This clinical rotation provides the pharmacy resident with comprehensive training and hands-on experience in perinatal care and neonatal pharmacotherapy, with a strong focus on caring for critically ill newborns and high-risk obstetrical patients. The rotation is based across multiple care areas, including the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), high-risk antepartum unit (AP), labour and delivery unit (LDR), and the post-partum unit (Mom and Babe). The NICU has 22 beds, the high-risk antepartum unit has 8 beds, LDR includes 2 operational rooms, 8 delivery rooms, and 2 post-anaesthetic recovery rooms, and Mom and Babe has 28 beds. Rotation time is flexibly structured to align with the resident’s learning goals and interests.

The resident will work as part of a highly collaborative interprofessional perinatal team, which includes neonatologists, pediatricians, obstetricians, family physicians with obstetrical privileges, midwives, registered nurses, respiratory therapists, dietitians, social workers, public health nurses, and a clinical pharmacy specialist. This environment offers rich opportunities for interdisciplinary learning, teaching, and professional growth, alongside other learners regularly present on the units.

The majority of the rotation is dedicated to direct patient care, including active participation in patient care rounds and development of individualized pharmacotherapy plans. Additional time is allocated to completing projects, delivering presentations, and engaging in therapeutic discussions to deepen clinical knowledge. The resident will receive frequent, constructive feedback throughout the rotation, with formal evaluations conducted at the midpoint and end.