The Reproductive Care Program (RCP) was established by the Nova Scotia Department of Health & Wellness in 1973. RCP is a Provincial Program that works collaboratively with healthcare providers, leaders, and researchers to monitor and promote optimal perinatal and newborn health in Nova Scotia. Although RCP's focus is primarily provincial, the program also provides specific supports to health care providers in other Atlantic provinces and contributes to regional and national initiatives that promote perinatal and newborn health across Canada.
Our mandate is to:
- Support provincial health system planning for the perinatal and newborn population.
- Identify emerging perinatal health issues and develop provincial strategies for resolution.
- Advise on education priorities for perinatal care providers.
- Provide advice and direction on key policy and strategic directions to support the perinatal health system.
Our core activities include:
- Provide continuing education for perinatal and newborn healthcare providers.
- Facilitate quality programs, including perinatal clinical reviews and the development of provincial KPIs.
- Develop and disseminate clinical standards and guidelines and documentation tools.
- Analyze and distribute perinatal health information.
- Create educational materials, such as eLearning orientation modules, webinars, and workshops.
- Manage the Nova Scotia Atlee Perinatal Database (NSAPD).
- Identify and support perinatal research initiatives.
- Recommend strategies for data quality and usage.