C05-1 Offline and Online Prenatal Information and Support: Exploring the Experiences of First-Time Mothers

 

Authors: Victoria Little RN, BScN; Megan Aston PhD, RN; Sheri Price PhD, RN; Andrea Chircop PhD, RN; Debbie Sheppard-LeMoine PhD, RN

 

Presenter: Victoria Little, Dalhousie University, Halifax NS

 

Purpose: To present the findings of a feminist poststructuralist study, which explored the experiences of first-time mothers accessing offline and online prenatal information and support in Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia. The intent of this research study was to provide a deeper understanding of first-time mothers’ experiences of prenatal information and support with the potential to create change to tailor prenatal education and support programs to meet the health needs of mothers in Nova Scotia.

 

Learning Objectives:

• Understand how first-time mothers in Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM), Nova Scotia experienced, accessed, and navigated prenatal information and support through various online and offline formats.
• Develop an understanding of how social and institutional discourses may have influenced the ways that first-time mothers experienced prenatal information and support in HRM, Nova Scotia.
• Discuss the implications of study findings for prenatal education programs in HRM, Nova Scotia.

 

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C05-2 Prenatal Education - Key Messages

 

Author: Louise Choquette BA

 

Presenter: Louise Choquette, Best Start Resource Centre - Health Nexus, Toronto ON

 

Purpose: Prenatal education providers sometimes have difficulty ensuring that the messages they provide to prospective parents are evidence-based. The Best Start Resource Centre of Ontario has developed a website that is a central source of key messages for those who offer prenatal care to future parents.

 

Learning Objectives:

• Understand how to use the Ontario Prenatal Key Messages Web site.
• Discuss how to modify prenatal education curriculum to ensure that it is evidence-based.
• Understand how to integrate other prenatal education resources into prenatal meetings and into interactions with prospective parents.

 

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C05-3 Implementation and Evaluation of a Group Prenatal Care Pilot Project

 

Authors: Glenda Carson PhD, RN, PNC(C), IBCLC; Renata Kolanko MN, RN; Susan Cahill RN; Whitney Cruikshank CD(DONA), BJ(H); Nancy Cashen MN, RN

 

Presenter: Glenda Carson, IWK Health Centre, Halifax NS

 

Purpose: To describe the implementation of a pilot project for group prenatal care in an ambulatory prenatal care setting.

 

Learning Objectives:

• Identify the core philosophy and principles of group prenatal care from the perspective of parent empowerment and self-efficacy.
• Describe the benefits and challenges of implementing group prenatal care in an ambulatory prenatal care setting.
• Determine the benefits and challenges of group prenatal care from the perspective of one’s own perinatal care practices and population.