Confusing but helpful â northern Ontario reacts to province s stay-at-home order
Northern health care professionals and business leaders are confused by some of the new COVID restrictions announced by the province, but believe they might help stop the spread of the virus.
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What to expect on your baby s first night
Here s what brand new babies are like, and what they do, in their first 24 hours of life. Photo: iStockphoto
If you’re pregnant, you’ve probably been thinking a lot about your labour and delivery. And you’ve probably read a bunch about surviving the
first few months with your little one. But what about those first 12 to 24 hours after birth? What happens then? (Note: The following applies to babies born with no major health concerns, at the hospital.)
You’ll likely be moved from the delivery room to a room on the maternity ward, where you’ll spend the first day and night of baby’s life.
Is it still safe to swaddle your baby?
Many parents and paediatricians swear by it, yet some maternity-ward nurses tell new moms and dads that it’s too dangerous to try at home. What gives? Photo: Stocksy United
When Melissa Romain had her first baby at a Toronto hospital in 2016, the nurses demonstrated how to swaddle him and encouraged her to continue doing it at home. But by the time she
had her second baby four years later, things had changed. The nurses swaddled her baby the whole time they were on the maternity ward; then, as she was being discharged, they told her she shouldn’t swaddle at home because it was too dangerous. They said this was because the baby was under closer supervision in the hospital, but Romain says there was plenty of time that she and her baby were alone together in her room. “I was confused and a little frustrated,” says Romain. “Nobody explained why swaddling is no longer a best practice. They just said that this is how it is now.”
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The two weeks to flatten the curve became months that have not ended, so is it any surprise that the four-week lockdown for Toronto and Peel has been extended?
Of course not.
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We didn’t have to wait for the case numbers over the past several weeks, plenty of us knew it would never be just a four-week lockdown when it was announced Nov. 20. On Friday afternoon, Premier Doug Ford announced that Toronto and Peel would have their lockdowns extended.
“We’re going to continue on with the lockdowns within those regions and we’ll have additional information on Monday for the balance of the province,” Ford said before an emergency call with hospital executives.
Published Friday, December 18, 2020 7:26AM EST Last Updated Friday, December 18, 2020 5:54PM EST Hamilton has been placed under a lockdown in the province’s tiered framework for COVID-19 restrictions and Premier Doug Ford says that an announcement is coming Monday on additional measures to curb the spread of the virus. Ford made the comment as he delivered prepared remarks prior to an emergency meeting via teleconference with 113 Ontario hospital leaders on Friday afternoon. He said that the lockdown orders in Toronto and Peel that are set to expire next week will also be extended and will now be re-assessed on Jan. 4. “The trends that we are seeing throughout Ontario are very, very concerning and nothing is more important to our government than making sure we protect the health and safety of each and every person,” he said. “We are going to have an emergency meeting over the weekend and we will make a decision (on what is next) on Mon