Parents, midwives mourn closure of family birth unit at Montreal's Notre-Dame Hospital

Parents, midwives mourn closure of family birth unit at Montreal's Notre-Dame Hospital

The family birth unit emphasized physiological — or natural — medication-free births and collaborated with midwives, who shared their expertise and knowledge with the unit's nurses. Some say the closure is a missed opportunity for Montreal.

ThePatriotLight - Rural Birth Care ‘Crisis’ Looms Amid Staff Shortages

ThePatriotLight - One rural birthing unit “teeters on the brink” and goes from “one disaster to the next” due to severe staff shortages.Another maternity service in a farming town of 15,000 closed four years after opening its doors, forcing specialists and medical workers out of town.Fly-in-fly-out locum doctors prop up two birthing units in a prosperous agricultural district in northern New South Wales (NSW).Those are some of the stories about …

Rural Birth Care ‘Crisis’ Looms Amid Staff Shortages

One rural birthing unit “teeters on the brink” and goes from “one disaster to the next” due to severe staff shortages. Another maternity service in a farming town of 15,000 closed four years after opening its doors, forcing specialists and medical workers out of town. Fly-in-fly-out locum doctors prop up two birthing units in a prosperous agricultural district in northern New South Wales (NSW). Those are some of the stories about the state of ma…

'Not enough progress' being made to improve regional healthcare, report says

NSW report highlights urgent need for rural health reforms, including maternity, paediatric, and mental health services.

Rural birth care 'crisis' looms amid staff shortages

Women are travelling long distances to give birth, kids are waiting years to see specialists, and mental health...

The birth stations in Hollabrunn, Klosterneuburg (Tulln district) and Melk have to close according to the new health plan. The services are bundled in other hospitals. This is due to the declining birth rates as well as the shortage of skilled workers.