The Types of Services Available at Perinatal Resource Centres

Information and Referral

• Answers to your questions
• Telephone listening
• Documentation centre

At-Home Support

• Prenatal help
• Postnatal support and visits
• Meal preparation
• Emergency breastfeeding support

Workshops

• Practical workshops for future and new parents
• Prenatal courses (regular or intensive)
• Bonapace and other alternative approaches to childbirth
• Prenatal yoga
• Early stimulation for babies
• Baby Massage
• Breastfeeding groups
• Support Groups

This project was developed by the Table Enfance Famille de l’Ouest-de-l’Île (the West Island Childhood/Family Consultation Table), a unique grouping of community and institutional partners working in the field of health and social services. The main promoters of the project are the Pierrefonds Community Project and the West Island Women’s Centre, two community organizations with a long history of helping West Island women and families.

Find Out How the Community-Based Perinatal Resource Centre Planned for the West Island Will Serve Your Needs

Even though pregnancy and childbirth are part of a natural physiological process, the birth of a child is a time of transition and vulnerability for women, couples and families. Perinatal centres are community resources that help families through the steps and stages of parenthood. To find out about the Quebec network of perinatal centres, log on to www.reseaudescrp.org

With more than 2000 births in our territory each year, the West Island is an ideal setting for a perinatal resource centre (PRC). At the PRC, mothers, fathers, and families can find all of the information and support they need – from the early days until their child reaches his/her second birthday – all in a friendly, respectful environment.

The Perinatal Resource Centre is designed to serve all types of families from all socioeconomic backgrounds — traditional families, single-parent families, blended families, and immigrant families.