HealthlinkBC
Dietitian Services at HealthLink BC: Dial 811
Pregnancy and Nutrition: Learn about the importance of Folic Acid and
Folate http://www.healthlinkbc.ca/healthfiles/hfile38c.stm
Food Safety During Pregnancy http://www.healthlinkbc.ca/healthyeating/
food-safety-pregnancy.html
Health and Nutrition during pregnancy: http://www.healthlinkbc.ca/healthtopics/content.asp?
hwid=hw197814#aa88982
Gestational Diabetes: http://www.healthlinkbc.ca/healthtopics/content.asp?hwid=hw197466
Health Canada: 1 (866) 225-0709
Prenatal nutrition information and additional recommended resources from Health Canada -
https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/food-nutrition/
healthy-eating/prenatal-nutrition.html
Pregnancy Weight gain calculator -
Learn about healthy weight gain to promote a healthy
pregnancy: https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/
services/food-nutrition/healthy-eating/prenatal-nutrition/
healthy-weight-gain-pregnancy.html
Weight Gain Calculator: https://www.canada.ca/en/health Photo credit: Thomas van Ardenne via Visual Hunt / CC BY
-canada/services/food-nutrition/healthy-eating/prenatal-
nutrition/pregnancy-weight-gain-calculator.html
My Food Guide Serving Tracker for pregnant women aged 19-50 years - https://www.canada.ca/
en/health-canada/services/food-nutrition/canada-food-guide/food-guide-servings-tracker/pregnant-
female-aged-19-50.html
Society of Obstetricians and Gynecolgists of Canada (SOGC)
Healthy eating, exercise and weight gain - 1 (800) 561-2416 https://sogc.org/
publications-resources/public-information-pamphlets.html?id=9
Safe food handling for pregnant women:
http://healthycanadians.gc.ca/eating-nutrition/healthy-eating-saine-alimentation/safety-salubrite/
vulnerable-populations/pregnant-enceintes-eng.php
Healthy eating and vitamin supplements in pregnancy: https://www.rcog.org.uk/
globalassets/documents/patients/patient-information-leaflets/pregnancy/pi-healthy-eating-and-
vitamin-supplements-in-pregnancy.pdf
Why your weight matters in pregnancy: https://www.rcog.org.uk/globalassets/documents/
patients/patient-information-leaflets/pregnancy/pi-why-your-weight-matters-during-pregnancy-
and-after-birth.pdf
Diabetes in Pregnancy: Information, FAQs, diet advice and more www.diabetes-pregnancy.ca
Canadian Diabetic Association: Learn more about managing and living with gestational
diabetes. http://www.diabetes.ca/diabetes-and-you/living-with-gestational-diabetes
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