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Program: Right From the Start

Agency: Island Health


Resource Number: 20788323
Alternate name: Prenatal Registration

 Description
Provides support for pregnant women and new moms, their babies, children and families. Created by women, for women, the program is offered by public health nurses who will work in partnership with patients. Nurses are available by phone or in-person at Island Health public health units across the region. 

Services include prenatal information, postpartum physical and emotional support, breastfeeding support, family and community health referrals, child health clinics and immunizations starting at two months of age, and access to Baby's Best Chance handbook.


Program Phones:
250-728-3312Business Line

Website: www.islandhealth.ca/our-services/pregnancy-birth-services/right-start

Location information
Bamfield Health Centre  
Location: 353 Bamfield Road

Bamfield, BC V0R 1B0 (Map)

Site Phones:
250-728-3312Business Line

Hours of operation
ProgramAtSite Hours:

Open:
Closed:
Mon
09:00
17:00		Tue
09:00
17:00		Wed
09:00
17:00		Thu
09:00
17:00		Fri
09:00
17:00


Mailing Address: PO Box 40, Bamfield, BC V0R 1B0

Program Delivery
Languages: English
Application Process: See website to register online or for a downloadable form.

Forms are also available from family doctors, midwives, or any Island Health Public Health Unit. Completed forms can be faxed, or dropped off at any Island Health Public Health Unit.
Defined coverage area(s), for the Program offered at selected Site:
BC-Alberni-Clayoquot Region-Bamfield


Custom fields
Disabilities Access?Yes
Service Delivery MethodIn Person
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Agency Background

Programs at Island Health
Aboriginal Health
Acquired Brain Injury
Acute Home Treatment Program
Acute Inpatient Services
Adult Abuse and Neglect - Central Island
Adult Abuse and Neglect - North Island
Adult Abuse and Neglect - South Island
Adult Cystic Fibrosis Clinic
Adult Day Services
Adult Short Term Assessment and Treatment
Advance Care Planning
Ambulatory Care
Anticoagulation Management
Anxiety Disorders Clinic
Assertive Community Treatment
Assisted Living
Atrial Fibrillation Clinic
Baby Bed Program
Baby's Best Chance Handbook
Bariatric Surgery Program
BoosterBuddy Mobile App
Breast Cancer and Health Services
Breast Milk Donation Drop-Off
Cardiac Risk Reduction Rehabilitation Program
Cardiovascular Surgery
Child and Youth Mental Health
Child Health Passport
Child, Youth and Family Community Health North Island
Child, Youth and Family Mental Health Resources
Choice in Supports for Independent Living
Chronic Disease Management
Cleft Lip/Palate Clinic
Collaborative Spasticity Program
Communicable Disease Prevention and Control
Community Bathing Program
Community Care Facilities Licensing
Community Dialysis
Community Nutrition
Community Pain Service
Comox Valley Nursing Centre Health Library
Complex Wound and Burn Clinic
Convalescent Care
Cormorant Island Health Centre
Cowichan District Hospital
Dental Program
Developmental Disabilities Mental Health Services
Diabetes Education
Discovery Youth and Family Substance Use Services
Early Intervention Program
Early Intervention Program - Hearing Services
Early Psychosis Intervention
Eating Disorders Program - Adult
Eating Disorders Program - Child and Youth
Eating Disorders Services
Emergency Health Services
Endoscopy
Enterostomal Therapy Services
Environmental Health - Air Quality
Environmental Health - Drinking Water
Environmental Health - Food Safety
Environmental Health - Recreational Water and Beach Reports
Eye Health Services
Foot and Leg Ulcer Clinic
Forensic Nursing Services
Fragile X and Related Conditions
Health Point Care Centre
Health Services for Community Living
Healthy Children
Heart Catheterization Lab
Heart Function Clinic
Heart Health - Labs and Testing
Heart Matters
HerWay Home
Home and Community Care Access - Central Island
Home and Community Care Access - North Island
Home and Community Care Access - South Island
Home Health Monitoring
Home Oxygen Program
Hospice Inpatient Care
Hospice Palliative Care
Integrated Mobile Crisis Response Team
Intensive Care Unit
Intensive Residential Treatment Program
Island Health Youth Clinics
James Bay Urgent and Primary Care Centre
Kidney Care Services
Laboratory Services
Lady Minto/Gulf Islands Hospital
Lifeline Medical Alert System
Long-Term Care
Mammography Services
Maternity Care Services
Medical Genetics Services
Medical Imaging - Angiography
Medical Imaging - Bone Densitometry
Medical Imaging - CT Scan
Medical Imaging - Fluoroscopy
Medical Imaging - Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Medical Imaging - Nuclear Medicine
Medical Imaging - Ultrasound
Medical Imaging - X-Ray Services
Men's Peer Support
Mental Health and Substance Use - Central Intake North Island
Mental Health and Substance Use - Central Intake South Island
Mental Health and Substance Use - Central Island Intake
Mental Health and Substance Use Services
Mental Health Tertiary Care
Mental Wellness Day Program
Multiple Sclerosis Clinic
Nanaimo Regional General Hospital
Nanaimo Urgent and Primary Care Centre
North Island Hospital Campbell River and District
North Island Hospital Comox Valley
North Island Liver and HIV Services
North Quadra Urgent and Primary Care Centre
Nurse Practitioner Primary Care Clinics
Nutrition Services - Inpatient
Nutrition Services - Outpatient
Occupational Therapy Department
On Board Program
Opioid Agonist Treatment
Outpatient Neurological Rehab Program
Outpatient Treatment for Substance Use
Overdose Prevention And Response - Island Health
Overdose Prevention Sites
Pacemaker Clinic
Paediatric Feeding and Swallowing Clinic
Pain Management Services
Partnership Medication Clinic
Patient Care Quality Office
Patient Locating
Pediatric Intensive Care
Pediatric Surgical Daycare
Peritoneal Dialysis - Home Dialysis
Piercy Respite Hotel
Port Hardy Hospital
Port McNeill and District Hospital
Positive Parenting Program
Post-Transplant Clinic
Prevent Alcohol and Risk-Related Trauma in Youth
Prevention Speech
Primary Health Care
Psoriasis Outpatient Clinic
Psychiatric Crisis and Emergency Services
Psychosocial Rehabilitation
Public Health Nursing
Public Health Services
Pulmonary Function Lab
Queen Alexandra for Orthotics, Prosthetics and Seating
Rapid Access Addiction Clinic
Rehabilitation Services - Adult
Rehabilitation Services - Children
Respiratory Education
Respite Care
Royal Jubilee Hospital
Royal Jubilee Prescriptions
Rural Health
Saanich Peninsula Hospital
Safe Needle Disposal
School-Aged Therapy Program
Seniors Outpatient Clinic
Seniors Outreach Team
Seniors' Services
Shapedown BC - Healthy Weights Program
Sleep Lab
Speech Language Pathology
Spiritual Health Services
Substance Use Services
Supported Child Development
Surgical Services
TIA Rapid Access Clinic
Tobacco Control Program
Toddler's First Steps Guide
Tofino General Hospital
Tuberculosis Prevention and Control
Urgent Care Centre
Urgent Short Term Assessment and Treatment
Vancouver Island Children's Assessment Network
Victoria Breast Health Centre
Victoria Eating Disorder Recovery Peer Support Group
Victoria General Hospital
Victoria Integrated Community Outreach Team
Victoria Street Nurse Program
Visual Impairment Clinic
Well Baby Care
West Coast General Hospital
Westshore Urgent and Primary Care Centre
Wicks Road Group Home
Withdrawal Management and Detox Services
Yakimovich Wellness Centre