maternity care

BC doctors meeting the challenges of addiction among new moms

February 13, 2019

We are hearing a great deal about the growing challenge of opioid use and addiction in BC. It’s also a growing problem for new moms and their babies, as physicians in Fraser Northwest discovered.

While doing its research to create Primary Care Networks, the Fraser Northwest Division of...
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opioids, maternity care, substance use

Physicians team up to improve care and access for new mothers

October 12, 2018

The expansion of physician networks is a key part of the work underway to improve the primary care system for patients and providers. In networks, doctors work together to support each other and their patients, and to provide cross-coverage and continuous care.  

One group  of family...
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GPs, maternity, maternity care, patient medical home, clinic

Going “virtual” for the health of mom and baby

January 22, 2015
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maternity, maternity care, shared care committee, rural health

Reconnecting physicians to primary maternity care

October 1, 2014

Today the GPSC relaunched its Maternity Care for BC (MC4BC) program, which promotes, supports, and trains BC family physicians to reconnect with low-risk maternity services through mentorship, hands-on experience, and financial support. MC4BC is designed for family physicians to begin,...
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maternity, gpsc, gp, family doctor, maternity care, MC4BC, primary care