A Baby’s Coming - Information to help you prepare for the birth of your baby - Notes and Questions for your Doctor/Midwife

Sep 27, 2026

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A Baby’s Coming provides structured guidance for expectant parents at Southlake Regional Health Centre, covering preparation before hospital admission, prenatal education options, and prenatal tours. It outlines labour and delivery topics such as induction of labour, pain management, and planning for a caesarean birth, including information for support persons. The booklet continues with postpartum care for mother and baby, follow-up steps after going home, outpatient tests and clinics, safety considerations, and practical registration and contact details.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryHealthcare

FormatPDF

Pages21

Reading Time53 min

AccessFree to download

Notes and Questions for your Doctor/Midwife

Welcome to the Birthing Unit

Preparing for the Birth of Your Baby

Preparing for your Hospital stay

Labour and delivery

After the birth of your baby

Caring for your baby

Caring for yourself

Out-patient Tests and Clinics

A Baby’s Coming: Information to help you prepare for the birth of your baby Notes and Questions for your Doctor/Midwife: Table of Contents | | | --- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1.0 Welcome to the Birthing Unit 2.0 Preparing for the Birth of Your Baby 3.0 Preparing for your Hospital stay • 3.1 General & Registration Information • 3.2 Patient and Infant Safety • 3.3 Video/Audio tapes and Photographs 4.0 Labour and delivery • 4.1 Induction of Labour • 4.2 Pain Management • 4.3 Preparing for a Caesarean Birth • 4.4 Caesarean birth – Information for the support person 5.0 After the birth of your baby • 5.1 Going Home 6.0 Caring for your baby • 6.1 Your new baby • 6.2 Your baby’s health 7.0 Caring for yourself • 7.1 Following a Vaginal Birth • 7.2 Following a Caesarean Section • 7.3 Exercises to promote healing • 7.4 Sexual Activity & Contraception • 7.5 Resuming Normal Activity 8.0 Out-patient Tests and Clinics • 8.1 Group B Streptococcus • 8.2 Newborn Testing • 8.3 Clinics 9.0 Contact Us 1 2 5 11 19 21 26 33 39 Copyright © 2015. Southlake Regional Health Centre. Copyright © 2015. Southlake Regional Health Centre. 1.0 Welcome to the Birthing Unit Expecting a baby is a very exciting and anxious time for any new parent. At Southlake Regional Health Centre (Southlake), we want the birthing experience to be exactly what the mother has imagined it be. Our team is passionate about helping you build a strong and growing family, and offer specialized care that promotes informed choices, teamwork, and a healthcare plan that best suits the needs of your family. Our goal is to provide a safe childbirth experience, while paying special attention to the specific needs of the individual. Your special wishes, including those relating to cultural and religious beliefs, will be respected. At Southlake, we provide combined care for mother and baby, meaning that the same nurse will care for both you and your baby. This nurse will assist you and answer any questions/ concerns that you may have, as well as provide information on all aspects of baby care including breast feeding. This booklet has been developed to provide you with detailed information before, during, and following your Hospital stay, as well as provide you with information and tips on how to care for your new baby. Additional information can be found by visiting our website [at www.southlakeregional.org](at www.southlakeregional.org) 1 A Baby’s Coming Copyright © 2015. Southlake Regional Health Centre. 2.0 Preparing for the Birth of Your Baby Southlake Regional Health Centre promotes prenatal education as the most effective way for women to prepare for their childbirth experience and to gain information on how best to care for themselves and their babies following birth. 2.1 Prenatal Education Prenatal Education classes at Southlake are taught by a highly experienced team specializing in pregnancy, birth and newborn care. Each class is designed to assist expectant parents to make informed choices both during and after pregnancy. Option A – Weekly Classes • Set of three weekly classes for three consecutive weeks* • 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Option B – Weekend Classes • Held once a month • Friday – 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. • Saturday – 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Both Options A and B offer the following classes: • Class 1 – Process of labour and birth & Comfort Measures: Signs of labour, when to go to the hospital, breathing, exercise and relaxation techniques and pain management options • Class 2 – When things don’tgo as planned: Information on inductions, caesareans, forceps, vacuum, breech, episiotomy and laceration. This class also includes a tour of the Birthing Unit in the Hospital. • Class 3 – Immediate care of baby following birth: Includes feeding & newborn care * FOR DATES please contact the Southlake Prenatal Clinic @ 905-895-4521 x 2724 Co

FAQs

What prenatal education options are offered before birth?

Southlake offers weekly classes (three weekly sessions) and weekend classes (once a month). Both options include three classes covering labour and comfort measures, what to do when plans change, and immediate baby care.

What does the booklet cover during labour and delivery?

It covers induction of labour, pain management, preparing for a caesarean birth, and provides caesarean-specific information for the support person.

What topics are included after the baby is born and when caring for mother and baby?

It includes going home, caring for the newborn’s health, caring for yourself after a vaginal birth or caesarean section, exercises to promote healing, sexual activity and contraception, resuming normal activity, and outpatient tests and clinics.

Sep 27, 2026

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