Maternity
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Pandemic baby bump in the OkanaganAccording to Interior Health, last year there were 6,136 newborns in its hospitals, a nine per cent increase of 489 births from 2020.HealthMar 22, 2022
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Peace Arch Hospital maternity ward to shutter indefinitely due to pediatrician shortageEffective Jan. 28, Fraser Health is asking people who had planned to give birth in the hospital to divert to Langley Memorial Hospital for their deliveries.HealthJan 14, 2022
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Alberta now says COVID-19 positive support people not allowed in maternity wardsAlberta Health has terminated a health order allowing COVID-19 positive support persons in maternity wards.HealthNov 10, 2021
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Support people with COVID-19 allowed to accompany patients giving birth at Alberta hospitalsPeople who test positive for COVID-19 are allowed to be with the maternity patient during their hospital stay as an essential or designated support person, AHS said.HealthOct 10, 2021
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Pregnant patients to be diverted from Peace Arch Hospital due to ‘gap’ in pediatrician coverageThe health authority said anyone giving birth between July 8 and July 19 with birth plans for the hospital should go instead to Langley Memorial Hospital.HealthJul 2, 2021
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‘Complicated pregnancy scenarios’ a reality at Toronto’s Sinai Health amid COVID-19 3rd wave"We have definitely seen some of the most complicated pregnancy scenarios I think, that we would have faced in our careers during this third wave in particular."HealthMay 7, 2021
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Pregnant Indigenous woman turned away from Kitimat hospital before stillbirth, family claimsThe family said the woman went to Kitimat General Hospital with steady contractions, but was instead re-directed to a hospital in Terrace about an hour away.HealthJan 29, 2021
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Childcare, second wave of pandemic key concerns among moms returning to work after maternity leaveLondon, Ont., area mothers at the end of their maternity leave say the struggle to find childcare options and the fear of a second wave of the virus are major concerns.HealthMay 26, 2020
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B.C. maternity nurse works last shift after 44 years on the job: ‘I’ve had a great run’Shelly Ehbrecht spent the last day of 2019 reflecting on her more than four decades on the job.Jan 1, 2020
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‘I’m scared’: Expectant mother worries about Campbellton hospital birth delivery servicesAn expectant mother in Campbellton says she’s concerned she’ll be forced to drive an hour away to give birth. “You’re supposed to be excited and looking forward to this day,” Katherine Boutin says, as she prepares to possibly travel when she goes into labour. “Now … I’m scared for it to happen because I don’t...HealthDec 19, 2019
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