Canada ranks among worst for maternal care

Canada has the fewest maternal care providers among 11 comparable countries, while maternal deaths and wait times for women's healthcare continue to climb.

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Canada has the lowest number of obstetrician-gynaecologists (OB-GYNs) and midwives among 11 comparable high-income countries, according to a new report from SecondStreet.org.

The report, Women and Children Last: An Examination of Canada’s Maternal Care Crisis, found that Canada has just 0.13 OB-GYNs and midwives per 1,000 people. Sweden, by comparison, has 1.5 per 1,000.