Downloads & Resources

Pregnancy

• Introduction to Maternity Care
  View the handout
• Common Pregnancy Discomforts
  View the handout
• Get the Pertussis (Whooping Cough) Vaccine While Pregnant
  View the handout
• Prenatal Supplements
  View the handout
• Pre-Eclampsia Prevention and Aspirin
  View Website
• The Rhogam Injection, and Rh Negative Blood Type
• 30 Week Maternity Care
• Fetal Movement Counting
• Sweeping of Membranes
• Group B Streptococcus Infection During Pregnancy
• Cannabis, Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
• Hemorrhoids and pregnancy
• Sickle Cell Trait (SCT) Information
• Smoking Cessation and Pregnancy (albertaquits.ca)
• Herbal Teas and Caffeine in Pregnancy
• Influenza Immunization for Pregnant Women
• Physical Activity Pre Checklist (PDF)
• Physical Activity in Pregnancy (healthyunit.com)
• Mental Health Resources
• Common Pregnancy Questions and Answers (College of Family Physicians of Canada handout)

Websites

• AHS Healthy Parents and Children
• Pregnancy Information, at Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada SOGC
• Pregancy Information from Alberta Health Services
• Family Matters
• Information for Parents from Preconception to Adulthood.
• Consumer Products and Cosmetics
• EI Maternity and Paternity Benefits (canada.ca)

Programs, Support & Classes

• Best Beginnings Program – Confidential support for all pregnant women, including those with low income, feelings of isolation, or facing any barriers including language
• Women’s Centre of Calgary – Mental health & Counselling Resources in Calgary
• AHS Prenatal and Postpartum Classes

Virtual Tour:

Virtual Tour of South Health Campus Labour & Delivery, Unit 76

Downloads

• First Trimester Screen- Provided by AHS (PDF)
  

NIPT providers (private genetic testing)

• Harmony Genetic  (NIPT ) Private Test
• Panorama™ Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing (NIPT)
• Invitae NIPT testing information, and Lab Requisition:
  (Note: Alberta Precision Laboratories (APL) with sites previously known as Calgary Public Service Lab locations accept patients for Invitae blood test draws at no cost. Patients MUST  book appointments in advance by calling the APL Patient Appointment Line at 403-770-5136 and appointments should be made to facilitate draws Monday to Wednesday before 2PM)