The High Risk Clinic strives to provide families with comprehensive assessment and referral to appropriate specialists in their own community.
Our clinic works collaboratively with many specialists to provide best practice care for you and your family. Our goal is to provide concurrent care by providing ultrasounds and inter-professional care at our site.
At the High Risk Clinic, our nurse practitioner provides:
- Collaborative care with our Obstetricians and Maternal Fetal medicine specialists,
- Ongoing pregnancy related care
- A comprehensive care plan which will be shared with your care provider
Who We Help
We help pregnant women with medical conditions in pregnancy.
If you are less than 20 weeks pregnant and are experiencing an emergency, please go to your nearest hospital.
If you are more than 20 weeks pregnant and are worried about any of the following, please go directly to the Labour Assessment Unit at the Credit Valley Hospital:
- Contractions that are strong and occur frequently
- Your water breaking (Ruptured membranes)
- Bleeding from your vagina
- Sudden/constant pain
- the baby is not moving as often as you are used to
- any changes in your condition
Location
Credit Valley Hospital
The High Risk Clinic is located on the 1st floor of Valley House.
Valley House is located directly across from the main entrance to the Credit Valley Hospital.
Hours
Monday to Friday 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
Patients of our High Risk Clinic are welcome to call our nurses Monday-Friday from 8am – 3:30pm. Please leave a message if we are busy or we are taking another call. Calls will be returned within 24 hours.
Contact Information
Telephone: 905 813-3552
Fax: 905 813-3570
Referrals
Patients are accepted by care provider referral. All referrals are triaged by our Nurse Practitioner. She is available to answer any referral questions.
