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Basaveshwar Hospital launches free institutional delivery scheme called Matru Sanjeevini

To commemorate the 101st birth anniversary of Mahadevappa Rampure, founder president of Hyderabad Karnataka Education Society (HKES), the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Basaveshwar Teaching and General Hospital (BTGH) run by HKES in Kalaburagi, has launched a new scheme called Matru Sajeevini providing free institutional delivery.

The Hindu · Jun 1, 2023

Dramas 'This is Going to Hurt', 'The Responder' Lead BAFTA TV Nominations

Medical comedy-drama "This is Going to Hurt" and police series "The Responder" led nominations for Britain's BAFTA Television Awards on Wednesday, receiving six nods each, while live coverage of Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee and her state funeral were also recognized. Based on former doctor Adam Kay's memoir and set on…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 22, 2023

OB-GYN workforce shortages could worsen maternal health crisis

WASHINGTON — A patchwork of state laws in the aftermath of a Supreme Court decision overturning the right to an abortion, combined with pandemic-related burnout and low reimbursement rates, could exacerbate an already looming national shortage of obstetrician-gynecologists, experts say.

Tribune News Service · Mar 16, 2023

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OB-GYN workforce shortages could worsen maternal health crisis - Roll Call

Experts worry that a shortage of OBGYNs will exacerbate an increase in problems related to maternal and prenatal health.

Roll Call · Mar 16, 2023

Obstetrics, anaesthetics jobs sit vacant as regional Queensland grapples with worsening maternity crisis

Prominent Queensland obstetrician Gino Pecoraro has called for Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk to attend a maternity forum next week to show she’s interested in solutions.

ABC News · Feb 20, 2023

One in three women with female health conditions forced to wait three years for diagnosis

Exclusive: ‘The women I see have been waiting for a long time. They are clearly suffering physically and mentally. It is impacting their work life, their family life,’ consultant in obstetrics and gynaecology says

The Independent UK · Feb 14, 2023

NUH speaks of 'deepest regret' as it admits failing to provide safe care to baby Wynter Andrews

It's the first time Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust has been taken to court

Nottingham Post · Jan 25, 2023

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Gladstone Hospital's maternity unit to provide 24/7 emergency obstetrics cover for first time in six months

Gladstone Hospital will offer 24/7 emergency caesareans as it was revealed Queensland Health has a 15 per cent vacancy rate for doctors in the state's rural and remote regions.

ABC News · Jan 19, 2023

After a hospital stopped delivering babies, Deep East Texas faces a growing maternity care crisis

Women in Deep East Texas drive over an hour to give birth after the last obstetrics unit in the area closed in 2019. But if closing the unit was hard, reopening it is proving nearly impossible.

The Texas Tribune · Jan 5, 2023

Further calls for Trust board to resign over SWAH controversy

Anger and confusion are continuing to build over the handling of the withdrawal of emergency surgical services

Belfast Live · Dec 8, 2022

Qld government sacks Mackay Hospital board

The Queensland government has sacked the board of Mackay Hospital after multiple women complained about its gynaecology and obstetrics department.

AAP · Nov 21, 2022

Private equity in the maternity ward

Hospitals are partnering with private equity to open "obstetrics emergency departments" — with big medical bills

Salon · Nov 15, 2022

Abortion access looms over medical residency applications

Students in obstetrics-gynecology and family medicine are facing tough choices about where to advance their training in a landscape where legal access to abortion varies from state to state

The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2022

Mackay Base Hospital obstetrics unit victims meet Yvette D'Ath

A dozen women who fell victim to lifelong injuries and trauma at the Mackay Base Hospital have been left with more questions after a visit from the health minister.

ABC News · Oct 18, 2022

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Tribune News Service · Oct 14, 2022

Baby, that bill is high: Private equity ‘gambit’ squeezes excessive ER charges from routine births

Elizabeth Huffner thinks it is obvious: A full-term, healthy pregnancy results in a birth.

ABC News · Sep 30, 2022

Provision of maternity services to be hit across Australia after damning Mackay Base Hospital report findings

A damning report into the Mackay Base Hospital's obstetrics and gynaecology unit is expected to create shock waves for maternity services across Australia.

AAP · Sep 30, 2022

Vic doctor's critical obstetrics failure

A consultant medical services director could be reprimanded for her governance failures at Djerriwarrh Health Service, where a cluster of babies died.

ABC News · Sep 30, 2022

Mackay Base Hospital obstetrics and gynaecology services report finds 'inadequate care' contributed to death of babies, women harmed

An independent review into Mackay Base Hospital's obstetric and gynaecological services has found "many examples of care" that fell below an acceptable standard, including cases of women who had "sustained lifelong physical and mental harm".

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Tribune News Service · Aug 11, 2022

Medical schools, students review training amid abortion bans

Ghazaleh Moayedi credits many of her strengths as a Texas-based obstetrician-gynecologist to training related to abortion. Outpatient abortion training builds bedside manner and teaches practical technical skills outside of a hospital, she says.

Roll Call · Aug 10, 2022

Medical schools, students review training amid abortion bans - Roll Call

The Supreme Court's Dobbs decision on abortion has medical schools and students reviewing training amid worry about lost skills.

Salon · Aug 7, 2022

Who's going to teach abortion now?

The dismantling of reproductive rights starts with OB-GYNs, many of whom aren't trained to terminate pregnancies

The Conversation · Aug 3, 2022

How do epidurals work? And why is there a global shortage of them?

More than 40% of people in Australia who access pain relief during labour use epidurals. That amounts to around 92,000 epidurals a year. They’re also used for pain relief outside obstetrics.

The Times of India · Jul 19, 2022

Delhi: 21-year-old delivers baby in open at Safdarjung hospital

NEW DELHI: The Union health ministry de-rostered five doctors of Safdarjung Hospital’s obstetrics and gynaecology division on Tuesday following reports of a 21-year-old woman delivering outside the gynaecology room because she wasn’t hospitalised in time.

ABC News · Jul 18, 2022

Gladstone Hospital maternity unit on bypass with women forced to go to Rockhampton to give birth

A representative body for obstetricians says it predicted the situation several years ago when the former Mater Hospital was bought by the state government and incorporated into the public facility.

ABC News · Jul 1, 2022

Mackay Base Hospital's former director of obstetrics and gynaecology George Campbell Du Toit banned from practising surgery

Queensland's Health Ombudsman bans former director of obstetrics and gynaecology at Mackay Base Hospital from practising surgery after complaints from women who claimed to have had complications.

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