Born Healthy

We welcome all families who need support, access to resources and information, who could use a healthy meal and nutrition information, and who are struggling with mental/emotional health. You will find connection and a community of people on a similar journey. Participants learn how to take care of themselves and their babies with expert advice from local professionals in the areas of:

·         Infant & child safety

·         Infant sleep

·         Feeding and nutrition

·         Lactation & breastfeeding

·         Development

·         Maternal wellbeing

·         Literacy

·         Dental hygiene

·         Eye care

·         Car seat safety

·         CPR & choking

·         Pelvic floor health

·         Infant massage

·         Positive parenting & coping strategies

·         Self-care

·         And so much more

One-on-one support and consultations are available as needed. We can help with requests for resources, advocacy and referrals to other professionals. If you don’t have a method of transport, we can also arrange to pick you up and get you home again on program days if you live in the Ladysmith area.

We offer contactless drop-off of food and clothing. We can also help arrange contactless transfer of donated maternity and baby items that are in good used condition and in-season infant clothing up to size 2T.

About Born Healthy

Born Healthy is funded by the Public Healthy Agency of Canada through the Community Action for Prenatal and Child Health Program (CAPCHP). Born Healthy provides support and education for pregnant people and parents/caregivers with babies from birth to crawling. Emphasis is on helping families develop a healthy lifestyle to have the healthiest pregnancy and healthiest baby possible. Born Healthy provides nutrition education (including prenatal nutrition, breastfeeding and infant feeding), mental health support, parenting information and promotes self-care practices. Born Healthy provides prenatal vitamins, dental care products, and healthy homemade freezer meals.

We wish to thank the Ladysmith Health Care Auxiliary for their donations of baby layettes for all of our families.

For more information & support:

Jessica Raymond, Born Healthy Coordinator

250-245-3079

jraymond@lrca.ca

Beverly Boese, Born Healthy Outreach Worker

250-245-3079

beverly@lrca.ca