Congratulations on the upcoming addition to your family!
We care for families during labour, delivery, and after your baby is born. Our approach is family-centred care. This means that you, your baby, and your family are the focus of our care. We care for you together, so that you and your family can form a strong bond with your baby.
Keeping our Patients and Teams Safe
We are asking that all pregnant patients call the Maternal Child Unit at 613-969-7400 extension 2345, OR your midwife, prior to coming to Quinte 7 for any reason. This includes reasons like when you feel you may be in labour, or if you have a concern about your pregnancy. This will allow the health care team to pre-screen you, direct you to the best place for care, and allow the team to be prepared to ensure the safety of everyone involved.
Our Current Visiting Policy
As we balance the need for safety with the important role that care partners play, we continue to have some limitations on care partner and visitor access at this time. Click here for the Maternal Child visiting policy
Care partners and visitors are not permitted to eat in patient rooms.
Please complete this formand bring it to the Patient Registration department (located on Quinte 3 of Belleville General Hospital) about a month prior to your due date. If you don’t have a pre-existing reason to come to Belleville General Hospital about a month before your due date, and you prefer not to make an extra trip to the hospital, please have your obstetrician’s office fax the form on your behalf to Quinte 7.
Quinte Health is dedicated to making our patients feel safe and comfortable during their hospital experience. Throughout your surgical journey, you will be cared for by many members of our team—nurses, doctors, learners, volunteers, and many more—all of whom have an important role in supporting you and your family before, during and after your surgery. As a team, we strive to provide care based on our guiding hospital values: imagine it’s you, value everyone, we all make a difference, and stronger together. We know surgery can be a scary time for you and your family.
This booklet is designed to help answer your surgery-related questions and hopefully help ease some stress during your hospital stay. The booklet has been organized to mirror the surgical experience:
1. How to Prepare for Your Surgery
2. Your Day of Surgery
3. After Your Surgery
4. Pre-Surgery Checklist
Want to know what it’s really like to have a baby at our hospital? Watch the Prenatal Tour. In-person tours are not available at this time.
Please note a few changes since this video was made:
The main entrance has moved to the Charlotte Sills building, therefore the route to Quinte 7 has changed. The map at the main entrance and the arrows on the floor can help you find your way to the Quinte Wing elevators. Take the elevator up to Floor 7.
Between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. all entrances are closed except for the Emergency Department entrance. The map at that entrance and the arrows on the floor can help you find your way to the Quinte Wing elevators. Take the elevator up to Floor 7.
Patient Registration is now located on Quinte 3. Take the Quinte Wing elevator up to Floor 3.
To watch a video on safe sleep practices for your newborn baby, click here.
For information about car seats and installation, click here.
For information on breastfeeding please review “Breastfeeding Matters” an information guide sponsored by the government of Ontario. Also available in French, and other languages.
Every family and birthing experience is unique; however, there are some exceptional circumstances that may benefit from pre-admission planning or additional supports. To assist in these situations, our registered social worker is available to help address your concerns both prior to admission and during your hospital stay.
These circumstances might include:
Perinatal loss/demise;
Planning a public or private adoption;
Birth by surrogacy/gestational carrier;
Issues about safety and/or domestic violence;
Babies at risk of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS);
Known genetic, developmental or medical challenges that are anticipated.
To speak to the perinatal social worker about any of these issues, please call Darlene at 613-969-7400 x 2775.
If you are a parent, or parent-to-be, and you are struggling with psychosocial issues that can impact your family, please explore the following links/resources (by topic):
For support with Pediatric Mental Health Services, click here.
For families in Prince Edward County, you can explore community-specific services through the following:
The Hub is a community family resource centre serving the needs of parents and children in Prince Edward County. They offer a number of prenatal and parenting specific programs, as well as the Ontario Early Years Centre, licensed daycare and home child care services.
Prince Edward Family Health Team offers education and support for expectant and new mothers; including prenatal education, breastfeeding support, reproductive health, child & youth health, referrals and outreach. For direct inquiries, please feel free to contact the team’s Maternal Infant Child Program Nurse, Jennifer Howting, at 613-476-0400 ext. 238 or email jhowting@pefht.com
Hastings & Prince Edward Health Unit offers a variety of support services and has a branch office in Picton. Please call 613-476-7471 to learn about available programs.
