Maternal Support Nurse
The Bighorn PCN Maternal Support Nurse works in collaboration with your family doctor.
In collaboration with your family doctor, the Maternal Support Nurse is here to provide moms with any or all of the following:
- Personalized prenatal support
- Preparing for baby
- Personalized postnatal support
- Breastfeeding
- Safe sleep for baby
- Dealing with colic and crying
- Healthy eating for baby
- Baby’s developmental milestones
- Postpartum depression and anxiety
- Sex and intimacy
- Contraception options
- Healthy lifestyle planning for new parents
- Parenting challenges (fatigue, bonding, stress)
- Support related to a baby’s diagnosed medical condition
- Grief support (miscarriage and stillbirth)
- Liaison with community programming
- And more
Located at The Bighorn PCN
138 Athabasca Avenue
Hinton, AB
T7V 2A4
780-865-4211
Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:15-3:30pm
To access our Maternal Support Nurse services please reach out to your Bighorn PCN family physician or call 780-865-4211 for more information.
Maternal Support Resources
Homepage – Healthy Parents Healthy Children
Hinton, AB – Official Website | Official Website
Resources : Breastfeeding Committee for Canada (breastfeedingcanada.ca)
Weaning from the breast | Canadian Paediatric Society (cps.ca)
Dietitians of Canada – WHO Growth Charts
Canada’s Food Guide
Safe Sleep Safe Crib – Healthy Parents Healthy Children
Healthy sleep for your baby and child | Caring for kids (cps.ca)
Bike helmets for children and youth | Caring for kids (cps.ca)
Patients & Families | Alberta Health Services