Oxytocin

• Supreme Court allows lawsuit in labour-inducing drug case at New Brunswick hospital

  The Supreme Court of Canada is allowing a class-action lawsuit against New Brunswick’s largest health authority and an obstetrics nurse to proceed.

  Health

  Jul 24, 2025
  
• Doctors at Moncton Hospital did detective work to investigate induced labour case

  A court document reveals the detective work officials did to try to determine why the hospital was seeing a high rate of emergency caesarean sections between 2017 and 2019.

  Canada

  Jul 6, 2022
  
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• Moncton mother upset charges not laid against nurse accused of administering oxytocin

  A Moncton mother who believes she was given a labour-inducing drug without permission says she was floored to learn the nurse involved would not be facing charges.

  Health

  Jul 8, 2020
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• No charges against Moncton Hospital nurse accused of administering labour-inducing drug

  During a phone call Tuesday, Codiac Regional RCMP Sgt. Mathieu Roy said the case was forwarded to the Crown prosecutor’s office following a thorough investigation.

  Health

  Jul 7, 2020
• Lawyer says hundreds concerned by N.B. class-action involving induced labour

  The RCMP said in November that one person was arrested and questioned about the case and is to appear in court in May.

  Health

  Jan 29, 2020
• Lawsuit involving alleged misuse of labour-inducing drug at Moncton Hospital in court

  The representative plaintiff, Jayde Scott, launched the lawsuit in April against the Horizon Health Network and Nicole Ruest, a former nurse at the Moncton Hospital.

  Crime

  Jan 28, 2020
• Arrest made in connection with labour-inducing drug case at Moncton Hospital

  The identity of the person who was arrested has not been released.

  Canada

  Nov 27, 2019
• Nurse denies allegations in labour-inducing drug case at N.B hospital

  The nurse, identified as Nicole Ruest, worked at the Horizon Health Network in Moncton, which has also denied all allegations of negligence.

  Canada

  Jun 4, 2019
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• Women launch lawsuit in labour-inducing drug case at Moncton hospital

  The lawsuit alleges that the Moncton Hospital either knew or should have known the registered nurse allegedly added the drug to IV saline bags hooked up to pregnant women and could have done more to prevent it.

  Canada

  Apr 11, 2019
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• Father concerned fired Moncton Hospital nurse could have impacted daughter’s birth

  "What we know now leads me and my colleagues to believe that there are grounds for litigation," a Halifax-based lawyer told Global News.

  Health

  Apr 8, 2019