Maternal and child health
Make a referral
To make a referral by phone, call 905-684-7555 ext. 7353.
Intake calls are answered Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
In-home support for expectant parents
The Home Visiting Program supports families from prenatal until a child's transition to school with screening, assessment and facilitated referrals to community services.
Referrals can be made by health care providers, community agencies or self-referral. Common reasons to refer include:
- Prenatal health concerns
- Developmental or growth concerns
- Parenting support
- Concerns about feeding/nutrition
- Infant feeding and / or breastfeeding difficulties
- Mental health concerns
- Lack of supports
Home visiting programs
Infant feeding patient support
Patients can book a one-on-one infant feeding appointment.
Our public health nurses with infant feeding / breastfeeding expertise can provide support until your patient is confident in reaching their infant feeding goals.
Follow-up to a referral
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A Public Health nurse will attempt to contact the client within two business days.
2
The referral source will be notified if Public Health cannot connect with the client after three attempts.
3
The referral source will have the option to request results of this referral on the online form.