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Caring for Your Urinary Bag at Home - 2 Bag System (Fraser Health) [English] Permalink Public

You have a urinary catheter attached to a urinary bag (drainage bag). This informs you about types of urinary bags, when to change your urinary bag, and care at home. How to change from leg bag to night bag and back, and cleaning the used bag. (English) Colour

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Step by Step Guide through the Kidney Transplant Process [English] Permalink Public

Kidney transplantation is one treatment option for kidney disease. A kidney transplant can offer freedom from dialysis, improved physical and mental health, a better quality of life, and an increased lifespan. (English)

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Finding a Donor [English] Permalink Public

Finding a living donor at an early stage of your kidney disease may allow you to avoid dialysis completely. Without a living donor, you must be on dialysis before you are placed on the transplant wait list. Waiting for a kidney transplant from a deceased donor may take many years. (English)

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Getting Ready for Surgery Checklist (Eagle Ridge Hospital) [English] Permalink Public

This checklist provides information to help you prepare for your surgery. (English) Colour

Treating Low Blood Sugar When Taking Insulin During Pregnancy (Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre, Jim Pattison Outpatient Care and Surgery Centre) [English] Permalink Public

Handout providing information on how to treat low blood sugar when taking insulin during pregnancy. Low blood sugar is when the sugar in your blood is less than 3.8 during your pregnancy and when on insulin. (English) Colour

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Tips To Help You Gain Weight (Fraser Health) [English] Permalink Public

Handout for women needing weight gain during pregnancy. (English) Colour

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Bye Bye Baby Bottle [English] Permalink Under Revision

Parents often struggle to get rid of the baby bottle. Start teaching your child to drink from an open cup at 6 months. This makes the move easier. Stop using all baby bottles by 18 months. (English) Colour

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Create Opportunities for Your Child to Communicate (Fraser Health) [English] Permalink Public

Children are more likely to communicate when there is a reason to communicate. You can create opportunities by using communication temptations. The key is that you should wait for your child to tell you or show you what they want. Then, when you respond, your child will learn that communication works! (English) Colour

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Can I Feed My Baby Milk From Another Person? (Fraser Health) [English] Permalink Public

Your own milk is best for feeding your baby. There are many risks to informal (peer-to-peer) human milk sharing. This factsheet explains the risks. (English) Colour

Vegetarian Nutrition for Youth (Fraser Health) [English] Permalink Public

Being a vegetarian is more complex than just avoiding meat. A healthy vegetarian needs lots of variety from all four food groups in Canada's Food Guide. To get the nutrients you need to be healthy and feel energized, work toward checking of all of the statements indicated on this document. (English) Colour