Measles cases are on the rise in Ontario. And given the extremely contagious nature of this respiratory virus, factual and timely information is essential to support the public. To ensure that Indigenous people who are pregnant or have young children have the most up-to-date information to support their decision-making, the Provincial Council for Maternal and Child Health (PCMCH) partnered with the Indigenous […]
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Supporting high-quality perinatal, newborn, child and youth healthcare Subscribe to Milestones Milestones is our newsletter for healthcare professionals, policy makers, system planners and anyone interested in building and supporting high-quality perinatal, newborn, child and youth healthcare in Ontario. In each issue, you will learn about developments at PCMCH, read about and learn from healthcare leaders
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Issue 6 | April 2024 Since 2010, PCMCH has been working with the Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario (POGO) on several initiatives to advance the delivery of patient- and family-centred paediatric palliative care in Ontario. Together, PCMCH and POGO formed the Provincial Paediatric Palliative Care Steering Committee (PPPC-SC), comprised of paediatric palliative care clinicians, health
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Issue 6 | April 2024 Access to appropriate perinatal mental health care at the right time, in the right place and by the right provider is a challenge that many patients and families face in Ontario. In the fall of 2023, the Ottawa Hospital, Champlain Maternal Newborn Regional Program (CMNRP) and Ottawa Birth and Wellness
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Issue 6 | April 2024 The Provincial Council for Maternal and Child Health (PCMCH) and Home and Community Care Support Services (HCCSS) have partnered together to release the newly developed Practice Guidelines with Recommendations for Effective Collaboration between Home and Community Care Support Services Care Coordinators and Complex Care for Kids Ontario Nurse Practitioners. Complex
Issue 6 | April 2024 People with physical disabilities experience pregnancy at approximately the same rate as people without physical disabilities; however, they can encounter significant barriers when trying to access care such as difficulty finding providers with accessible care spaces and those comfortable with providing obstetrical care to them. In addition, some face
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In This Issue Issue 6 | April 2024 Effective Collaboration Between Home and Community Care Support Services and Complex Care for Kids Ontario PCMCH and Home and Community Care Support Services (HCCSS) have partnered to release Practice Guidelines for children and youth requiring complex care. Read more… Supporting Quality Care for Pregnant Individuals with Physical
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March 2023 | Issue 2 Unable to attend one of PCMCH’s recent Paediatric Diabetes and Paediatric Obesity Management webinars? Not to worry – recordings of the following webinars are now available on our website: Evaluation of a Province-Wide Type 1 Diabetes Care Plan for Children in the School Setting Traditional Knowledge-based Lifestyle Interventions in the
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Supporting high-quality and inclusive perinatal, newborn, child and youth healthcare In This Issue Welcome to Milestones Through this newsletter, PCMCH hopes to foster a two-way exchange of ideas and information around reproductive, perinatal, newborn, child, youth and family healthcare in Ontario, writes PCMCH Executive Director Sanober Diaz. Read more… Dr. Jackie Schleifer Taylor Departs as
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Please note: The Jaundice and Hyperbilirubinemia Screening section of the Standards of Postnatal Care Report was revised in April 2025; all other sections reflect information from May 2018. Healthcare providers and the public may want to consult additional resources that may be more up to date. The Standards of Postnatal Care report was released in
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