OB/GYN

• Kamloops rally calls for better maternity care amid OB/GYNs mass resignation

  A large rally was held in Kamloops amid growing concerns over the level of maternity care being provided at Royal Inland Hospital following the resignation of all seven OB/GYNs.

  Health

  Oct 28, 2025
  
• 7 OB/GYNs resign from Kamloops hospital due to safety concerns

  Interior Health says other specialists can perform C-sections, so those and other maternity-related surgeries will continue in Kamloops.

  Health

  Oct 15, 2025
  
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• OB/GYN patient complaints up 29% over previous year: Ontario’s patient ombudsman

  OB/GYN complaints in Ontario rose 29%, citing poor communication, lack of trauma-informed care, and neglect, raising concerns about women's healthcare standards.

  Health

  Jun 12, 2025
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• 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
• Southern Albertans concerned about OBGYN access

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

  Health

  Oct 13, 2022
• 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.

  Health

  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
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• 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
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• 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