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Contact Info

Continuing Education &
Contract Training:

cectinfo@camosun.bc.ca
250–370–4578

Main switchboard:

250–370–3000

Enrolment Services (Registration)

250–370–3550
1–877–554–7555 (toll-free)

Enrolment Services hours

Mon–Wed: 9am–4pm
Thu: 9am–5:30pm
Fri: 9am–4pm

Cashiers hours

Mon–Wed: 9am–4pm
Thur: 9am–5:30pm
Fri: 9am–4pm

Bookstore hours

Bookstore website

Lansdowne

Fisher 134
Phone: 250–370–3080
Mon–Thu: 8am–6pm
Fri: 8am–4pm

Interurban

Campus Centre 247
Phone: 250–370–4080
Mon–Thu: 8am–6pm
Fri: 8am–4pm

What’s Best for Baby checklist

There's never been a more important time to be well and truly informed

Why trust your baby’s health to anyone but an experienced RN?

Prenatal education is proven to benefit parents and babies by providing a healthier pregnancy and birth. There is no regulation in BC for this field—many people with an interest in supporting babies and moms can and do provide prenatal classes. This is a booming business!

When you're researching prenatal education providers, here are some important questions to ask:

 Does your program support clients of midwives as well as doctors? Tell me how you address the needs of these two different clients.

 Does your program support home births as well as hospital births?

 What other services do you offer?

If I was to use your service, what kind of training has my prenatal instructor had?

 As an educator?

  As a health care provider?

  As a childbirth educator?

 In post-partum support such as breastfeeding, post-partum depression?

 What curriculum is taught? When was it last updated, and by whom?

 Although women have been giving birth since the beginning of time, the care of the mother and baby, as well as the role of the dad through pregnancy and birth, has changed frequently and rapidly over the last 40 years. How does your program stay updated about current best practice? How do your instructors find out the latest from/about:

  • midwives
  • doctors
  • doulas
  • hospital policies and procedures
  • health and safety concerns
  • medications
  • interventions
  • breastfeeding
  • local issue

You go to a store for maternity and baby accessories.
Helpful salespeople want to make you happy and comfortable.

You go to school to learn how to prepare for your baby's arrival.
Educators want you to be informed so that you are ready and comfortable.

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Last updated: 16-Mar-2011 12:27 pm