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The MNCHP Bulletin is a bi-weekly electronic bulletin that highlights current trends, new resources and initiatives, upcoming events and more in the preconception, prenatal and child health field. Our primary focus is the province of Ontario, Canada but the bulletin also includes news & resources from around the world. Wherever possible, we include resources that are available for free. For more information about this bulletin, click here.

May 10, 2013

The next bulletin will be released May 24, 2013.

This week’s bulletin provides a selection of information on multilingual resources. It is based on a preliminary scan and is not exhaustive. We invite you to share other relevant information about this topic.

In this week’s special issue on multilingual resources:

I. NEWS & VIEWS

1. Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants Comments on Ontario Budget 2013

2. Caring for Newcomers and their Canadian Babies

II. RECENT REPORTS AND RESEARCH

3. International Migration to Canada: The Post-Birth Health of Mothers and Infants by Immigration Class

Immigration Status, Antenatal Depressive Symptoms, and Frequency and Source of Violence: What’s the Relationship?

Making Ontario Home 2012: A Study of Settlement and Integration Services for Immigrants and Refugees

Envisioning Global LGBT Rights in Canada: Exploring Asylum Issues

III. CURENT INITIATIVES

Neighbours, Friends & Families and Kanawayhitowin

Positive Spaces Initiative

IV. UPCOMING EVENTS

4. Immigration and Settlement: Precarious Futures?

5. Honour Based Violence Risks

V. WEBSITES

6. Ontario Immigration

7. Citizenship and Immigration Canada

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9. NSW Multicultural Health Communication Service

10. NewYouth.ca

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12. Health Information Translations: Health Education Resources for Diverse Populations

13. Healthy Roads Media

14. HealthLinkBC Files

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VI. RESOURCES

16. Child Health and Reproductive Health Publications

17. Language Resources

18. Parenting Resources

19. Preschool Speech and Language Resources

20. Making a Difference

21. Quick Tips for Parents: Talking and Listening Skills

22. FRP Canada Multilingual Parenting Information

23. Attachment Across Cultures

24. Brochures for Parents: Child Care

25. Tip Sheets: Education in Ontario

26. Embracing Diversity: Sharing Our Songs and Rhymes

VII. FEATURED BEST START RESOURCES

27. Is there a Baby in Your Future? Plan for it

28. Work & Pregnancy Do Mix! Booklet

29. Be Safe: Have an Alcohol-free Pregnancy - printer-ready handouts

30. Healthy Eating for a Healthy Baby

31. Preterm Labour Signs & Symptoms Brochure

32. New to Canada? Having a Baby? – Posters

33. Giving Birth in a New Land – A guide for women new to Canada and their families

34. Important Signs to Watch for if you are Pregnant

35. Life with A New Baby Is Not Always What You Expect – Brochure

36. You and Your Baby…

37. Breastfeeding Your Baby – Magnet (guidelines for nursing mothers)

38. Baby Wants

39. Shaken Baby Syndrome – Handout

40. My Child and I – Attachment for Life

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I. NEWS & VIEWS

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1. Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants Comments on Ontario Budget 2013

The Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants (OCASI) (2013) released a response to the 2013 Ontario Budget. It provides an overview of the impact of the budget on immigrants and refugees. The following topics are discussed: the overall budget, employment, minimum wage, employment standards, social assistance, and legal aid.



2. Caring for Newcomers and their Canadian Babies

This article was featured in the spring 2013 issue of the Ontario Midwife newsletter. It discusses prenatal care for newcomers. Manavi Handa, a midwife at West End Midwives, explains how ensuring that the newest residents of Ontario have access to appropriate prenatal care not only protects the women and their babies, it also provides great value to the health care system as a whole (Ontario Midwives, 2013).



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II. RECENT REPORTS AND RESEARCH

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3. International Migration to Canada: The Post-Birth Health of Mothers and Infants by Immigration Class

Gagon, A. J., Dougherty, G., Wahoush, O., Saucier, J.-F., Dennis, C.-L…Stewart, D., E. (2013). International migration to Canada: The post-birth health of mothers and infants by immigration class. Social Science & Medicine, 76, 197-207. Retrieved from

ABSTRACT:

There are over 214 million international migrants worldwide, half of whom are women, and all of them assigned by the receiving country to an immigration class. Immigration classes are associated with certain health risks and regulatory restrictions related to eligibility for health care. Prior to this study, reports of international migrant post-birth health had not been compared between immigration classes, with the exception of our earlier, smaller study in which we found asylum-seekers to be at greatest risk for health concerns. In order to determine whether refugee or asylum-seeking women or their infants experience a greater number or a different distribution of professionally-identified health concerns after birth than immigrant or Canadian-born women, we recruited 1127 migrant (and in Canada >>

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