Events & News Archive
MCNIG is recruiting for executive positions and a student representative.
Annual General Meeting Interest Group Breakfast
Join us at our Interest Group Breakfast on April 25.
Student Sponsorship for RNAO's Annual General Meeting
MCNIG will sponsor one student to attend RNAO's AGM – including travel, 2 nights' hotel accommodations, and meals not already provided by RNAO.
Tour South Africa and its nursing world for 10 days!
Departure Dates - January 25 and February 22, 2009
A MCNIG member wishes for you to accompany her as she experiences her dream of a tour to South African homeland and its nursing world.
2009 Best Start Resource Centre Annual Conference
February 23-25, 2009
OPHA Breastfeeding Position Paper
The OPHA recognizes exclusive breast milk as an ideal food sources for babies, and understands that the protection, promotion and support of breastfeeding will reduce inequities among population groups. The OPHA voices its strong position towards breastfeeding in this paper.
OPHA Position Paper - Informed Decision Making and Infant Feeding
The Ontario Public Health Association (OPHA) Breastfeeding Promotion Working Group has expressed its position on informed decision making and infant feeding in this paper.
Letter to the editor - Obesity and Breastfeeding
On behalf of MCNIG, Leslie Ashton has written an informative Letter to the Editor, to address the issue and connection between breastfeeding and the prevention of obesity. This letter can be used as a template by members to respond to the media and others on the topic, as Leslie did when she responded to an article in the Ottawa Citizen on Friday, February 8, 2008.
Update from the Ontario Newborn Screening Program
All newborns in Ontario will be screened for cystic fibrosis starting (CF) in April 2008. Early detection and treatment of CF improves health outcomes. With the addition of CF to the panel, there are now 28 diseases screened in the blood sample obtained from the heel prick test. Please see www.newbornscreening.on.ca for information geared to healthcare providers, parents and the public. There are also links to free brochures and fact sheets for your practice.
A Briefing Note for Queens Park
January 2008
An excellent Briefing Note on implementating a Breastfeeding Strategy for Ontario was prepared by the RNAO Home Office, Ontario Public Health Association (OPHA), Ontario Breastfeeding Committee (OBC) and Best Start Resource Centre Working Group. The Briefing Note was made available to individuals who attended the Annual Day at Queens Park.
Reducing the Risk of Childhood Obesity through Breastfeeding
A Working Group comprised of members from RNAO, the Ontario Breastfeeding Committee (OBC) and the Ontario Public Health Association (OPHA) have been working on a document which discusses breastfeeding as a strategy to reduce the risk of childhood obesity.
Check out our newsletters!
Be sure to check out our latest (Fall 2008) newsletter. Topics include: latest environmental concerns and maternal/child health, telepsychiatry as treatment for postpartum depression, and much more!
This and previous newsletters can be retrieved from the "MCNIG Newsletter" section of the website.
Congratulations to recent Baby-FriendlyTM designated facilities!
The summer of 2008 marked the official designation of Peterborough County - City Health Unit as a Baby-FriendlyTM Community Health Service. MCNIG wishes to congratulate the health unit on this excellent achievement!
Somerset West Community Health Centre received designation as a Baby-Friendly TM community health service in the Summer of 2007.
On September 17, 2007, representatives from the Maternal Childbirth Nurses' Interest Group and RNAO Head Office, were at the celebrations to congratulate the Centre, and to present a certificate of acknowledgement to Diana Warfield, RN, IBCLC and MCNIG/RNAO member, along with her colleagues.
Such designations recognize organizations' achievement of a global standard of care as set out by the WHO/UNICEF Baby-Friendly Initiative TM. Their designation will reflect the optimal continuum of care for all mothers and, in particular, to support breastfeeding mothers and babies to sustain exclusive breastfeeding and breastfeeding for longer periods.
The Fall of 2006 marked the designation of Thunder Bay District Health Unit as Baby-FriendlyTM. MCNIG was also pleased to hear of Toronto's first Baby-FriendlyTM designated hospital - Toronto East General Hospital! Congratulations to these organizations for all of their hard work and dedication to make this happen!
MCNIG is named Interest Group of the Year!
January 2007
The Maternal Childbirth Nurses' Interest Group was honored to receive the Interest Group of the Year Award at this year’s Day at Queen’s Park, on Thursday, January 25th, 2007.
Baby-Friendly TM Initiative Poster
An excellent poster for raising awareness of the WHO/UNICEF Baby-Friendly TM Initiative, among administrators and policy makers.
Breastfeeding Protects Poster
An excellent poster to increase support for longer breastfeeding duration.
Key Messages as feedback for the new Ontario Public Health Standards
March 2007
A Briefing Note for Queens Park
January 2007
An excellent Briefing Note on the implementation of the WHO/UNICEF Baby-Friendly TM Initiative in Ontario, prepared by RNAO Home Office, in consultation with Nancy Watters (Past President, MCNIG); made available to individuals who attended the Annual Day at Queens Park.
Breastfeeding as a Key Strategy to Prevent Childhood Obesity
A summary prepared by the RNAO, OBC & OPHA Breastfeeding Working Group which notes breastfeeding as key strategy to prevent childhood obesity.
MCNIG Executive Meet with the Hon. Jim Watson, Minister of Health Promotion
November 6, 2006
Discussion about further improving the protection, support and promotion of breastfeeding in Ontario, by seeking implementation of the WHO/UNICEF Baby-Friendly TM Initiative provincially.
MCNIG Succeeds in its Nomination of RNAO for the National Breastfeeding Conference Award for Excellence 2006
MCNIG nominated RNAO for this award due to its continued commitment to Breastfeeding