Media Centre

SOGC in the News

The SOGC recognizes that the media is a primary source of information for Canadians seeking trustworthy health information.

Below is a sample of just some of the recent media coverage that SOGC has appeared in.

July 2009

Breech birth gets a reboot by research

National Post, July 15, 2009 - A single study can sometimes have a profound impact on medical practice. Research can influence approaches to prevention, diagnosis and treatment, with the goal being better care. But sometimes, the effect is not entirely what we expected. The management of breech deliveries is a case in point.

June 2009

Delivery services

Ottawa Citizen, June 30, 2009 - The term normal birth came into common usage about the time growing numbers in Canada were anything but, with surgery often replacing labour and delivery.

C-sections shouldn't be 'automatic' for breech births, Canadian doctors say

CBC News, June 17 - Doctors should not automatically opt to do caesarean sections for breech births, according to new guidelines released Wednesday by the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada.

Avoid inducing labour, specialists are urged

Calgary Herald, June 15, 2009 - Leaders of Canada's pregnancy specialists are urging doctors not to induce labour unless there are compelling medical reasons.

May 2009

Pregnancy weight gain: 35 lbs. max

Globe and Mail, May 30, 2009 - Almost three in five women of childbearing age in Canada are overweight or obese.

April 2009

Fewer C-sections urged by health-care group

Canwest, April 8, 2009 - Canadian doctors are too often turning to caesarean sections during low-risk pregnancies, a practice that should instead be prevented whenever possible, according to a number of major health-care associations.

Sex ed: a thing of the past?

Globe and Mail, April 1, 2009 - It's hard to picture any teenaged boy raising his hand in health class and asking how to make a girl reach orgasm.

March 2009

Cesaean births hit record level
Globe and Mail, March 30, 2009 - The rate of cesarean births is at an all-time high in Canada, putting more women at risk for complications and increasing the strain on an already overburdened health-care system, the Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists says.

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Last Updated August 17, 2009