The number of rural hospitals offering maternity care in British Columbia has significantly
declined since 2000, mirroring trends of closures and service reductions across Canada. The …

The ethical principle of autonomy gives women a funda mental right to security of person.
The principles of benefi cence and nonmaleficence are caregivers’ duties to “do what is best,” …

In 2001 the term breech trial led the American and Royal Colleges of Obstetricians and
Gynecologists (ACOG and RCOG) to issue black‐and‐white “cookbook” guidelines condemning …

Importance There are limited high-quality, population-level data about the effect of SARS-CoV-2
infection on pregnancy using contemporaneous comparator cohorts. Objectives To …

Bella Bella/Waglisla is a small community of 1,250 First Nations residents on British Columbia’s
Central Coast that has enjoyed a long history of birth within the community. This ended …

As randomised trials continue to ascend in the evolution of evidence based medicine, we
must recognise and respect their limitations when examining complex phenomena in …

Objectives: To review the physiology of breech birth; to discern the risks and benefits of a
trial of labour versus planned Caesarean section; and to recommend to obstetricians, family …

Objectives To review the physiology of breech birth; to discern the risks and benefits of a
trial of labour versus planned Caesarean section; and to recommend to obstetricians, family …

Objectives To discern the risks and benefits of planned vaginal breech birth versus planned
Caesarean section and to recommend selection criteria, intrapartum management …

OBJECTIVE: Randomized controlled trials suggest epidural analgesia (EA) does not increase
the frequency of cesarean births compared with opioid analgesia. We analyzed trials …