Best for Babies

Best for Babies is a free Pregnancy Outreach Program funded by the Public Health Agency of Canada that offers culturally sensitive prenatal support to help improve the health of pregnant parents, new parents, their partners and their babies. We strive to promote and create partnerships within our community to strengthen community capacity and increase access to services for expectant parents and their families.

If you are pregnant and require support we are here to help.

We Can Help You:

• Gain support during pregnancy
• Connect with other pregnant parents
• Get some questions answered

What We Offer!

• Group support
• Information on pregnancy, labour and delivery, breastfeeding, parenting, and nutrition
• Education and support on infant care and child development
• Breastfeeding support
• Weekly professional visits from community partners to enhance group services
• Prenatal vitamins
• Food vouchers
• Resources and referrals to other programs and services for families
• Distribution of donated infant essentials

Who We Help

• Pregnant individuals, and their partners, from pregnancy to six months post-partum

To Access Best for Babies

• Please contact us to register for our groups
• There are no charges for clients

Prenatal and New Parent Groups:

Please contact us to register prior to attending these groups. We are running in-person groups with limited numbers.

• Wednesday Expectant Parents Group
  1:00pm – 2:30pm
• Thursday Best for Babies New Parents Group
  1:00pm – 2:30pm
• Wednesday Best for Babies South-Asian Online Group
  10:00am – 12:00pm
• Thursday Best for Babies South-Asian Group
  10:00am – 11:30am