Article
Northern Ontario’s Obstetrical Services in 2020: A developing rural maternity care desert
Les services obstétriques du nord de l'Ontario en 2020 : Un désert de soins de maternité en développement
Spring 2022
Volume 27 - Issue 2
Eliseo Orrantia, Peter Hutten-Czapski, Mathieu Mercier, Samarth Fageria
Details
ISSN Number: 12037796
Language: English/French
Format: PDF
Pages: 19–26
Content Summary
This article explores the decline of obstetrical services in Northern Ontario, identifying a trend towards a 'maternity care desert'. The study calls for policy interventions and educational reforms to address the growing gap in rural maternity care.
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Women's healthRural medicineNorthern medicineGynecologyMedical education