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Defenses to a Claim of a Breach of the Standard of Care

By Andrea Donaldson | Thursday, March 4, 2021

This is the fourth article in our 8 part series on medical malpractice litigation. Even if a plaintiff has obtained some expert evidence critical of the defendant’s care, this will not necessarily lead to a finding of fault. In this article, Andrea Donaldson reviews a number of common defenses to a claim of that the

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Racism, Maternal Deaths and Healthcare Inequality

By Letty Condon | Thursday, September 3, 2020

More than 2 months have passed since the death of George Floyd.  During this time, there have been efforts on an international scale to acknowledge racial injustice and reform systems which allow or encourage racism to persist.  In healthcare, data from the CDC has revealed the startling differences between the risk of dying in pregnancy

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Helping hands: how medical treatment and care is improving the long-term health of premature babies

By Letty Condon | Thursday, August 20, 2020

Preterm, or premature birth, where a baby is born before 37 weeks of pregnancy, affects around 8% of pregnancies in Canada.  There are health problems which may affect premature babies soon after birth, as they go through childhood and also as adults.  There has been significant work to help babies who are born early and

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New Research on COVID-19 and Pregnancy

By Letty Condon | Wednesday, May 20, 2020

With the current global COVID-19 pandemic, pregnant women may be concerned over how the infection may affect them, their pregnancy and their baby at birth and beyond. New research from New York has looked at the impact that COVID-19 can have on pregnant women and reassuringly has shown no cases where the infection was passed

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Do you have a right to choose caesarean section?

By Lindsay McGivern | Tuesday, January 8, 2019

One of the basic principles underlying all medical care is a patient’s right to make informed decisions about their medical treatment. Health care providers have an obligation to discuss with you the risks and benefits of any treatment being proposed. They must also let you know about viable alternatives to that treatment, and the risks

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