Milestones Newsletter

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 […]

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

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

Issue 5 | December 2023 Did you miss, or do you want to revisit, our “Equitable Access to Paediatric Diabetes Care” webinar? If so, a recording of the presentation is now available here. Originally presented on World Diabetes Day on November 14, this webinar features three leaders in paediatric diabetes discussing key issues and solutions

Issue 5 | December 2023 Access to timely critical care transport services between hospitals is essential to achieve improved health outcomes for newborns and children requiring urgent or emergent critical care services. Currently in Ontario, the inter-facility transport of critically ill newborns and children is provided by highly specialized hospital-based transport teams situated at four

Issue 5 | December 2023 In August, the Provincial Council for Maternal and Child Health (PCMCH) released two multimedia resources that individual perinatal care providers, teams and organizations can use to reflect on and take steps towards enhancing the quality and cultural safety of the care they provide to Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer

As we approach the end of 2023, I find myself reflecting on the year past and the year ahead, and I am filled with gratitude and optimism. I am grateful for all that we have accomplished together over the past year to advance perinatal and child health in Ontario. PCMCH’s Governing Council, committees and advisory

Issue 5 | December 2023 Moving from the paediatric to the adult care system can be a difficult transition for many patients and families. This can involve loss of familiar settings, healthcare providers and routines. Without proper attention and support, transitions can lead to deterioration of the youth’s health status, and avoidable hospital admissions and