creating a transparent and accountable government, reducing the size and cost of government and building a transportation city. For information on non-emergency City services and programs, Toronto residents, businesses and visitors can dial 311, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
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Media contact: Kris Scheuer, Toronto Public Health, 416-338-8020, kscheue@toronto.ca
MCNIG Fall Newsletter Posted on Dec 5, 2012
Please click on the following link to see our Fall 2012 newsletter.
Exciting New for Ontario! Human Milk Banks Opens Posted on Nov 1, 2012
Located at Mount Sinai Hospital, and in partnership with The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, the Milk Bank collects donated breastmilk from lactating women, pasteurizes it, and distributes it by prescription to medically fragile babies in Neonatal Intensive Care Units across Ontario.
The Milk Bank has been developed by some of Canada's foremost experts in paediatrics and neonatology, including Dr. Shoo Lee, an internationally recognized neonatologist and Scientific Director of the CIHR Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth Health and an inter-professional clinical team from all three hospitals. The process for creating the Milk Bank included ensuring regulatory approvals for donor milk banking and conducting research about the benefits of donor breastmilk for very low birth weight babies. The safety and quality of donor human milk is the Milk Bank's top priority, and The Rogers Hixon Ontario Human Milk Bank meets or exceeds all safety standards for donor human milk banking.
Evidence from the medical literature was used to determine the eligibility criteria for babies to receive donor breastmilk. The research determined that providing donor breastmilk to a specific group of infants - preterm or very low birth weight hospitalized babies - can protect them against life-threatening illnesses such as necrotizing enterocolitis and potentially against serious infections and other complications related to preterm birth.
The Rogers Hixon Ontario Human Milk Bank is made possible through the generous support of the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care and the Rogers Foundation. http://milkbankontario.ca/