Saving the Rural Ontario Maternity Services
2017
This case study considers the threatened closure of small rural birthing services, and how one government worker in the Provincial Council for Maternal and Child Health (PCMCH) thinks about developing an integrative solution. The case outlines a PCMCH strategy that identified stakeholders and convened dedicated professionals to develop a framework for a low-risk model that could work within the recognized governmental constraints. This case would be suitable for use in understanding maternal-child health risks and the particular challenges of emergency complications during childbirth.
The case includes guidance for instructors, including learning objectives and discussion questions. It is part of a 12-case collection written by students in the MPH class of the Schulich Interfaculty Program in Public Health at Western University, Canada. The cases may be copied and used free of charge without permission for any educational uses by an accredited educational institution.
Saving the Rural Ontario Maternity Services
Source:
Haque S et al. Saving the Rural Ontario Maternity Services—Can We Do It? Western Public Health Casebook. Public Health Casebook Publishing 2017. https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/westernpublichealthcases/vol2017/iss1/8.