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SOGC fact sheet: Adjuvant Versus Non-Adjuvant H1N1 Vaccine for Pregnant Women
The purpose of this fact sheet is to clarify the difference between an adjuvanted and non-adjuvanted vaccine and whether or not pregnant women should receive one or the other.
THE FACTS
An adjuvant is a substance that helps stimulate the body’s immune response; it helps boost and speed up the body’s ability to fight a virus. It [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )OBGYNs back H1N1 vaccine for pregnant women
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Source: CBC News Posted 10/22/09 4:25 PM
Both forms of the H1N1 vaccine are safe for pregnant women, a group of Canadian doctors said Thursday.
On Wednesday, Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq announced the approval of the adjuvanted swine flu vaccine. An adjuvant is a substance that stimulates the body’s immune response.
Canada has also ordered about [...]
WHO: Safety of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 vaccines
30 October 2009
Safety
Are pandemic vaccines safe?
Outcomes of studies completed to date suggest that pandemic vaccines are as safe as seasonal influenza vaccines. Side effects seen so far are similar to those observed with seasonal influenza vaccines.
What about safety for pregnant women?
To date, studies do not show harmful effects from the pandemic influenza vaccine with respect [...]
Twin parental benefits appealed by commission
CBC News Last Updated: Thursday, October 1, 2009 | 2:30 PM ET
The Canada Employment Insurance Commission is challenging a decision to let both parents of twin baby girls claim parental benefits.
Christian Martin, the Ottawa father involved in the case, learned Thursday that the commission is appealing a ruling by its board of referees in September, [...]
Almost half of obstetricians back C-section by request
By Sharon Kirkey, Canwest News ServiceSeptember 21, 2009
Nearly half of obstetricians in Canada say a woman should have the right to choose a caesarean section when there is no medical reason to warrant one.
The finding comes from a nationwide survey of maternity care providers that found many obstetricians appear to support the wide use of [...]
Pregnancy and H1N1
By Sabriya Rice
CNN Medical Producer
(CNN) — For the past several months, Amy Wolf has been glued to the television, intently watching for information on how best to prepare for H1N1 flu.
She usually does not worry about the flu, but this year is different: Wolf is eight months into her second pregnancy. “I watch the news [...]
Home birth with midwife safe as hospital
Last Updated: Monday, August 31, 2009 | 5:24 PM ET
Giving birth at home with a registered midwife can be as safe as a hospital birth for the infant and the mom, according to a Canadian study released Monday.
Midwives provide round-the-clock care for women during pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum in hospitals, birthing centres and at the [...]
C-section not best option for breech birth
The Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada will launch program to teach physicians breech vaginal delivery
Carla Wintersgill
Last updated on Saturday, Jun. 20, 2009 03:49AM EDT
Physicians should no longer automatically opt to perform a cesarean section in the case of a breech birth, according to new guidelines by the Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )The key to changing C-section trend
Dated practices only drag out labour, specialists say. As Sharon Kirkey writes in the final part of her series, new ways of thinking are needed to cut the soaring number of surgical births in Canada
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )C-sections can leave psychological scars
Women who deliver through caesareans are more likely to suffer a form of post-traumatic stress disorder
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