“Disability is so unique from one person to the next in terms of how it impacts them outside of pregnancy and well as pregnancy.”

Dr. Anne Berndl (MD MSc FRCSC) is the director of the Accessible Care Pregnancy Clinic at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine. The clinic provides holistic, individualized obstetrical care to patients living with physical disabilities.

Care options are individualized to each patient and their family, with the goal of providing seamless and holistic care throughout planning, pregnancy, labour and the postpartum period.

The Accessible Care Pregnancy Clinic opened in March 2017 and is the first of its kind in North America. It strives to improve obstetrical care for pregnant people living with physical disabilities.

*This episode was recorded in 2024.

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“Every pregnancy is different. There is something of a risk at every step of the way in every pregnancy.”

While there is no ‘perfect’ prenatal scenario, Dr. Dini Hui ensures an optimal outcome for her patients.

As a maternal fetal medicine specialist at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, she cares for and advises those who have a ‘high risk’ or complicated pregnancy through consultation, frequent visits and specialized testing.

*This episode was recorded in 2024.

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“This experience of loss really changes who you are in the world — and changes you for the rest of your life.”

Michelle La Fontaine is the manager of the Pregnancy & Infant Loss Network (PAIL) at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. As a bereaved mom herself, she guides grieving families with a full heart, connecting them with programs and resources.

PAIL joined Sunnybrook in 2017 and aims to bring awareness to this uncomfortable topic while providing grief literacy and support to the wider community.

*This episode was recorded in 2024.

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