Parents across Manitoba can access current, evidence-based information on pregnancy and child development through the newly developed Parenting in Manitoba website, Health, Seniors and Long-Term Care Minister Uzoma Asagwara and Families Minister Nahanni Fontaine announced.
“Pregnancy and parenting open the door to a new world of responsibility and learning that can feel deeply rewarding and understandably overwhelming,” said Asagwara. “The Parenting in Manitoba website offers clear, trustworthy information to help new and expectant parents support their child’s healthy development, from pregnancy through the first five years of life. It builds on our government’s continued investment in early childhood health, including the Manitoba Prenatal Benefit, which has already supported more than 1,200 Manitobans this year.”
The new website features over 120 articles on topics like safe swaddling techniques, tips for starting solid foods and how to tell the difference between a sore throat or strep. The site responds to recommendations made in the Manitoba Advocate for Children and Youth’s (MACY) Shifting the Lens report, which addresses sleep-related infant deaths and aligns with Manitoba’s Renewed Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Strategy and Healthy Child Initiatives, added Fontaine.

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