CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne
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Meta Analysis
Antenatal psychosocial risk factors associated with adverse postpartum family outcomes.
To determine the strength of the association between antenatal psychosocial risk factors and adverse postpartum outcomes in the family, such as assault of women by their partner, child abuse, postpartum depression, marital dysfunction and physical illness. ⋯ Psychosocial risk factors during the antenatal period may herald postpartum morbidity. Research is required to determine whether detection of these risk factors may lead to interventions that improve postpartum family outcomes.
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Ottawa lawyer Karen Capen examines the case of five Ontario physicians who faced charges of professional misconduct after a patient they cared for died in 1988. The investigation, which focused on the concept of "most responsible physician," serves as a cautionary tale for all doctors who share the care of a patient with colleagues.
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Like other countries in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Canada is attempting to contain the overall costs of health care by concentrating on the reform of health care delivery, not health care financing. Systems like Canada's, with predominantly public financing and mainly private delivery, have become increasingly popular around the world. Like other nations, Canada has implemented reforms to make the most of the health care dollars we do have. In this article, Susan MacPhee examines common approaches to health care reform.