Published on Canadian Women's Health Network (http://www.cwhn.ca)

Home > Discrepancies in Numbers of Caesarean Sections and Hysterectomies in Canada

Discrepancies in Numbers of Caesarean Sections and Hysterectomies in Canada

Tagged :
Print [2]
Text Size: Normal / Medium / Large

A new report from Canadian Institute of Health Information, Health Care in Canada 2010, finds vast discrepancies in the number of caesarean sections and hysterectomies performed in Canada, suggesting some of those procedures are not needed.

Read Health Care in Canada 2010 [3].

Read the article about the report in The Toronto Star [4].

Subscribe / S'abonner aux nouvelles

Email: *
Brigit's Notes / Bloc-notes de Brigit
Event Notices / Avis
Source URL: http://www.cwhn.ca/en/node/42839

Links:
[1] http://www.cwhn.ca/en/taxonomy/term/5666
[2] http://www.cwhn.ca/print/42839
[3] http://www.cihi.ca/CIHI-ext-portal/internet/en/Document/health+system+performance/indicators/performance/RELEASE_16DEC10
[4] http://www.healthzone.ca/health/newsfeatures/article/908547--canadians-unnecessarily-being-put-under-knife-report?bn=1