Pregnant? ...Worried?

We'll Help!

Vivere - (24/7)	1.866.445.9695 Canadian newborn adoption support
St. Mary's Home	613.749.2491 780 l'Eglise Street Vanier
Miriam Centre	613.830-8623 2742 St. Joseph Blvd. Suite 030 Orleans
Birthright	613.231.5683 200 Isabella St. Suite 302 Ottawa
First Place Pregnancy Centre	613.228.7475 889 Bank St. Suite 201 Ottawa
HELPLINE (24 hour hotline)	1.800.665.0570

What we can do for you

now...

Free pregnancy test.
Offer counseling and alternatives to abortion.
Counseling as needed with parents, boyfriend or husband.
Introduce you to a doctor for good medical care.
Show you how you can continue with your school or job.
Arrange for live-in accomodations.
Help arrange financial assistance.
Make available to you information on community ressources.
Arrange for legal aid if needed.
Help and guidance in all related areas.

... and later on

Ongoing personal counseling.
Fostering healthy relationships.
Foster home care (short and long term) for your baby, if needed.
Both prenatal and postnatal guidance.
Furnish maternity clothes and baby things.
Referral for adoption information, if desired.
Offer furnishings to set up house-keeping.
Planning for the mother's and baby's future.
Other assistance depending on your particular circumstances and needs.

All services offered with strict confidentiality.
No judgement made. - No strings attached.
Our help is free.

Reach out for life

You and your unborn baby are important and valuable human beings with basic rights and individual needs. We care about you. We know you are facing perhaps the greatest personal crisis of your life. You don't have to face it alone.

POSSIBLE PHYSICAL COMPLICATIONS FROM ABORTION

perforation of the uterus or cervix
hemorrhage
infection
retained placenta or fetal parts
inability to become pregnant after termination of pregnancy
inability to have monthly menstrual cycle after the abortion

POSSIBLE POST ABORTION COMPLICATIONS

Guilt
Anxiety
Depression and thoughts of suicide
Anniversary syndrome
Re-experiencing the abortion
Preoccupation with becoming pregnant again
Anxiety over fertility and childbearing issues
Interruption of bonding process with own children
Survival guilt
Development of eating disorders
Alcohol and drug abuse

For more info regarding the risks, see : http://www.abortinfo.org/