perinatal including pre- and postpartum pregnancy and nursing

Perinatal Mental Health: Promoting Wellness, Extending Our Reach is the 2nd conference event organized by the Central West Perinatal Mental Health Network. This learning and networking event is for multidisciplinary practitioners who care for pregnant and postpartum families.

A new study with a press release that claims "No safe amount of alcohol during pregnancy, suggest researchers" was published on Friday.

In this study, they did brain scans of "21 healthy teenage subjects and 19 subjects with prenatal alcohol exposure" (PAE). They found that people with PAE had different brain activation to touch and had reduced scores for cognitive measures. Ok, fine.

You will learn:

• About the unique mental and physical health service needs of pregnant and parenting women using substances 
• What the researchers have uncovered about what works best when providing integrated treatment for this population
• From other audience members about their ex­perience providing interventions for mothers who use substances

Who should attend?

Service providers who are interest­ed in multi-sectoral collaboration, including those from substance use, mental health, child pr

Part One of a Four-Part Series: Cannabis Use Across the Lifespan

The Effects of Cannabis during Pregnancy and Breastfeeding 

^{Co-hosted by the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario, Evidence Exchange Network at Provincial System Support Program, CAMH and Best Start Resource Centre}

Annual Best Start Conference

Have you ever wondered how best to promote healthy decisions among parents-to-be and parents who use cannabis by increasing awareness of risk and awareness of strategies for risk reduction?

This workshop will:  

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