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Maternity care for rural women: a thing of the past.

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| March 22, 2006 | COPYRIGHT 2006 Canadian Women's Health Network. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

From the Atlantic Centre of Excellence for Women's Health

CANADIAN WOMEN IN RURAL COMMUNITIES ARE FINDING IT HARDER AND HARDER TO GET GOOD MATERNITY CARE--OR ANY MATERNITY CARE AT ALL, ACCORDING TO A NEW STUDY AUTHORED BY JUDE KORNELSEN AND STEFAN GRZYBOWSKI, AND FUNDED BY THE STATUS OF WOMEN CANADA'S POLICY RESEARCH FUND.

Speaking at the ACEWH-sponsored Canadian Association of Midwifery's annual conference in Halifax, Kornelsen says, "Decisions are being made to close rural services in the absence of a strong evidence base. Our research has shown that this has devastating consequences to rural women, their families and communities."

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