Hand Expressing Breast Milk Before Your Baby is Born
This pamphlet explains the steps to hand express breast milk. A video is listed to help you with the basics. Instructions for how to bring your breast milk to the hospital are given.
The websites to book appointments for blood collection, X-Rays, EKGs and COVID-19 testing will be unavailable from Tuesday April 1st from 2100 – 2130. This is necessary for routine IT updates. During this time, the public will be unable to book appointments on-line and Nova Scotia Health staff will be unable to view the calendar or book online appointments for these services. Some services used by YourHealthNS may be unavailable for a brief period while servers are patched and rebooted.
Starting Saturday, December 14, 2024, the entrance to the QEII Halifax Infirmary Emergency Department has changed to 1840 Bell Road. Learn more.
Please plan for extra travel time when coming to the QEII Halifax Infirmary. As of Friday, March 28 at 6:30 p.m. to Sunday, March 30 at 6:30 p.m. Bell Road will be reduced to eastbound traffic only, coming east on Quinpool Road, as well as north and southbound on Robie Street.
This pamphlet explains the steps to hand express breast milk. A video is listed to help you with the basics. Instructions for how to bring your breast milk to the hospital are given.
This pamphlet explains the steps to hand express breast or chest milk (take milk from your breasts or chest).
Ce livret contient de l'information pour les parents qui allaitent. On y parle entre autres de l'importance de l'allaitement, ainsi que des façons de surmonter les difficultés liées à l'allaitement et d'obtenir de l'aide pour l'allaitement, au besoin.
Ce dépliant explique comment allaiter en utilisant un protège-mamelon (aussi appelé téterelle). This pamphlet is also available in English.
This pamphlet explains how to breastfeed using a nipple shield. This pamphlet is also available in French.