Visit the Obstetrical Assessment if you: are over 20 weeks gestation and are experiencing active labour; decreased fetal movement; bleeding or are sent in by your doctor to be assessed

This unit is where you will be triaged and assessed. An Obstetrician will see you and determine if you are to be admitted to the Birthing Unit.

We are here to support you through your labour and delivery. We have an expert, multi-disciplinary dedicated team. Our private rooms are designed to be comforting and welcoming for you and also for your support person. Our expert teams use best practices to ensure that we are providing you with safe and quality care. For your birthing experience, there are options for Midwifery Services and Obstetrical care.

Annually, we delivered over four thousand babies, and are a regional leader in women’s and children’s health care. We are pleased to adjust plans of care to accommodate the cultural diversity of our patients, our community and beyond.

Insception Lifebank and Victoria Angel cord blood banks – Cord blood stem cells can be used to treat over 80 diseases, and have been used in more than 40,000 transplants worldwide to date. Emerging research is expanding the list of diseases and conditions that may be treatable with cord blood. Humber River Health has partnered with Insception Lifebank to ensure expectant moms have all of the information they need to make an informed decision regarding storing their baby’s umbilical cord blood stem cells. Patients have the opportunity to store their baby’s umbilical cord blood for family use, or donate it to be stored for anyone in need of a stem cell transplant. Further information on cord blood and tissue storage can be found by visiting www.insception.com/humberriver.

Midwives provide care to clients throughout pregnancy, labour and birth and in the early weeks postpartum. Clients can choose to have their baby at home or at Humber River Health. You will be cared for by well-trained, compassionate care providers who respect the individual needs of birthing parents and their families. Further information can be found by visiting https://www.westendmidwives.ca/

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After delivery, you and your baby will be assessed for transfer to our Mother Baby unit. While in the Birthing Unit you will have time to bond with your baby.  Once in Mother Baby Unit, our trained and dedicated nurses will provide support and education on feeding, bathing, discharge, and how to care for yourself after delivery.

Each of our rooms in the Mother Baby Unit are private rooms and each room is equipped with a pull-out bed/couch so that your support person can stay with you comfortably

In all areas of the program, patients and families are encouraged to be partners in their care. In Mother Baby Unit we initiated Quiet Time from 2:00pm to 4:00pm every day where patients are able to rest with limited disturbances and focus on getting to know their new baby and how to care for them – promoting resting, healing and bonding. This is representation of our patient and family-centered approach to delivering quality and safe care.

As a designated Level IIB centre, we provide high quality, safe care in all areas of the program, including specialized care for babies.

We provide initial and ongoing care of sick newborns greater than 32 weeks’ gestation in our 18 private rooms and 2 twin rooms. Our staff are skilled to care for babies of high risk pregnancies, able to provide short-term ventilation and stabilization and transfers if required.  

We have a multi-disciplinary team to provide services such as Parent classes, participation in interdisciplinary rounds and Kangaroo care (skin-to-skin).

We work with other hospitals to ensure babies and their families receive care as close to their home as possible.

The Children’s Inpatient Unit is a 12-bed unit. Our pediatric program provides care for children up to 18 years of age. We provide spacious private rooms for parents to comfort their child.

We are proud to provide a child and family-friendly environment. On the unit, we also have a playroom for children and teens. They can use this room during the daytime. We encourage parents to stay with their child to help decrease anxiety. Each private room has sleeper bed so that a parent can stay overnight.

Gynecology Clinic

Obstetricians and Gynecologists (OB/GYN) treat patients with a female reproductive system. This includes the uterus, vagina, vulva and ovaries. The department focuses on the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of conditions in these areas.

Humber River Health's Gynecology department offers comprehensive services for a wide range of conditions, including cancer, fibroids, endometriosis, heavy menstrual bleeding, abnormal PAP tests, infertility and incontinence.

We are proud to provide all our patients with a high-quality individualized care plan. We treat all patients with compassion and respect.

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Obstetrics Clinic

We provide a variety of Obstetric and Gynecological clinic for child bearing people including:

• Maternal Fetal Medicine Clinic – This partnership with St. Michaels Hospital is to better serve patient families across the community served by HRH to patients experiencing maternal or fetal complications in their current pregnancy.
• OB medicine - Pre-pregnancy, Pregnant, or Postpartum assessment and follow-up of the following: Pregnancy Induced Hypertension; Essential Hypertension; Liver Disease; Cardiac Disease; Stroke; VTE-Venous Thromboembolism; Cholestasis or other issues
• Early Pregnancy Clinic - Assessment and close follow-up of women who are less than or equal to 13 weeks gestation and are experiencing/have experienced an early pregnancy loss, threatened pregnancy loss and ectopic pregnancy. This clinic provides not only medical care and holistic care, but most importantly psycho-social and emotional support

Other clinic services include:

• Non-Stress Test
• Pre-surgical appointments
• WinRho injection

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Our Paediatric Outpatient Clinic offers a variety of services including:

• Allergy Clinic
• Asthma Clinic
• Audiology Clinic
• Bilirubin Clinic
• Cardiology Clinic
• Endocrinology Clinic
• Feeding Clinic
• GI Clinic
• Neonatal Follow-up Clinic
• Neurology Clinic
• Nutrition Clinic
• Occupational Therapy Clinic
• Orthopaedic Clinic  
• Paediatric Followup Clinic
• Paediatric Surgical Clinic
• Respirology Clinic
• Totally Kids Walk-In Clinic All Children Welcome! NOTE: This clinic is currently closed during COVID-19 until further notice.