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Increase in gestational diabetes rates linked largely to screening

Gestational diabetes has been reported to be on the rise, but a new study from British Columbia found that changes in screening practices explain much of the increase. The study is published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). In Canada, the rate of gestational diabetes...
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Obstetric trauma rates for forceps deliveries have increased in Canada

Trauma to both mother and baby during vaginal deliveries, especially forceps deliveries, has increased in Canada in recent years, according to a large study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal)  Operative vaginal deliveries – using forceps or vacuum – have declined over the past...

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MEDICAL SPECIALTIES

First in-utero surgery in Canada for the treatment of spina bifida a success

In a Canadian first, a team from Mount Sinai Hospital and The Hospital for...
MEDICAL SPECIALTIES

A safe solution for skin-to-skin

By Hayley Mullins In 2012, I was practicing skin-to-skin (STS) with my two week old...
MEDICAL SPECIALTIES

Doctors without borders: Global health

By Dr. Karthika Devarajan I have always been interested in Global Health, but medical training...
MEDICAL SPECIALTIES

Leading the advancement of perinatal bereavement care in Canada

When a pregnancy ends in loss or a baby dies early in life, parents...
Health Care Policy

Hospitals successfully integrate midwives

The Association of Ontario Midwives (AOM) recently recognized two health care organizations for successfully...
Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Families rock out in support of high-risk births

Mount Sinai Hospital is launching a new fundraising walk this fall that will be...
Education and Professional Development

Multidisciplinary collaboration leads to maternity service expansion

Good interprofessional relationships and collaboration have been present since midwifery care was introduced in...
Health Care Policy

Labour and birth information from BC hospitals made available to public

Labour and birth information for each hospital in British Columbia is now available to...
Health Care Policy

Canada’s first Obstetrical Triage Acuity Scale

London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) has developed a new tool to improve patient care...

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Optimizing opioid prescriptions after the ED to reduce opioid overdoses, misuse

New research aims to help reduce the quantity of unused prescription opioids after emergency...
Longterm Care

Collaborating virtually to improve long-term care

Team-building and face-to-face meetings were limited during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the long-term care...
Public Health

Physician Assistants: A solution to Ontario’s primary care crisis

Primary care providers are the backbone of our healthcare system. For patients seeking medical...
Pediatrics

Many health-care providers are ill-equipped to recognize pain in abused children

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