Postpartum

Labour is a dynamic process, with each birthing person experiencing the pain of labour differently. Effective pain management involves understanding the range of available strategies and choosing the options that best support comfort, control, confidence, and enhance coping throughout each stage of labour. This infographic outlines both non-pharmacologic and pharmacologic pain management techniques—highlighting practical, evidence-informed methods that can be used alone or in combination.

This handout, developed at IWK Health, addresses questions and concerns about sexual health that may arise after child birth: issues such as body image, fatigue, stress, hormones, new responsibilities as a parent, relationships, the birthing experience, previous trauma, and mental health.

The Nova Scotia Vaccine Expert Panel has updated resources for care providers to use with pregnant and breastfeeding individuals to guide discussion about COVID-19 vaccination. This information is specific to adult immunization.

Syphilis and Screening in NS for Pregnant Persons and Newborns

The Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS) has recommended moving from universal newborn ocular prophylaxis, to universal prenatal screening for Neisseriae gonorrhoeae (GC) and Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) and treatment of those with positive results in order to eradicate infection and prevent intrapartum transmission to the newborn.