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Georgetown Hospital Obstetrics
The Obstetrics Unit at the Georgetown Hospital site is a full service Level 1 facility. The Obstetrics Unit has labour, delivery and post partum beds for seven patients.
Currently, the Obstetrics unit has two obstetricians and four family practitioners who deliver the more than 300 babies that are born at the hospital each year.
The Milton District Hospital's Breastfeeding Clinic, is available for breastfeeding advice and assistance to expectant mothers considering breastfeeding and mothers who give birth at Georgetown Hospital. The clinic is staffed by a certified Lactation Consultant.
The Breastfeeding Clinic at MDH is open:
Mondays: 12:0 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Tuesdays: 9:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Wednesdays: 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Thursdays: 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Fridays: by appointment only.
For more information, to make an appointment or to speak with the Lactation Consultant, please call 905-878-2383, ext. 7030.
Prenatal Breastfeeding Classes
Halton Healthcare Services offers Breastfeeding workshops twice per month
(one evening class and one Saturday morning class). The classes are held at Milton District Hospital through the Obstetrics Department.
Find out more.
For more information about breastfeeding, please visit the Halton Baby Friendly Initiative at www.babyfriendlyhalton.ca
Community Support Available
The towns of Oakville, Milton and Halton Hills, and surrounding communities, have several support groups available for expecting parents, new parents, and parents of children with special needs. You can download our list of available community resources.
Prenatal Classes
Halton Healthcare is now offering childbirth and parenting seminars at its OTMH site (but these are open to families giving birth at the MDH and GH site as well). The intense and informative weekend of lectures and group activities covers a wide range of topics from nutrition, labour and birth-plans to baby care, breastfeeding, infant safety and parenting. The cost for the course is $215.00 per couple, which includes lunch.
The course is offered Saturday and Sunday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on the following weekends:
2011
August - No Classes
September 10th & 11th
October 1st & 2nd
November 5th & 6th
November 26th & 27th
Classes begin at 8:30 am on both Saturday and Sunday and run until approximately 3:30 pm. Please park in the main parking structure accessible from Reynolds Street and enter through the hospital's main entrance. Take the main elevators to the lower level and follow the signs to the Auditorium.
Participants are asked to wear comfortable clothing and to bring 1-2 pillows and a blanket.
If you have questions, or would like to register for the next seminar, call the Obstetrics Unit at 905-873-0111, ext. 8245.
Download the Registration Form Labours of Love Pamphlet.
Even if you can't make it to the seminar, but still want to know what to expect when you have your baby at Halton Healthcare, feel free to download our extensive information package - Having Your Baby at HHS.
Prenatal Classes are also available in the community. These are run by Halton Regional Health Unit and by Sheridan College. For more information, please call the GH Obstetrics Unit at (905) 873-0111.
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