REGIONAL PERINATAL OUTREACH PROGRAM

This program was designed to provide the Perinatal Departments in Southwestern Ontario with continuing medical and nursing education.

Specific objectives, achieved through promoting evidence-based practice, are:

• To help ensure women and their babies receive optimal care throughout the reproductive period.
• To promote an equally-high standard of care throughout the region.
• To reduce maternal and perinatal mortality and morbidity.
• To reduce the incidence of low birth weight.
• To promote optimal and equitable use of perinatal services.
• To minimize the need for inter-hospital transfer of sick patients.
• To foster improved communication between community hospitals and the tertiary centre.

• LFP Two Perinatal Nurses in Halifax to study program - article
  
• CMAJ Feb 1991 Vol 144 no 3 is perinatal care in sw ontario regionalized - article
  
• Dimensions Apr 1985 Perinatal Outreach the sw Ontario experience - article Haun and Chance
  
• Dimensions May 1985 Continuing Ed for Nurses - article Haun and Chance
  
• Canadian Nurse Oct 1984 Nursing Care during Labour - article
  

• Telephone: (519) 646-6100 ext. 65859
• Fax: (519) 646-6172
• Writing to us at:
  Regional Perinatal Outreach Program
  St. Joseph's Health Care London
  P.O. Box 5777
  London, Ontario
  Canada
  N6A 4L6
  perinout@sjhc.london.on.ca