Healthy Beginnings

Alberta Health Services - North Zone


Description
Provides postpartum nursing care and support to families with babies younger than 2 months.

Provides nursing care and support which may include:

  • postpartum primary caregiver health assessment and infant assessment
  • breastfeeding support
  • infant feeding support
  • information about parenting and baby care
  • referrals to healthcare providers or community resources as needed.

You will be contacted after you are discharged from the hospital to arrange an initial assessment


Key Provider: public health nurses
Eligibility
N/A
Application Process
Service Access: See below, All new families in Alberta are referred for public health follow up upon discharge from hospital or notification of birth is received by the local public health office
Referral Process: N/A


Waiting Period: N/A,
Telephone
780-398-3879 (Switchboard)
Languages
Interpreter/Translation services
Fees
Fee: N/A
Fee Reduction: N/A
Membership Fee: No


Accessibility
Wheelchair access: Yes -
Other disabled access: N/A -
Topic(s)
Last Verified On
July 15, 2022
Address
302 2 Avenue
Thorhild, AB, T0A 3J0
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Hours of Operation
Mon
08:30 AM to 04:30 PM
Tue
08:30 AM to 04:30 PM
Wed
08:30 AM to 04:30 PM
Thu
08:30 AM to 04:30 PM
Fri
08:30 AM to 04:30 PM