Doctors warn about potential impact of obstetrician-gynecologist shortage in Alberta

The radical representing Alberta doctors says a shortage of obstetrician-gynecologists successful agrarian and municipality areas could mean much babies are being calved premature and could person ongoing wellness issues.

The Alberta Medical Association says expectant mothers can’t entree services successful towns and cities crossed the state due to the fact that less doctors are specializing successful the often overwhelming practice.

Dr. Cameron Sklar, the association’s caput of obstetrics and gynecology, says immoderate women person visited his bureau precocious successful their 3rd trimester with large aesculapian conditions and person missed milestones similar prenatal familial screening.

He says delays successful seeing a doc adhd important accent and enactment patients astatine an accrued hazard of processing wellness issues including cardiovascular disease.

Association president Dr. Shelley Duggan says it has been moving with Alberta Health and Alberta Health Services to lessen the immense strain of the acute attraction system.

Alberta Health did not instantly reply a petition for comment.