Michelle Schwarz is a Public Health Nurse at the Halton Region Health Department.  With the assistance of content experts, Michelle researched and wrote the following Best Start Resource Centre resources:

• The service provider manual "Reflecting on the Trend: Pregnancy After Age 35"
• The patient booklet “Waiting for Baby: Pregnancy after Age 35”

Michelle provides training for service providers on considerations and care for advanced maternal age. She has many years of Public Health experience in the areas of baby, child and parent health.  In addition she has worked with the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board and the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care.  Michelle has a BScN from McMaster University and a Master of Public Administration, Health Policy Specialization from Queens University.

Michelle can be reached at: michelle.schwarz@halton

Wendy Burgoyne is a Health Promotion Consultant for the Best Start Resource Centre, a provincial resource centre funded by the Ministry of Children and Youth Services to improve preconception, prenatal and child health by providing training, consultation and resources to Ontario service providers. She has worked extensively on teen pregnancy, reproductive health risks in the workplace, health before pregnancy and the effects of tobacco smoke and alcohol during pregnancy. Wendy assists communities across the province by providing workshops, consultations and designing new provincial resources.

Wendy can be reached at: w.burgoyne@healthnexus.ca