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SOGC in the News

July 2008

• July 18, 2008 - Belleville Intelligencer
  Gas and caesarean operations at record high
• July 10, 2008 - The Calgary Herald
  C-sections delayed in baby-booming Calgary
• July 10, 2008 - The Globe and Mail
  National birthing strategy: A role for Ottawa
• July 3, 2008 - The Peterborough Examiner
  Fuel costs, C-sections have something in common
• July 3, 2008 - The Sault Star
  Rate of caesarean births in Sault exceeds national record high

June 2008

• June 30, 2008 - The Gazette
  Unnecessary caesarians add risk and costs
• June 28, 2008 - Medical News Today
  Fast Rising Obesity Rate Is Driving Up The Rate Of Cesarean Sections
  In Canada, Obese Women Facing Greater Risks During Pregnancy
• June 28, 2008 - Medical News Today
  Over One Quarter Of Canadian Births Are Now By Cesarean Section Society Of Obstetricians And Gynaecologists Of Canada
• June 28, 2008 - The Globe and Mail
  Not that old, not that fat
• June 28, 2008 - Medical News Today
  C-Sections Raise Risks For Subsequent Pregnancies Says The
  Society Of Obstetricians And Gynaecologists Of Canada
• June 27, 2008 - Edmonton Journal
  More Letters
• June 27, 2008 - The National Post
  Too many C-sections
• June 27, 2008 - Top News India
  Caesarean Cases Increase In Canada
• June 26, 2008 - The Ottawa Citizen
  MDs urged to cut back on C-sections
• June 26, 2008 - The National Post
  Marni Soupcoff on Canada's rising C‐Section rate: Why not allow private
  insurance for those too posh to push?
• June 26, 2008 - The Windsor Star
  Obesity increasing C-section deliveries in Windsor area
• June 26, 2008 - The Globe and Mail
  Record high cesarean rate worries experts
• June 26, 2008 - Peterborough Examiner
  Too many C-sections: doctors
• June 26, 2008 - The Calgary Herald
  C-section increase alarms doctors
• June 26, 2008 - The Toronto Star
  Doctors seek to reduce growing trend to C-sections
• June 25, 2008 - CTV News
  High caesarean birth rates concern obstetricians
• June 25, 2008 - The National Post
  Demographics push C-sections to alltime high
• June 25, 2008 - City News
  Skyrocketing C-Section Rate Serious Cause For Concern
• June 25, 2008 - CBC News
  More than 1 in 4 deliveries in Canada are C-sections, society says
• June 25, 2008 - Dose.ca
  Canada's C-section rate at record high
• June 25, 2008 - The Canadian Press
  Record high caesarean rate raising concerns among Canada's obstetricians
• June 24, 2008 - Hanna Herald
  New needle for school girls
• June 19, 2008 - The Canadian Press
  Hormone replacement use down in Canadian women
• June 19, 2008 - The Canadian Press
  Hormone replacement use down sharply in Canadian women over 65
• June 17, 2008 - CNW Group
  Health Canada Approves First Low Dose Treatment Option to Help
  Women Better Manage Menopause
  
• June 13, 2008 - The Edmonton Journal
  Alberta to offer HPV shots to girls
• June 11, 2008 - The Daily Gleaner
  Toronto midwife elected president of global body

May 2008

• May 22, 2008 - The Canadian Press
  Women had fewer abortions in 2005; teenagers record biggest decline
• May 22, 2008 - The Globe and Mail
  Abortion rate keeps dropping
• May 20, 2008 - CBC News
  Hormone Replacement Therapy: FAQs
• May 16, 2008 - London Free Press
  UWO doctor urges better IVF funding
• May 16, 2008 - The Associated Press
  Canada eyes OTC sale of Plan B `morningafter' pill
• May 15, 2008 - Marketwire
  Paladin Labs Inc.: Plan B ® Emergency Contraceptive Now Over the Counter in Canada
• May 15, 2008 - Canada East
  Canadian healthcare systems should cover costs of IVF treatment: ethicist
• May 6, 2008 - The Globe and Mail
  National birthing strategy probed
• May 5, 2008 - The Globe and Mail
  Canada's U.S. baby boom
• May 5, 2008 - AHN Media Corp
  Canada Sends Women With Difficult Pregnancies To U.S. For Childbirth

 

Last Updated July 22, 2008