Nutritious Beginnings
Nutritious Beginnings is a Canadian Prenatal Nutrition Program offered to help and support pregnant women in making healthier choices during their pregnancy to give their baby the best start in life!
This program is for women who:
- Think they may not be eating properly or are unable to get
the foods they need for a healthy pregnancy
- Who need information to make healthy choices during
pregnancy
- Who may feel isolated, alone or have limited support or may
have diffculty accessing services
- Who may be a a teen who recently found out they are
pregnant
Through one to one support in your home, a Program Facilitator will meet with you to identify your personal goals and needs during your preganancy.
Nutritious Beginnings provides each participant with vitamins to help grow a healthy baby, food coupons for milk, fruit and vegetables every month during their pregnancy, information on healthy eating, an opportunity to learn about how your choices impact your baby's development, and can also help connect you to other programs in the community.
Nutritious Beginnings also offers a monthly Mom-To-Be Support group, where moms-to-be come together to share snacks /refreshments and learn about their pregnancy in a fun and welcoming environment. Older siblings and new parents recently graduated from the program also attend to share in the fun and to share their positive experiences from the program.
Nutritious Beginnings can also help you access
- Prenatal classes
- Breastfeeding information and support
- Parenting groups
- Support for counselling on smoking, alcohol,drugs, stress and/or abuse that may be affecting the
health of both mom and baby
- Others moms just like you!
Contact us today for more information!
Drayton Valley 780-542-4415
Wetaskiwin 780-361-4333
We would like to thank the County and City of Wetaskiwin FCSS and the Town of Millet FCSS for their continued support of this program.
This program is for women who:
- Think they may not be eating properly or are unable to get
the foods they need for a healthy pregnancy
- Who need information to make healthy choices during
pregnancy
- Who may feel isolated, alone or have limited support or may
have diffculty accessing services
- Who may be a a teen who recently found out they are
pregnant
Through one to one support in your home, a Program Facilitator will meet with you to identify your personal goals and needs during your preganancy.
Nutritious Beginnings provides each participant with vitamins to help grow a healthy baby, food coupons for milk, fruit and vegetables every month during their pregnancy, information on healthy eating, an opportunity to learn about how your choices impact your baby's development, and can also help connect you to other programs in the community.
Nutritious Beginnings also offers a monthly Mom-To-Be Support group, where moms-to-be come together to share snacks /refreshments and learn about their pregnancy in a fun and welcoming environment. Older siblings and new parents recently graduated from the program also attend to share in the fun and to share their positive experiences from the program.
Nutritious Beginnings can also help you access
- Prenatal classes
- Breastfeeding information and support
- Parenting groups
- Support for counselling on smoking, alcohol,drugs, stress and/or abuse that may be affecting the
health of both mom and baby
- Others moms just like you!
Contact us today for more information!
Drayton Valley 780-542-4415
Wetaskiwin 780-361-4333
We would like to thank the County and City of Wetaskiwin FCSS and the Town of Millet FCSS for their continued support of this program.
