FAMILY-CENTRED MATERNITY AND NEWBORN CARE NATIONAL GUIDELINES

Presenter: Lynn Menard RN, BScN, MA, Maternal and Child Health Unit, Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa ON

Presentation Outline/Description: This specialty session will be broken up into various presentations on the released chapters of the Family-Centred Maternity and Newborn Care (FCMNC): National Guidelines. The presenters will discuss the content of the following chapters:

• Family-Centred Maternity and Newborn Care in Canada: Underlying Philosophy and Principles
• Preconception Care
• Care during Pregnancy
• Care during Labour and Birth
• Breastfeeding

Following the presentations, a panel discussion will take place to encourage comments and questions from participants.

Learning Objectives:

• Describe the revision process and status of the Family-Centred Maternity and Newborn Care National Guidelines.
• Become aware of the newly released chapters of the FCMNC National Guidelines and their key highlights.

Lynn Menard works with the Maternal and Child Health unit at the Public Health Agency of Canada and is the lead on the revisions to the Family-Centred Maternity and Newborn Care National Guidelines.