* NOW AVAILABLE! *

MULTIPLE LANGUAGE RESOURCES
FOR NEWCOMERS TO CANADA
WHO ARE EXPECTANT OR NEW PARENTS

Giving birth is quite a life-changing event on its own. Combine this
with a new environment where you cannot find information in your own
language, a whole set of new cultural values and expectations, and
social structures to navigate through. You might start to understand the
dramatic situation that some newcomers are experiencing when giving
birth or raising their young children in Canada for the first time.

Ontario receives the largest number of immigrants and refugees in
Canada. Many newcomers may not have sufficient literacy skills in
English or French to read informational materials about services and
supports available to them as expectant or new parents. There is a
dearth of high quality, accessible material related to maternal and
newborn issues in multiple languages. With the changing demographics in
Ontario, it is increasingly important for service providers to be able
to answer questions and concerns of newcomers who are expecting a child
or who are new parents, and to be able to support them with materials
written in their own language. 

The Best Start Resource Centre, a key program of Health Nexus, has
adapted and translated some of its best brochures and booklets on topics
related to preconception, pregnancy and early child development in eight
languages (in addition to French and English):
* Arabic
* Simplified Chinese 
* Filipino
* Hindi
* Punjabi
* Spanish
* Tamil 
* Urdu

These adaptations were done in consultation with community advisors from
each cultural group and were validated through field testing with
members of these communities. Here is a list of the titles adapted and
translated from the original English and French:
* Giving Birth in a New Land - Brochure for Newcomer Women 
* Is There a Baby in your Future?
* Healthy Eating for a Healthy Baby
* Life with a New Baby is Not Always What You Expect 
* My Child and I - Attachment for Life 
* Baby Wants... 
* Preterm Labour - Signs and Symptoms
* Work & Pregnancy Do Mix 

Additional multiple languages resources:
* Promotional poster about these new resources (also available in
English and French)
* Breastfeeding Your Baby Magnet (guidelines for nursing mothers)
* Important Signs to Watch for if you are Pregnant - Decal
* Abuse and Pregnancy

To view and download these resources and to order print copies online,
visit www.beststart.org  

Adaptation, translation, and printing of these resources was supported
by Citizenship and Immigration Canada. These documents were prepared
with funds provided by the Government of Ontario. 

Health Nexus is a bilingual not-for-profit organization with a
provincial scope and a 
well-established network of service providers working in public health,
community health, Ontario Early Years Centers, hospitals and other
social service agencies. We have experience in resource development and
resource adaptation for various cultural groups. 

Contact:
Sabrina Moella
Bilingual Administrative Assistant
Tel.: 416-408-2249 or 1-800-397-9567
ext. 2260
Fax.: 416-408-2122 
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www.beststart.org  
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