Patient Education Resources

Group B Streptococcus (GBS) in Pregnancy and Newborns

This pamphlet explains what Group B streptococcus (strep) is, how to know if you have it, symptoms, risks, how to know if your baby has GBS, and symptoms that you need to watch for in your baby.

How to Hand Express Breast or Chest Milk

This pamphlet explains the steps to hand express breast or chest milk (take milk from your breasts or chest).

How to Stay Calm When Your Baby Cries

This pamphlet explains the challenges you may experience when your baby cries. Ways to comfort your baby are provided. As you get to know your baby's behaviours, you will understand your baby's cries and how they prefer to be soothed.

Induction of Labour Assessment - Cape Breton Regional Hospital

This pamphlet will help you get ready for your induction of labour assessment and learn what to expect. Topics include what an induction of labour assessment is, how long it takes, and what will happen at your appointment.

Infant Formula: What You Need to Know

This booklet explains how to use infant formula to feed your baby, including information about how to decide whether to formula-feed your baby, how to choose and prepare formula, and how to safely feed your baby.

Loving Care: 1 to 3 Years

This booklet contains information for parents, focusing on children aged 1 to 3 years old, including information about child development, play, behaviour, sleeping, eating, toilet training, and health and safety.

Loving Care: 6 to 12 Months

This booklet contains information for parents, focusing on babies aged 6 to 12 months old, including information about child development, play, behaviour, sleeping, eating, and health and safety.

Loving Care: Birth to 6 Months

This booklet contains information for parents, focusing on babies from birth to 6 months old, including information about baby development, play, breastfeeding, crying, sleeping, and health and safety.

Loving Care: Parents and Families

This booklet contains information on parent care and family care, including topics such as postpartum care, mental health, family safety, eating for wellness, siblings, and childcare. It also has additional resources in the back of the book, including a car seat guide and a support and information contacts section.

My Labour and Birth Guide - South Shore Regional Hospital (SSRH)

This pamphlet will help you talk about the upcoming birth of your baby and help health care providers understand what treatments you would like and the things that matter most to you.