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Les obstétriciens et les gynécologues visent l’élimination des soins inutiles susceptibles de nuire aux patientes et d’imposer des coûts au système de santé

Par George D. Carson et Wendy Levinson Comments Off on Les obstétriciens et les gynécologues visent l’élimination des soins inutiles susceptibles de nuire aux patientes et d’imposer des coûts au système de santé , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Une version de ce commentaire est parue dans Le Soleil Voici un des faits sans doute des plus surprenants : l’accouchement est la principale cause d’hospitalisation chez les Canadiennes année après année. Plus de 350 000 bébés sont nés dans les hôpitaux canadiens l’an dernier, et l’intervention chirurgicale la plus fréquente dans les hôpitaux est l’accouchement par césarienne : on en […]

Obstetricians and gynecologists target reductions in unnecessary care that may harm patients and cost the health system

By George D. Carson and Wendy Levinson Comments Off on Obstetricians and gynecologists target reductions in unnecessary care that may harm patients and cost the health system , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

A version of this commentary appeared in the Toronto Star, Canadian Healthcare Network and the Winnipeg Free Press Here is, perhaps, a surprising fact: Birth is the most common reason that Canadian women are hospitalized each year. There were over 350,000 babies born in hospitals across the country last year. And the most common in-hospital […]

Defusing the ticking time bomb that can be postpartum depression

By Nicole Letourneau and Cindy Lee Dennis Comments Off on Defusing the ticking time bomb that can be postpartum depression , , , , , , , , , , ,

Recently a distraught young mother from British Columbia took her own life while in the grip of postpartum depression, leaving behind a grieving husband and infant son. She was a Registered Nurse and had been seeking treatment for depression and anxiety. Tragically, the health care system she worked for was unable to help her.