Taking care of their own
Birthing mothers and their newborn babies will have one more reason to be happy when they leave the Fort St. John Hospital. Local physicians and prenatal clinic staff are excited now that they’ll be...
Birthing mothers and their newborn babies will have one more reason to be happy when they leave the Fort St. John Hospital. Local physicians and prenatal clinic staff are excited now that they’ll be...
The Northern Health Physician Quality Improvement (PQI) podcast Qualitycast North continues with its second season. Dr. Magda Du Plessis is passionate about maternal care, providing the best patien...
Dr. Magda Du Plessis Dr. Magda Du Plessis has been caring for patients in the North since 2017. Originally from South Africa, she has lived and worked in Canada since 2010. She spent some time in A...
Improving maternity services in Quesnel is important to doctors, nurses, and other staff who work in the community. In 2020, health care providers who work with maternity patients started a project to...
Pasteurized donor human milk (PDHM) is life-saving for babies who are born prematurely. As World Prematurity Day nears, I’d like to highlight the need for breast milk donations to feed these and oth...
Haida Gwaii employer supports parent’s breastfeeding goals Oct 1-7 was Breastfeeding Week in Canada. As a nurse with a passion for infant feeding, this year’s theme, “Protect breastfeeding: A...
Please note that this article may trigger emotional responses in some readers. Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day (October 15) is a day to break the silence around the thousands of people ac...