Resources and Services Available for You!
There are many different services available to you when your are pregnant in the Peterborough area to help you have the healthiest pregnancy possible.
Prenatal Classes
Register for these classes as soon as you know you are going to have a baby!
Online Prenatal Classes 705-743-1000 – AVAILABLE!
In-Person Prenatal Classes (16 series/year) 705-743-1000 (Currently Suspended due to COVID-19)
Prenatal Classes for Young Parents (3 series/year) 705-743-1000 (Currently Suspended due to COVID-19)
Breastfeeding Basics Class (5x/year) 705-748-9144 – AVAILABLE!
Prenatal Care
Regular prenatal care check-ups are an important part of a healthy pregnancy. There are many different options when choosing prenatal care. Explore the options below, and choose the one that is right for you:
Partners in Pregnancy (PIPC) 705-741-1191
Peterborough Family Health Team 705-740-8020
Health Care Connect (to register for a family doctor) 1-800-445-1822
Kawartha Community Midwives 705-745-7640
Obstetric Options (Call for a current listing) 705-743-1000
Other important number to have:
PRHC Antenatal Clinic 705-743-2121 Ext. 3538
PRHC Genetic Counselling 705-876-5185
PRHC Labour & Delivery 705-876-5036
Prenatal Information and Services
Pregnancy Support/Social Support:
Healthy Babies, Healthy Children program 705-743-1003 Ext. 282
Peterborough Child and Family Centre programs 705-748-9144
Peterborough Domestic Abuse Network
Women’s Health Care Centre 705-743-4132
Peterborough Pregnancy Support Services 705-742-4015
School for Young Moms 705-742-4632
Moms Canada (For Single Mothers)
Basic Needs (Food, Housing, Clothing, Employment):
211 Community and Social Services Helpline (24 hrs; 150 languages) 211
Food Banks (Kawartha Food Share) 705-745-5377
Food Programs (YWCA) 705-743-3526
Good Neighbours Care Centre (food, clothing) 705-742-9800
Salvation Army Family Services 705-742-4391
St. Vincent de Paul 705-874-3937
Collective Kitchens & Come Cook With Us 705-743-1000
Community Dental Health Clinic (PPH) 705-748-2230
Housing Access Peterborough 705-742-0439
Housing Resource Centre 705-743-2272
Ontario Aboriginal Housing Resources 1-844-391-106
Showers & Laundry Service (Peterborough 360 Degree Nurse Practitioner-led Clinic) 705-874-3900
Shelters, Transitional Housing, and Drop-In Centres for Women
Crossroads Shelter 1-800-461-7656 OR Text 705-991-0110
Legal Aid 705-743-5430
Peterborough Community Legal Centre 705-749-9355
Ontario Disability Support Program (income/employment assistance for adults) 705-742-9292
Ontario Works 705-748-8830
New Canadians Centre 705-743-0882
Nutrition:
Babies First Prenatal Nutrition Program (Peterborough Child and Family Centres) 705-748-9144
Family Health Team Dietitians 705-740-8020
Private Practice Dietitians (call for a listing) 705-743-1000
Exercise:
Sport & Wellness Centre 705-742-0050
YMCA 705-748-9622
Smoking:
Choose to be…Smoke-Free Support Group 705-743-1000
Smoker’s Helpline 1-877-513-5333
Pregnets www.pregnets.org
Drugs and Alcohol:
Fourcast 705-876-1292
Indigenous Health:
Healthy Babies Healthy Children Programs:
Curve Lake 705-657-2557
Niijkiwendidaa Anishnaabekwewag 705-741-0900
Hiawatha First Nation 705-295-4421
Prenatal Nutrition Programs:
Lovesick Lake 705-652-8787
Nogojiwanong Friendship Centre 705-775-0387
Hiawatha First Nation 705-295-4421
For a list of local services for parents of infants and children see What’s Available for Families