- Fax your completed pre-registration package to Patient Registration at 416-469-7997. Your care provider should have provided you with the pre-registration package.
- Make sure you have a primary care provider (family doctor or paediatrician) for your baby.
- Pack your hospital bag.
- Know the signs of labour and when to call for help.
- Ensure you have an updated car seat for baby installed properly in your vehicle.
- Take a prenatal class.
Getting to the family birthing centre
Expectant parents should come directly to the Family Birthing Centre on J7 when in labour or with any urgent concerns after 20 weeks gestation.
Parents with labour symptoms or urgent concerns before 20 weeks gestation should go to their nearest hospital emergency department.
Most entrances at MGH are locked from the evenings until 6 a.m. During these times, you can enter the hospital through the Stavro Emergency Department (ED) only. The entrance to our ED is located off of Mortimer Avenue under the Emergency sign. See the emergency entrance on our hospital campus map.
We encourage you to plan ahead by viewing our hospital parking and food and retail services.
Other helpful resources
- Education Module to Prevent Perineal Tears: Enhancing Birth Safety and Comfort at MGH
- Fall Prevention Brochure
- Healthy Pregnancy (Toronto Public Health)
- The Midwives' Clinic of East York-Don Mills
- MATCH (Midwifery and Toronto Community Health) Program at South Riverdale Community Health Centre
- Health cards, eligibility and coverage (ServiceOntario)
- Pregnancy and Infant Loss (PAIL) Network (Sunnybrook)
- Information for parents about breastfeeding (Le Leche League Canada)
- Step-by-step guide to pregnancy (Omama)