OB/GYN

• Women’s health crisis: Ob-gyn shortage in Lethbridge cause for concern

  Long wait times, rescheduled or cancelled appointments and lots of unanswered questions is what expectant parents are facing right now at Chinook Regional Hospital.

  Health

  Aug 4, 2023
  
• Woodstock, Ont. OB-GYN used improperly sterilized medical equipment, health unit says

  While there is no evidence of disease transmission, patients who received certain medical procedures between Jan. 1, 2020, and Sept. 12, 2022, are being advised to get tested.

  Health

  Oct 25, 2022
  
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• Southern Albertans concerned about OBGYN access

  "(Alberta Health Services) is aware of a recent change to the number of obstetricians in the Lethbridge region."

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  Oct 13, 2022
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• Fort Saskatchewan obstetrics unit closing temporarily due to staffing shortage

  Pregnant patients who planned on delivering at the hospital will need to adjust their birth plans to instead deliver at the Sturgeon Community Hospital, according to AHS.

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  Aug 5, 2022
• Alberta obstetricians worried about babies being born to unconscious unvaccinated moms

  Compared to the first wave of COVID-19, the number of pregnant women with the virus in Alberta's ICUs has quadrupled. Physicians are desperate and are sharing vaccine information.

  Canada

  Oct 8, 2021
• Alberta doctor says AHS cancelling fertility services is a ‘tragedy of all tragedies’

  Dr. Tarek Motan, an Edmonton reproductive endocrinologist, said the cancellation of in vitro and insemination services at northern Alberta's only public clinic shows the province does not understand how desperate Albertans are to have children.

  Health

  Nov 6, 2017
• Are prenatal vitamins safe for women who aren’t pregnant?

  They're renowned for strengthening hair and nails, but if you're not pregnant or trying to conceive, prenatal vitamins could cause complications.

  Health

  Feb 8, 2017
• Sex is painful for 1 in 10 women: Study

  Sex is so painful for some women that they'll forego sex altogether, researchers find.

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  Jan 26, 2017
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• MUHC being sued by obstetricians and gynecologists for quotas limiting deliveries

  A group of obstetricians and gynecologists who work at the Royal Victoria Hospital is suing the McGill University Health Centre for setting what they claim are discriminatory quotas.

  Health

  Oct 24, 2016