Countdown to 2015 is a global movement of academics, governments, UN agencies, foundations, health care associations and nongovernmental organizations formed in 2005 to track progress in reducing maternal and child deaths in the 68 countries where over 95% of these deaths occur. The movement aims to raise awareness and stimulate country action to accelerate progress towards reducing child mortality and improving maternal health.
Discusses the first days after birth, the characteristics of the newborn, communicating with your baby, caring for baby, sleep, your child's development, fatherhood, motherhood, family life, feeding your baby, your baby's health, and useful resources for parents.
Focuses on service provider strategies to use in working with Aboriginal families with young children. Looks at areas of risk and concern, Aboriginal parenting beliefs and teachings, as well as effective approaches.
Explains why children are more vulnerable to contaminants than adults, major health effects of concern to children in Canada, and practical childproofing actions that people can take to protect their children.
Presents a population-based Canadian reference for birth weight for gestational age, which includes data on all singleton infants born in Canada between 1994 and 1996 at 22 to 43 weeks gestation, and is gender-specific.
Children's & Women's Health Centre of British Columbia (C&W) is made up of British Columbia's Children's Hospital, British Columbia's Women's Hospital and Health Centre, and Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children. As a teaching hospital and major provincial resource, C&W has three main roles: patient care, education and research. C&W's services include: caring for B.C.'s most acutely ill or injured children; providing developmental and rehabilitation services to children throughout B.C., offering the full range of health services required by child- bearing women and their babies; providing a broad range of specialized health programs; educating and training students in a wide range of health professions; conducting research to advance health and care, supported by the B.C. Research Institute for Children's & Women's Health, which is operated in partnership with the University of British Columbia. C&W's vision is to improve the health of children, youth and women by working with partners to ensure access to the best care in the best setting.
