Healthy Baby Club
WHAT IS A HEALTHY BABY CLUB?
A Healthy Baby Club is a flexible, continuous-entry program that provides support, nurturing and guidance to pregnant mothers. The weekly group meetings provide an opportunity for participants to get together with other pregnant women in a relaxed and friendly environment. Healthy Baby Club is offered in partnership with Eastern Health. You can self-refer to this program if you are in need of some additional support during your pregnancy. Please call our office at 739-8096 for more information!
WHAT IS INCLUDED IN A HEALTHY BABY CLUB
- Free weekly food vouchers (to cover the cost of 7 litres of milk, one dozen eggs and fruit/juice)
- Prenatal education provided by a Public Health Nurse
- Nutrition and cooking sessions
- Lifestyle counselling and support
- Ongoing support from a Healthy Baby club Assistant
- Transportation and child care (if funding permits)
OUR GOAL
- The primary goal of the program is to reduce the incidence of low birth-weight babies. Infants who weigh less than 5.5 lbs. (2500 grams) at the time of birth may have serious health problems. Women who are at higher risk of having low birth weight infants may live in poverty, be under stress, be single and/or socially isolated.
Healthy Baby Clubs Locations:
Bell Island Brighter Futures Family Resource Centre
283 Quigley’s Line
P.O. Box 1214
Bell Island, NL AOA 4HO
Phone: 488-2699 Fax: 488-2699
Resource Mothers: Cynthia Crane, Chris Whelan
New Pennywell Road Family Resource Centre
64 New Pennywell Road
St. John’s, NL A1B 3Z7
HBC Coordinator: Karen Pynn
karen@brighter-futures.net
Healthy Baby Club Assistant: Sara Ward
MacMorran Community Centre
10 Brother McSheffery Lane
P.O. Box 21046
St. John’s, NL A1B 5B2
Phone: 739-8096
HBC Coordinator:Â Karen Pynn
Karen@brighter-futures.net
Healthy Baby Club Assistant:Â Amanda Wright