Please ensure Javascript is enabled for purposes of website accessibility Pregnancy Patient Handouts – Help With Drinking

Need immediate support?
Please call 8-1-1 for 24/7 general health information and advice. Indigenous people across Canada can also call the toll-free Hope for Wellness Helpline at 1-855-242-3310.

Pregnancy Patient Handouts

Here you can find handouts to give to your patients and posters for your clinic. Note that these handouts are applicable to those who are consuming alcohol at any amount, and not exclusively for those with AUD.

 

 

Information and support poster series

 

These posters are intended to be printed and posted.  They provide a little bit of education on the harms of alcohol during pregnancy or lactation, along with a supportive, non-judgmental message to promote cutting down or stopping.  There’s also a list of helpful tips on ways to cut down.

 

Download posters: English ↓Arabic ↓Punjabi ↓Chinese (Simplified) ↓Chinese (Traditional) ↓

 

 

 

Understanding How Alcohol Affects Your Milk handout

 

This handout is for individuals who are pregnant or breastfeeding/chestfeeding and drinking occasionally. It explains how alcohol affects the milk supply and the infant and provides some tips to lower the risks to baby. Note that people with active AUD should not breastfeed/chestfeed.

 

 

Download PDF

 

 

Calculator for Alcohol Clearance from Breastmilk / Chestmilk

 

Share this calculator with patients to help them determine how long they should wait after drinking before it’s same for them to breast or chest feed their child.

Alcohol and Milk Calculator

Alcohol and Fertility

 

This handout is for people who are trying to get pregnant. It provides a brief overview of how alcohol impacts fertility and tips.

 

 

Download PDF

 

 

Safer Sleep for Infant

 

This handout is for new parents and caregivers to discourage bed-sharing if the parent has been drinking and to learn more about safer sleep practices.

 

 

Download PDF

 

 

Circle of Support resource

 

This resource is for all the people in a community that care for a pregnant individual and gives practical tips for support that individual to cut down on their alcohol consumption.

 

Download image: English ↓Arabic ↓Punjabi ↓Chinese (Simplified) ↓Chinese (Traditional) ↓

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All of the information here is also available on a webpage that you can share with your patients: Pregnancy Resources