Victoria Best Babies (VBB) is a Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program
principally funded by the Public Health Agency of Canada and sponsored
by the Fernwood NRG. The Program provides prenatal and postnatal
support to pregnant women facing conditions of risk that live in the
City of Victoria and adjacent municipalities. VBB is a community based
program located in the Fernwood Neighbourhood that links with a number
of other community programs in the Victoria area.
VBB staff consists of a Program Coordinator, Registered Dietician,
Public Health Nurse Liaison and Outreach Workers. The primary goal of
our Program is to assist pregnant women and teens to have healthy birth
outcomes. Access to healthy nutrition and education is essential to
reaching this goal. The Program is committed to supporting pregnant
women/teens to reach their optimum level of health and increase the
health status of new born babies.
The Program provides young women/children & families with
experiential learning opportunities. Topics of discussion surround
prenatal/postnatal education, infant development, struggling with
parenting issues; relationship building geared to healthy outcomes,
risk management, self advocacy skills.
For more information on the program or to register, contact Germaine at 250.381.1552, ext. 12.
